Lily Says Go Huskies!!

Lily got to go to her one game a year! The weather was gorgeous and the Huskies won! What more can we ask?

Can you believe we had to talk Lily into wearing her cheer outfit?

Of course we had to do some tailgating and listen to the band!

"Ba!"

Lily keeping herself busy in the stands. Luckily it wasn't too crowded way up where we were!

Found this cute fan!!

We made it all the way to halftime! We watched the halftime show, and then took off. On the way back to the car, Lily was inspired to belt out the Washington Alma Mater (the classic version). She's been practicing both the Alma Mater and Bow Down to Washington a ton lately. Check her out on YouTube!

We went back the next week just to tailgate. Lily has noticed this wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube man a couple times. This week she decided to try copying his moves. So cute!

We have a new cousin!

 We got to go to the hospital to meet our brand new baby cousin! We decided these kiddos are second cousins (thanks wikipedia!). We've been talking to Lily about babies that grow in their mommy's tummies. So far she just thinks that kids like to play under their mom's shirts. We'll keep working on it.

First Day of School 2014!

Lily is in Young Preschool class now! Such a big girl. She was chattering all the way to school about her friends, though she was disappointed that she couldn't take her baby with her.

She marched right to her cubby and dropped in her lunchbox (she's in the same classroom as last year, though it's now been reset for Young Preschool). She gave Daddy a big hug and said "bye bye Mommy Daddy" and ran off to play with toys and friends!

She did great! She ate her lunch, and napped so long they had to wake her up!

Mommy and Daddy had great first days, too. Here's is Jason with his 2nd grade teammates!

Last at-home day with Mommy of the summer!

I found this little story on my phone:

Lily loves to climb!!

Library Park

'Foffee' at Starbucks and Library Books

Checking out the new Bundt Cake store in the Town Center! We scored some samples.

Still there..

Still there...

Still there...

Hm.....

Sunset at Mukilteo Beach

We are feeling the end of summer coming closer, and trying to squeeze out every last precious moment! Last weekend we decided to hit one of our favorite beaches, Mukilteo, for a picnic and sunset.

 Lily climbed this play structure at least 20 times. She figured out how to do it with almost no help, and looked so proud every time she got to the top. "Look Mommy and Daddy, I'm high, I did it!" And then did it over and over and over......

2 1/2 Birthday!

2 1/2 birthday:

- Lily is a big girl now, just ask her! "Mommy, I'm a big girl, right? 2 1/2 birthday, mommy! I'm a big girl!"

- When we ask how old she is, she says, "2 1/2 birthday!"

- We went to Lily's "2 1/2 birthday" pediatrician appointment last week. She has finally passed 25 pounds (25 pounds, 6 ounces!) and has moved up to the 13th percentile! She was also 33.5 inches (9th %ile, she stood and was measured like a kid for the first time!), and didn't have to get any shots!

Big Girl Bed:

- Well, we left Lily in her crib the other day, and 2 minutes later she came walking out of her room. We'd been debating converting her crib anyway, so this was just the sign we needed to go for it! Lily was super excited to help with the construction (ha!), mostly by bouncing on the bed a LOT. Last night was her first night in the toddler, bed, and she slept until 7am without a peep! Hopefully we will continue this way!

"Oh my gosh!" and other expressions:

- Lily is really into expressions right now. She's been working on "Oh my gosh," "wow," and "whaaaaat!?" She also loves to say "No WAY!"  It's pretty hilarious.

"That One:"

- After at least 4 days all together in Montana, Tessa was riding in the backseat with Lily. Lily was naming everyone in the car: Mommy, Daddy, and....."that one." We were laughing so hard. "That one" is named "Tessa!"

- We switched our gymnastics class last week, so we had a different teacher. When Lily spotted her regular teacher, she whispered to me, "Look Mommy! That one!"

"My Special Gymnastics:"

- Lily is loving her gymnastics class at The Little Gym! She wears her purple leotard to every class. She climbs, swings, and jumps like a monkey! She sometimes has a hard time listening because all the equipment is SOOO tempting, though she does love to try out the new skills they are teaching.

"I'm the Lost Princess:"

- Lily has discovered two movies this summer: Ratatouille and Tangled. She constantly tells us that she is the lost princess, and sometimes goes running for her crown. Remember the tower that Papa made her for Christmas? Yup, that's a tower for the Lost Princess. "I'm a lost princess."  "I love my tower."

Basically, we are having a ton of fun with our big 2 1/2 year old chatterbox Lost Princess! We love summer!!