Just a little update

This should be our last year to go to Arkansas Tech basketball games. Ashley is in her final season of basketball, and Amanda finished last year. Tilly, of course, has fun at the games and arrives in style!!

Tilly and "Alli." Tilly seriously walked onto the gym floor like she owned the place. The guys team was even trying to practice after the girls game, but she didn't care. She tried to get right in the middle of it. I couldn't believe it because she is usually such a chicken! I guess basketball is in her blood. Unfortunately, I was only a carrier of that trait!!!

Tilly loves cameras these days. She loves to hold them (or anything shaped like a camera) up to her face and say "cheeseburger!!!"

Tilly had a very special visitor last week...KOHEN!! They haven't seen each other in over a year, and they had a fun time. The only way I could have them sit still was to give them suckers...

Don't they look thrilled???

Please notice that our BRILLIANT children are watching Elmo on the teeny tiny portable DVD player instead of the 50 some odd inch TV right beside it. Gotta love it!

Another special friend Tilly got to this week was one of my very best friends, Katie. She just bought a new house in Bossier and we were thrilled to see it! Love her...love the house!

Happy New Year to my 2 readers! ;)

Santa Came to Tilly Town!!

Tilly was pretty excited to see a PIANO from Santa this morning when she woke up... Check out the video, and you can see for yourself! Merry Christmas!

Tilly is TWO!

That's right! This little girl has already turned two. It seems like just yesterday I was praying that she would hurry up and get here so she wouldn't be born on Christmas day! :)

We had her birthday party at my parents house, and let me tell you, the house was FULL!! I think with kids included we had over 50 people here. This girl is LOVED!!

So, as if you couldn't tell, the theme was pink and green with brown zebra. Tilly's babysitter (who is SO SO SO SO much more than that to us!) made her the dress to match. LOVE IT!!!

Here is Tilly with her cousin Bailey. She loves Bailey..
And, here are Tilly with her friends eating hot dogs. I tried to get Tily to smile at me, but she was way too interested in her hot dog.

My parents got Tilly her first bicycle. Tilly was a little scared of it at first, but now she is seeming to like it! Here's the stool we got her. This should help her get to the potty better by herself!
While Tilly loved all of her presents, she really just wanted to play with her cousin Micah. (AKA Baaaaaaaaabeeee Guy-kuh!)
If you look in the bottom left hand corner of this photo, you can see the cabbage patch doll with red hair and blue eyes named Tilly Jade. SO cute!

Here are the PJs from Maw Maw and PaPaw. Do you think she likes them???

Tilly is so into "Dora and Boots" right now. She got 4 Dora dolls and many other Dora gifts. Every time she would open something, instead of trying to go to open the next present she would say "OPEN PLEASE!!!!" She was ready to get to playing!! This is a doctor's kit...she still wants to be one of those when she grows up!! ;)

I'm serious...all she wanted to do was show Micah her presents and make sure Micah was having a good time.

Here is Tilly with Aunt Haley. Haley took care of getting the AWESOME cake for me. She took the party invitiation to Lisa's Cake Boutique in Conway, and they made it to match--just perfect!! She L-O-V-E-D it!

You can see the invitation in this picture...and a sausage and cheese tray, randomly...

My nana was playing dress up with Tilly after her party. She got these glasses in her doctor kit, and she also got the Dora hat and gloves from Nana and PawPaw. CRACK me up!!

She was so good at her party and had a great time. Happy Birthday Tilly!

BIG time catch up

I very sadly just realized that the last time I "blogged" was Thanksgiving..that's TOO long. I mean, next week is Christmas!!! I have not finished shopping yet, but the good news is that at least I've started...

We've been pretty busy around here lately. Here's some proof:

We went to dinner at Josh & Mandy's a few weeks back..Tilly always loves being around Noah!

Look at him holding her up. Isn't that sweet!?! What a little gentleman!

Tilly's friend Isabel turned TWO two weeks ago. We went to her party and had a ball!

Aunt Amanda had fun too...maybe too much??

I didn't get any good pictures of the birthday girl, but that's her on the right.

TODAY Tilly and I went to where I used to work to visit with all the people who I miss SO much. We had a ball, and it was so great to see everyone.

Then, we had brunch (Okay, it was really lunch by the time I got there...I don't know why I can't be on time!!!!) at Mimi's with Noah and Mandy. SO GOOD! Then we went to play at an INDOOR playground and the kids and mom's loved it! Seriously, Mandy I and I were loving the "big slide!" We even made a new friend, huh Mandy?!

How fun that they match??!!

Sweet Noah (who likely had some help from his parents) got Tilly the cutest birthday present--an entire coloring set which she insisted on taking to her nap! Tilly says "Thank you so much, Mo-ah!"