Girl Stuff: Our Life With Lila & Maya: January 2009

Monday, January 5, 2009

Happy Birthday, Lila Bean!

2007 - ONE MONTH OLD

2008 - ONE YEAR

2009 - TWO YEARS

We can hardly believe it's already been two years since that warm January night when you were born. Everything seems to have happened too fast since then. It's hard to remember what we did with ourselves before there was you. We do know that because of you the park is way more fun, we always wave to airplanes and look for the moon, every kitty gets petted, every stair gets counted, roadtrips are better than flying, a messy house means we had a good day, dinner at home is always better than eating out, and pancakes with bacon can be eaten whenever the mood strikes. Your laugh is hysterical and we could listen to your chatter for hours. We talk less and listen more because of you. It's a good thing.

You are growing up which makes us proud and a little weepy.

Happy birthday, little cherub. We love you.

Christmas in Flagstaff, AZ

The Hicks' traveled to Flag for Christmas this year. We are usually against getting on a plane during the holidays, but we needed to squeeze in Lila's last official "lap baby" flight before her big #2. We stayed with GiGi & Poppa for a week, but it didn't seem long enough. Lila loves visiting GiGi's house because is big with lots of places to explore. There are all kinds of stairs to climb, Christmas trees in every room and a never-ending supply of cookies and mints. Nana and Uncle Paul were there too so Lila got lots of attention. We got our first haircut, hosted a big party, played in the snow, and went shopping! It was the best time and we were sad to leave.