we're thankful for apple pie...

...and that I didn't completely mess it up.

It's important to know that my mother makes the best pie in the world. It's a lot to live up to. This was my first apple pie. It was not as good as Elaine's, but it wasn't a complete failure either...luckily. My oven cooks things weird so the crust got a little darker than I wanted. I forgot to put tin foil in the bottom of the oven and now there is a huge sticky mess in there from the oozing apple pie. Derek volunteered to clean that up. Thanks D.

I love pie.

Especially when I don't have to make it.

we are thankful...

...we only live 2 hours from Washington D.C.

We left for Washington on Monday morning and stayed until Wednesday morning. We of course didn't get to see everything we wanted to in such a small amount of time, but we did get to see the main stuff. All I cared about was seeing Abe. He was amazing, just like I knew he would be. The city is so neat and beautiful. We went with one of D's friends from school and his wife and two kids. They were great, we had a really good time with them. Lily did so well. She's the sweetest baby ever, I'm pretty sure.

Here are some pictures of the trip.

have I mentioned how lucky I am that lily is mine? this is her newest trick.

she LOVED the museum of natural history. especially the huge ELEPHANT
this is her pointing at the dinosaur.

the butterfly exhibit. it was really neat.

aren't they so cute?

did i mention it was cold and rainy?

kind of blurry, but you get the idea. isn't abe amazing?

this was our little sleeping mummy

one of the highlights was visiting the temple. it was kind of weird though because we went on monday so it was closed and empty. the visitors center is amazing there. especially at this time of year. it was full of beautifully decorated Christmas trees.

these are our friends' kids, they were so cute and hilarious.
if you couldn't tell, they really liked lily.

and this is how lily (and we) felt at the end of the trip.


THE END.

until next time

Here is a small fix until we get back from Washington D.C. on Wednesday.

Hey Mom...

...look what I can do!

love letter to you

To whom it may concern:

It was a good weekend. Lily was mostly well behaved. Mostly. I got out of the house for a while on Saturday. This was much needed. Thank you to Aimee for a 30% coupon to the Gap. Lily and I enjoyed small fruits from that gift. Church was great. We like our new ward and we're meeting new people. Lily wore her new dress. She was the cutest ever. We had some friends over for dinner last night and we had a great time with them. Today is Monday and I have a lot of laundry to do. Today begins with breaking some of Lily's bad habits. Wish me luck.

With love,

Me

she's a star.

Lily is learning to play the piano.

stinker

Lily has been kind of a stinker pants lately. I don't know if it's because of not feeling well, or if it's a phase, or if it's the new her and I should just get used to it. She wants me to hold her ALL OF THE TIME.
I finally decided to take her to the Dr today even though she doesn't have a fever anymore. I figured something had to be wrong because she's just not being herself. I will tell you this - the dr was really mean to me, AND she's not sick...but probably cutting teeth. That would explain the fussiness, clinginess, runny nose, bad sleeping and even the fever. We'll see if she sprouts new teeth in the coming days.
If not, lets all hope her stinky behavior is just a phase.
For my sake.

Here are a couple pictures of her under the computer desk trying to get me to pick her up.

gone

The last moments of autumn are blowing away today.

good morning

Dear Mom and Tosh,

We are talking on the phone to each other while I post this. Here are a few pictures of lily per your request. I wish we were there with you guys, or better yet, I wish you guys were here with us. I would let you straighten up my house that somehow is a wreck. It is very unlike me to let things get messy, but this week is just one of those weeks. Help me.

With love,

T and L

who did I marry?

Nearly every night the husband has a little night time snack. It's always the same.


Which wouldn't be so bad...except this is what it is.
Vanilla yogurt and pickles.
He's weird.

real sick

After Wednesday Lily seemed to be just fine. Her runny nose was gone and she was happy and busy as could be. Then Saturday evening the runny nose was back and you could tell she wasn't feeling good at all. She was up pretty much all night and then yesterday she was soooo sick. Poor little girl. She was so weak she could hardly move. She just laid on us all day long. She had a fever and was just completely exhausted. A sick baby has to be the saddest thing in the world. She was so helpless. We put her to bed around 6:15 like usual and she slept till this morning. She is luckily feeling much better today. She still has a little fever, but she's much more herself. I'm just glad the worst is over. Her being sick breaks my heart.

bathing beauty

Lily is getting some hairs.

sicky face

Lily has been a little sick.
Runny nose and sneezing. Yesterday we spent the day in our jammies resting...kind of.

she got the cheerios bag open

halloween treats

Our nice friends invited us for for Halloween dinner.
It was very delicious!
Lily dressed up as an 80's....uh....
(okay okay, I know you're disappointed we didn't get her a halloween costume, but I threw this on so at least you could get a little taste of the halloween spirit.)

Happy Halloween!

it's the easy life...

just relaxing in her chair.

saturday mornings are special

because dad is home.
enough said.