happy 35th birthday shaun

shaun turns 35 today. he left for haiti last saturday, very early in the morning. he will be back this saturday, very late at night. so we don't get to celebrate his birthday with him. i did send a card with him that he wasn't allowed to open until today. it had some pictures of his girls in it. we miss him so much and hope he has a great birthday!!!

i miss my birthday boy (and so does his eva!).

missing my man!

shaun is in haiti this week on a mission trip. i miss him!

isn't he totally hot?

nine months

lily turned nine months old on thanksgiving day. as always, it is crazy how fast time is going by. she has really changed in the last month. here are some lily highlights and milestones:

• she weighs 17 lbs
• 27 1/2 inches tall
• two teeth
• crawls "army style"
• has finally slept through the night a few times (6:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.)
• takes good naps
• loves eva
• says ba-ba, ga-ga, uh-oh
• has possibly said bye and da-da, but that is still up for debate because she needs to say ma-ma first.
• likes to squeal loudly
• smiles a lot
• puts everything in her mouth, including that cheerio next to the fridge that was covered in dust bunnies that my broom couldn't reach. thankfully she cleaned it up for me. i don't think she ate too many dust bunnies because there were some left on her chin.
• just pulled up to a standing position for the first time today!
• she is a pure joy to me, shaun, and eva!
  

i LOVE thanksgiving

thanksgiving is pretty much my very favorite holiday of the entire year.

think about it. no presents to buy, no presents to be disappointed with, no fireworks to singe your hair with, no ridiculous easter dresses, no need to stay up until midnight.

just eat, rest, eat, rest, and then eat a bit more. also throw in a little bit of parade watching, dog show, and football.

i can't wait.

this year my mom will be here and we are planning on having a quiet and cozy thanksgiving with just the 5 of us. and i have planned the menu with all of MY favorite dishes. which means i get all the yummy leftovers!

here is the menu, because you care!

• sweet potato casserole
• green bean casserole
• mashed potatoes
• gravy
• cranberry goop from a can (complete with can lines)
  
• stuffing
• rolls
• gravy
• pumpkin pie
• pecan pie
• and of course turkey

speaking of turkey. here are two:

a little time outside

as far as pictures of eva and lily together, this is about as good as it gets these days. most of the time eva won't stop looking at lily. here she was very concerned about lily eating the leaves. no matter how many times i told eva to let me worry about it she couldn't help herself but to "mother" or "boss" lily around and make sure she didn't have leaves in her mouth. by the way, eva got her first real haircut last week. i have trimmed her hair before but she got several inches cut off.



out of sight of eva. finally, a taste of a leaf.



love the profile.



mommy & lily

sweet lily

halloween 2009

halloween was fun this year. we passed out over 500 candy packets to trick-or-treaters in our neighborhood! pretty crazy. our friends matt & eileen came over to help with us. i failed to get a picture of them in their costumes. they were mary & joseph, which was cute since eileen will be having a baby in a month!

you asked for it, this year's halloween costumes...

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me jane, he tarzan (and monkey and baby banana)


baby banana and monkey


earlier in the day we went trick-or-treating at our little mall with xan and her mommy (megan). i threw eva's old ladybug costume on lily.


the monkey and belle