Snow Day!

Lily and I stayed home from school today. This morning we went to Sadie's house to play so Jake could work from home in peace. After nap we played in the snow some more and even built a snow man!

"I can help you shovel, Daddy."


"Look at all this snow!!"

"Isn't my snowman so cute?"

Lily's First Power Outage

On Wednesday night, as Jake and Lily were playing in the basement and I was making turkey sloppy joes for Jake and I and turkey mini burgers for Lily (who won't eat sloppy joes) the power went out. As you know, Lily is NOT a fan of the dark. After we found about a dozen candles and three flash lights, we had a makeshift dinner and did some art at the table by candle light.

Thanks to the Quince Orchard HS PTA for their bean soup mix - it made a great art project!

Here is Lily's recap of the situation:

A Visit to Grandma and Grandpa's "House"

This weekend, we went to New Jersey to visit Grandma and Grandpa. While Sarah and I went to New York, Lily stayed in New Jersey. While we were gone, Grandma and Grandpa showed Lily their new "house." Lily loved coloring it and playing in it.

"Welcome to my new house!"

"Peek-a-boo"

Random December Pics

Here are some random December pictures:

"I love playing with my new dollhouse!"

Lily sees Nemo at the Baltimore Aquarium.

Taking Pictures

Grandma and Grandpa got Lily a Fisher Price digital kid-tough camera for her birthday. Lily likes taking pictures of everything Even though she really doesn't hold the camera still enough to get a clear picture, she loves that its a real camera with screen and everything. Here is a picture of me helping her take a picture of her "guys" and then some that she took.

All these she took by herself:
Monkey:
Cookie Monster:
Magnets on the refrigerator:
Grandma:
Cookie toy:

Ballet Class

One of the "perks" of being in the 3 year old room at school is that there is a new enrichment opportunity for Lily to experience. 3 year olds can take ballet! In ballet shoes! And tutus! (Well, leotards, but I got her one with a little skirt so she thinks its a tutu.) Lily is so excited about starting ballet that she... put on tights. I know, I was surprised too. Here is a little video of her dancing around after I had her try on her stuff. FYI - the shoes you see here are too small. We have since gotten bigger ones.

Lily's 3rd Birthday Party

Everyone had a blast at Lily's birthday party last weekend. Here are a few pictures.

"Welcome to my party!"

Circle time with Jaida and Ryan.

Mommy and Daddy help me blow out the candles.

"Thanks for bringing such yummy cake, Papa J!"

A ride on the zip line swing to finish out the party!