Joy, joy, JOY!

Everyday I think that we couldn't love Lily any more, or that she couldn't possibly bring us more joy, and the next day she keeps proving us wrong. She has been SUCH a joy lately, learning constantly, chatting up a storm, going EVERYWHERE, enjoying all things Christmas, the cat we are cat-sitting, everything!

"OOOOoooo!" she always says, pointing and wide-eyed by all kinds of exciting things. Her vocabulary continues to grow, now including "Doggie, Don, Cookie, Daddy, Mommy, No and Uh-oh" and lots of babble. She loves dessert and sweets more than anything else, but bananas and avocados are close seconds...It's like she has a sugar radar: the second you begin to eat ANYTHING sweet she appears.

She loves to follow Cat all over the house, peeking under beds and chairs and grabbing at her ears. She loves wearing her sandals and walking all over the yard, insisting on stomping through every puddle, ant hill and rock quarry. She wants to walk everywhere, but won't without holding onto one finger.

She also loves kids....ANY kids. Pictured here are she and her buddy Olie, getting into everything together until they were finally chased out of the kitchen.

We are so excited about Christmas this year, and sharing the excitement that comes with His Birth with Lil! Aunt Lee and Grandpa will be here on the 20th, and I think Lily is waiting to take those first steps on her own for them!