Slippers!

For our 200th blog post, Lily decided she wanted to wear my flip flops in the basement. Because this isn't a safe activity, Sarah suggested that Lily wear slippers (she just got very cute ones for Hanukkah from Grandma and Grandpa). Lily didn't want to wear those slippers, but instead wanted to wear Mommy's Vera Bradley slippers...

"Thank you for helping me put them on Mommy"

"These slippers are much easier to walk in than Daddy's flip-flops"

Snowy Visit

With almost 2 feet of snow over the weekend, Lily had a chance to play alot with Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle Dave. She had a great time! This included:

Helping Grandpa blow out the candles on his birthday brownie:

Playing with Grandpa and Uncle Dave at the "beach".

And, what would a weekend with family be without getting everyone together for a picture?

Last Night of Hanukkah & SNOW

For the last night of Hanukkah, Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle Dave came to visit. After lighting the candles, Lily opened her presents and then had soup for dinner.

"Chopsticks are fun, even if they weren't meant for soup!"

And here is a video of Lily playing with her new "cut-able fruit."

Today, it snowed. A lot. (We think 24 inches.) Here are some pictures from the middle of the day (not done snowing yet). The deck:

The front (we had already cleaned 8 inches off the car in the morning):

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"Snow is tiring... even if you don't go play in it because you don't want to take off your comfy pjs."

An Hanukkah Interlude

It's the 4th night of Hanukkah. Here are some pictures from tonight with Lily being cute and funny.

Happy Hanukkah!

Tonight was the first night of Hanukkah. After lighting the candles, Lily had a blast opening and playing with her presents.

Oven Mitts!

This evening, Lily was cooking in her kitchen when she decided she needed mitts to take food out of the oven. At first, she tried to use the real oven mitts, but they made it difficult to open the oven and turn the knobs. Then Sarah remembered a present Grandma and Grandpa bought Lily...Mittens! These turned out to be great oven mitts!

Thanksgiving 2009

Lily had a great time "helping" make stuffing for Thanksgiving dinner at Grammy's house in Pittsburgh. She moved all of the celery from the counter to the colander.

She also helped mix the stuffing together with Aunt Rachel!

All the Elbling girls!