Soundtrack courtesy of dada's a cappella group. Directed by mama. Kisses by Lily.
For the record, she kisses other people now too. Sometimes. You will still often get a head butt instead. A girl doesn't want to be taken for granted, after all!
Friday, March 21, 2008
Monday, March 10, 2008
Update
Turns out that little fist-clenchy move means "milk" after all. Most of the time, anyways...
Also, it is apparently possible to fall asleep WHILE eating.
zzz...
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Lily learns an important word
About time!
She actually was saying it a lot this morning, but of course got shy the moment I grabbed the camera. This is, I think, her 4th sort of identifiable word, along with "da da" (although I unfortunately suspect that's just babbling) "bye bye" (accompanied by fist-clenching motion, all but ruling out any chance she will learn that means "milk" in sign language), and "Dily!"
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Cruisin'
Technically, not the first time she's done this, but the first time we caught her on video...
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Christmas - the rest of the story!
Okay, I've been procrastinating about finishing the Christmas blogging, but time has run out. You see, there's ANOTHER important event that dada is going to need to write about after tomorrow, so I gotta get this done. So without further ado...
The day after we visited the Joyas house, we headed up to Nono and Nana's for the holiday. Yay! Cousin Madi was also hanging out with them that afternoon, so we posed for a quick photo op. Then Lily had to catch a quick nap, 'cause we were going to a party at Aunty Char's! This was great, not only did we get to see Aunty Char and Uncle Andre again, but a bunch of other cool people like Aunty Patti, Uncle Dan, Aryton, DJ, and Lauren. Oh, hey, Lily wants to know how she should refer to people like Aryton and Lauren? It feels odd to call them uncle and aunty, 'cause they're Aunty Char and Aunty Patti's kids, but unfortunately the English language is limited in its ability to describe complex relationships. Not like Lily language! "Ahp! Ba ba BAH ba ba!!"
After hanging out at Aunty Char's for a while, we went for a walk around Naples. This was a new experience for Lily...last year, she did it, but she was in mama's tummy. Pretty lights! Shiiiiiiiny! Can we do this again next year? Lily says she might even walk a little!
The next day, we went up to Pacific Palisades to visit Aunty Virginia and Uncle Leo. And guess what? More family!! Uncle Mike, Aunty Julie, cousins Michelle and Melinda, Uncle Larry, and this nice lady named Layla that people say is Uncle Larry's "significant other". Lily says she's not sure what that is, but it sounds important. In the picture on the left, Lily poses with Uncle Larry and cousin Melinda. As you can see, she sure did enjoy playing with Uncle Larry. You know, he should have kids! Maybe that nice lady Layla can help?
Lily has decided she likes Aunty Virginia's place because it's filled with valuable and interesting antiquities, like this jade horse. Priceless artifacts are fun to sit on.
Well, soon enough, it was Christmas day, and we found ourselves back at Nono and Nana's house. Hey, check this out! Lily got her own stocking by the fireplace!
But Uncle Kevin, how come you don't smile in pictures? Tell you what, pose for another one with Uncle John, and I'll say something funny before I take the picture...
Hm. That's a LITTLE better...Uncle John seems to be trying really hard not to giggle, though.
Next, mama put Lily into her pretty Christmas dress that Tata Rina gave us. Doesn't she look ladylike? Cousin Mallory comes over to discuss baby fashions, but Lily seems to be telling fish stories. "I once caught a fish THIS big..."
The girls were all so cute, we tried to pose them for a picture. As you can see, though, they all had our own opinions about that.
Well, the unwrapping then began in earnest. So much loot! One funny thing, we had mentioned to people that Lily has been trying to walk, and wouldn't you know it, she ended up getting FOUR walkers. Here you see Mallory helping her to subdue a particularly large one. Amazingly enough, though, it turns out that we're using all four of them. Lily likes having one in every room she likes to hang out in. So thanks everyone!
After a long day of unwrapping presents, sometimes you need a daddy snuggle break.
That evening, we headed home to...more presents! You see, Lily has her own tree and stockings at home! By then, Lily was pretty photo'ed out, though, so after a couple attempts at getting a nice family photo in front of the fire we settled for this and opened presents.
The day after we visited the Joyas house, we headed up to Nono and Nana's for the holiday. Yay! Cousin Madi was also hanging out with them that afternoon, so we posed for a quick photo op. Then Lily had to catch a quick nap, 'cause we were going to a party at Aunty Char's! This was great, not only did we get to see Aunty Char and Uncle Andre again, but a bunch of other cool people like Aunty Patti, Uncle Dan, Aryton, DJ, and Lauren. Oh, hey, Lily wants to know how she should refer to people like Aryton and Lauren? It feels odd to call them uncle and aunty, 'cause they're Aunty Char and Aunty Patti's kids, but unfortunately the English language is limited in its ability to describe complex relationships. Not like Lily language! "Ahp! Ba ba BAH ba ba!!"
After hanging out at Aunty Char's for a while, we went for a walk around Naples. This was a new experience for Lily...last year, she did it, but she was in mama's tummy. Pretty lights! Shiiiiiiiny! Can we do this again next year? Lily says she might even walk a little!
The next day, we went up to Pacific Palisades to visit Aunty Virginia and Uncle Leo. And guess what? More family!! Uncle Mike, Aunty Julie, cousins Michelle and Melinda, Uncle Larry, and this nice lady named Layla that people say is Uncle Larry's "significant other". Lily says she's not sure what that is, but it sounds important. In the picture on the left, Lily poses with Uncle Larry and cousin Melinda. As you can see, she sure did enjoy playing with Uncle Larry. You know, he should have kids! Maybe that nice lady Layla can help?
Lily has decided she likes Aunty Virginia's place because it's filled with valuable and interesting antiquities, like this jade horse. Priceless artifacts are fun to sit on.
Well, soon enough, it was Christmas day, and we found ourselves back at Nono and Nana's house. Hey, check this out! Lily got her own stocking by the fireplace!
But Uncle Kevin, how come you don't smile in pictures? Tell you what, pose for another one with Uncle John, and I'll say something funny before I take the picture...Hm. That's a LITTLE better...Uncle John seems to be trying really hard not to giggle, though.Next, mama put Lily into her pretty Christmas dress that Tata Rina gave us. Doesn't she look ladylike? Cousin Mallory comes over to discuss baby fashions, but Lily seems to be telling fish stories. "I once caught a fish THIS big..."
The girls were all so cute, we tried to pose them for a picture. As you can see, though, they all had our own opinions about that.
Well, the unwrapping then began in earnest. So much loot! One funny thing, we had mentioned to people that Lily has been trying to walk, and wouldn't you know it, she ended up getting FOUR walkers. Here you see Mallory helping her to subdue a particularly large one. Amazingly enough, though, it turns out that we're using all four of them. Lily likes having one in every room she likes to hang out in. So thanks everyone!
After a long day of unwrapping presents, sometimes you need a daddy snuggle break. That evening, we headed home to...more presents! You see, Lily has her own tree and stockings at home! By then, Lily was pretty photo'ed out, though, so after a couple attempts at getting a nice family photo in front of the fire we settled for this and opened presents.
Well, that's about it! As we close this entry, I leave you with this movie to answer the perennial question of, what does the baby do while her parents are opening their Christmas presents?
Merry (belated) Christmas, everyone!
Monday, January 14, 2008
Good news, bad news
Oh my gosh, will you look at that? Lily is READING! We honestly didn't stage this photo, she just grabbed this book and started leafing through. Oh, honey, we're so proud of you...
...hey, wait a minute...
...what exactly is she reading, anyways?
Siiiigh...
(Sorry, baby, but I think you'd better get your mama to explain the story to you. Dada accepts no responsibility for that particular book.)
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