These two are inseparable...and yes, I mean Lily Kate and her Kangaroo. This was once one of Cole's toys and he liked it but sweet Lily LOVES it. She lights up when she sees this toy. Even Cole has figured out that if you give her the Kangaroo when she is upset she will calm right down. Lily chomps on it, hugs it, slobbers on it....she adores it. I love watching her roll around all over the floor while keeping a hold of her sweet friend. It is the sweetest and silliest thing ever!
We had a new patio poured today. The crew came last Friday to set up for it and ever since Cole has been talking about putting his hand print in the concrete. He watched from the window all morning while the guys leveled and poured and washed and finally...there was a knock on the window and a hand waving us outside. It was time! Cole was so thrilled to be able to put his mark on our home. And honestly the little hand print makes this house feel a little more like home.
Dear Lily Kate,
There is nothing more heart warming in this world than watching children playing, laughing and enjoying their day. We are very blessed to have such amazing friends. We look forward to this Spring/Summer and many more lazy days in the sun!
I honestly don't know who was more excited about our new swing set, Cole or myself. We have been saving for a swing set for a long time and had promised Cole that when he turned 3 we would buy one. So, the first thing we did on the first nice day of Spring was buy our swing set. We have had it about a week now and have loved it! We live, well, in the country to a point, and there are not any parks near us. This swing set has been awesome - giving Cole a place to run of his energy. So far his favorite part of the whole thing is the telescope - really! He loves pretending he is a pirate looking for Captain Hook. It is so much fun to watch him enjoy himself and have a nice, safe place to play. I am thrilled with the new addition to the backyard - it beings out the kid in all of us!
Lily Kate really loves to sit up (with help of course) and watch the world (aka Cole) run by. She also really loves playing with her toys these days so we thought it might be fun to let her try out the exersaucer. That girl did not know what to think of such a fun and big toy. At first she just sat there staring at everything but finally she touched a toy and saw that it moved and then she was hooked! She loves to spin the toys around and, of course, chews on anything she can get close to her mouth. So far she is only content to play in there for about 15 minutes at a time but I am sure that will change as she gets more used to it. The most fun part of it is watching how totally serious she is. I mean, it is a toy, it should be fun and is fun but Lily Kate never cracks a smile when she is playing in there....it is all business. Poor girl, maybe her brother can teach her to loosen up a little bit.
