Liliana

So I've been told that she acts just like me. That's probably true. She's a mix of sweetness and sass, and can make you laugh with some of her antics. I wish I could capture all the silly things she does or the looks she gives you. I will take credit for her looks....hers aren't exactly like mine but they are her versions of the ones I give her. They make me laugh every time. She also has this adorable way of crossing her arms, looking down, and pouting. I will try and catch it on film at some point in time. And for a child who wanted nothing to do with her Mommy for the first year she was home, she sure is a Mommy beast now....and I love it! She is becoming more attached to all of us every day and is opening up in ways I wasn't sure I would ever see. Here are some recent pictures of her. You should know that she is in CONSTANT motion and I'm still getting the hang of my new camera so there are some blurry pictures, but they are still cute.
Trying out tshirt curls

Doesn't look adorable like that (even blurry)

Take the damn picture already Mommy

Now she's using my PapPap to get her pictures

If I play along maybe she'll quit

Running away from me

My sweetness

Acting all cute and adorable

The other day we went swimming at my parent's house (while they were out...shh don't tell). I didn't want to put her back into her church dress so I went digging in the attic. The shirt she's wearing used to be one of MY dresses from when I was a baby. I loved that it looked like a vintage shirt and not a dress. And she probably looks cuter in it than I did.

Off to the Zoo

Sunday we went to the Good Zoo for the afternoon. There's nothing I like better than to be able to let the kids dictate the way. I loved just following their lead as we played at the playground and visited the animals. It was so nice and relaxing not to mention a bunch of fun. Here are the pics.

Fourth of July

Happy Fourth Everyone! We had a great day yesterday. We went to our town's small but festive 4th of July parade. They kids loved it, but then again their was candy. That they threw right to them! Then later in the day we had the fam over for a picnic where Greg tried to catch the house, the trees, and himself on fire with the fireworks. His pyrotechnic displays were very pretty. At nine we packed up and headed in town to see the "city" fireworks. It was a fantastic day all and all and had us very tuckered out.

BTW, I know it's another slideshow. But Blogger only gives me so much space for picture storage. So anytime I have only 10 pictures I put them in slideshow form so I can save space. Hope you enjoy!

Boldly Going Where No One Has Gone Before

The kids having been playing outer space lately in their imaginative play. (Thanks to Space Chimps...cute movie. check it out.) Since it was raining today I decided to take it a couple steps further to make it a learning activity. So we got out some of the styrofoam and paper plates and the paint. Toby made the sun, Liliana made the moon, and they both made planets and stars. After they were all dry we hung them from the living room ceiling and they had a great time "exploring space." While they were painting I took the opportunity to ask them questions about what was in space and talked about the different colors of stars and how our sun in a star. And Toby actually payed attention. Here's the pics..... Painting the sun and the moon

Still hard at work

Mom enough with the pictures!

Nearly finished now

The kiddos in their "space ship" under the stars

More space

The rest of the living room along with Toby and his telescope

Help, Buzz Lightyear is attacking me!

My little astronaut

Hanging in the cat sleeper





These are some of the bows I recently made. They might be some of my favs.

View from the top

view from the side

view from the top

view from the side

BTW, if you like the bows....check out my website Lilicakes Bowtique