it's a sad day in the neighborhood

Apparently, PBS has recently announced that they are pulling Mister Rogers Neighborhood from their daily syndicated lineup and instead will only show it to specific stations on weekends.  

Isn't this just sad?  I mean, I grew up loving this show.  I have been so excited for Lily to be introduced to all of the "neighbors" and to learn his sweet songs.  It's ironic that I just heard about this today, since I had previously been working on a post about children's music and television (check back for that one soon).  I can't imagine a more positive figure for young children than Mister Rogers.

If you are appalled like I am, check out this link for more info...

www.savemisterrogers.com

or email PBS and tell them how pissed you are to see such a wholesome show be taken off the air...

www.pbs.org/aboutsite/aboutsite_emailform.html

18 mos old!

Miss Lily is growing up fast!  Here are some miscellaneous pics of dress-ups, food, and fun.

v a c a t i o n !

summertime in cincinnati

What a blast!  Even though there aren't pictures (I had the camera in Colorado hoping to take pics of the new baby), Lily was able to spend time with all of her grandparents. We had such a great time in Cincinnati, and can't wait to be there all of next summer!!!

buddies

best friends forever

visit with grandma!

This past weekend, Grandma came from Ohio to visit Lily.  As you'll see by the video below, they had a blast together.  

Grandma, we had so much fun with you and will be looking forward to seeing you and Grandpa in June!  

Mother's Day

I love being her mother.

15 mos old

vintage sesame street

what a blast from the past!  check out these video clips.  i'm so happy that i have a child now so i'll have a good reason to watch these again.  i can't wait to show these to lily.

addicted

I have totally become addicted to my new MacBook.. and especially to the iMovie and iDVD programs. If you've already watched the videos on my previous posts you'll understand what I'm talking about! Since I'm not into scrapbooking I've decided to try and make a hard bound book and dvd for each year of my kids' lives.  Having a Mac makes this so much easier!  The programs are so easy to use that even an average girl like me can make something to be proud of.  If you want to see a true professional video though, you should check out my nephew, Lincoln's videos that his Daddy makes him.  A w e s o m e !    

Anyway, I had a blast working on both for Lily's first year... and have already begun her Year Two video.  I recently found some awesome music and can't wait to have more video clips/images to make more.  I'm such a nerd, that I've also picked out music for my next kid....no, I'm not preggers...  just looking to the future is all. :) Whoever we get next will have the sweet song "One Day, Two Days, Three Days Old" by one of my new favs Elizabeth Mitchell.  My family will be impressed that it's not an Elliott Smith song!

So here are images of her dvd and book.  I won't be posting the videos on this blog, so if you're interested in seeing the dvd, let me know.

(the chapters of the videos are actually song titles used)

book cover

singing

Last week, we discovered that Miss Lily has caught on to all of the singing we do around the house.  She decided to finally show us what she could do herself!

Now every time she hears the word "nap" she sings this song. 

park and pigtails!

On Thursday, Lily and I went to play together at the park.  She had a blast on the swings and watching the other children play.  See below for pics of our day and of her new 'do!

sweet sweet baby

Here is a recent video of sweet sweet Lily.  

e n j o y !

magic kingdom

Recently, Tom and I took Lily to the Magic Kingdom for a family day.  It couldn't have gone more smoothly (even with it raining from time to time)!  We had a blast going on rides, walking around, and playing in Fantasyland.  Tom even made the obligatory Disney purchase and bought Lily ears and a souvenir Dumbo doll at the end of the day.  Sucker!  

Overall, we really enjoyed our time together and look forward to going again.

Here is a little video diary of our day.  Enjoy!

14 mos. old

Sweet Lil is now 14 mos old!  She is a chatterbox and loves to "talk" on her phone, though the only real words she says are "hi, mama, dada, no & dog).  She is quite active and tries to climb on everything that she can... cushions, her car, the doggies, etc.  Her current favorite activities are spinning in circles, looking at books, cooking with Mama, dancing and singing songs, and giggling with her best friends, Polly and Franklin who kiss her often.  

Click here for a link to some recent pictures of our curlicued little girl!  

Easter

Yesterday was our little Easter celebration in Orlando, with just the three of us and the dogs.  Lily got her first Easter basket and experienced her first egg hunt.  While Tom enjoyed hiding the eggs, the doggies would find them and push them around the room with their noses!  It was hard to keep them away until Lily could find them.

Lily was so sweet toddling from egg to egg and shaking it to hear the treat inside. She would try to hold all of the eggs in her hands and wouldn't want to put them down!

Click here for pics from the festivities.

tiny walker

polka dot party!

last weekend, we celebrated lily's 1st birthday with our orlando friends by having a polka dot party.  it was a blast and everyone showed up wearing something with polka dots.  how nice it is to know that so many people love our little lily and would want to celebrate her.  

click here for pics from the party

first birthday!

We can't believe how fast the year is gone and how our baby is now a one year old! Lily is an absolute joy. She is walking all over the place now and is quite vocal. We're sure that talking is right around the corner now.

For her birthday, we had a Cincinnati party last weekend and are having an Orlando party this weekend. It was so nice to see family and friends...even if it was for just a short time.  We were sad that not everyone could be there, but we still had a really good time.

click here for a link to the pics from the Cincy party.

she cried the entire time this photo was taken and was happy after...      oh well!

Check back next week for the pics from the Orlando "polka dot" party!

playing catch-up

Due to all of the bad stuff that we had to deal with to close out 2007,  I haven't had the chance to update Lily's blog.  It is one of my goals for 2008 to update again on a regular basis.

Anyway, despite all of the craziness, Christmas was a lot of fun.  It was nice to see our families and some of our friends.  We really enjoyed watching Lily try to open up presents.  She is such a joy to have and is getting bigger everyday.

Lily's first birthday is quickly approaching, and we are busy making plans to travel to Cincy for a party, as well as another party here in Orlando.  Check back for pics of those events in February.

Recently, our friends, Betsy and Lydia,  came for a visit with us.  It was our first annual "Girl's Weekend" and it was a blast!  Lily really took to Lydia and it was so much fun to watch the two of them interact.

Well, that's all for now.  If you'd like to see pictures from our recent events, click on the titles below.

Christmas 2007

First Annual Girl's Weekend!