Thanksgiving

 

I don't know WHAT has been going on with Blogger, but apparently I am able to post pictures again without a monthly fee.  So...I'm back!  Here are some pictures from our wonderful/too short trip to IL for Thanksgiving.  Lily is lucky to have so many fun women in her life!

 ....and a silly Eeny Weeny Rose, too!

eeny weeny

I am way behind...you can tell it's back to school around here!  Here are the ONLY pictures that I took when Grandma and Grandpa visited a few weekends ago!  Lily loved playing with Grandma nonstop and Grandpa put in four new windows for us.  thankyouthankyouthankyou!

oh, and  Introducing:  Edie Rose!!!  Or, as Lily calls her - Eeny Weeny Rose!  :)

moments

 (typical breakfast)

 We've been having some STORMS in East TN recently.... lots of basement flooding, but we're grateful for the rain that so many need!

 Lily is really into her baby dolls right now!  Grandma has gotten Lily some great dolls and Granny has made some beautiful and creative outfits to fit them.  This makes for hours and hours of fun - wardrobe changes and tucking them in for naps, etc. 

 I don't think there is anything sweeter than seeing my child play with the children of my best friends.  It's like that connection that we have always shared was passed down in our children...

 Lily, showing Meemaw her "foot bracelet" (for some reason, she did not like the term "anklet").

 and sharing her balloons. 

 

 Here is Lily with Aunt Martha, Kelsey, and Mary!  We were so fortunate to be able to cross paths with them on I-75! 

 

  Our Porch Party reunion with her friends Wiley, Bryant, Mercury, Ezekiel, and Samson.  I love seeing kids play in the backyard.   Lily missed out on the picture below, but it was such a fun evening with our favorite families!

ketchup

Here are some random pics from the last few weeks. Lily and Jeremy just got back from their spring break trip to IL to visit Grandma and Grandpa!
Lily's cucumber face
New outfit from Lisa!

Lily admiring her own artwork :)

one night Jeremy and I heard LOTS of pitter-pattering of little feet upstairs; when we went to check on Lily, we found this configuration of stuffed animals. So cute.
Lily eating her favorite food: bread.

More IL Moments

I wish I had a way to record how funny this interaction was between Grandma and Lily - let's just you could hear them throughout the entire house and everyone was laughing :)



Lily LOVES playing in Grandma's bathtub!




SO fun!

Chrithmas in IL

Happy Birthday Grandma!

This picture isn't great, but it shows how much Lily LOVES her Grandma!

Lily's IL Heaven

Sorry for the delay in posting - blogger has not been allowing me to publish! ....anyways, We had a great time in IL! As you can see from Lily's expressions, she was in HEAVEN the whole time with all the attention! She definitely has a special relationship with Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle Jonah. I didn't take many pictures, but here a few fun ones.

We got to see Granny and Gramps for a few hours too!