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More phone pictures...

This is my last installment of phone pictures, making me caught up on pictures.

I like to take pictures of my kitchen after I clean it and then text it to Jim so he can be in awe of my cleaning skills.  The biggest cleaning effort always happens on Mondays.  Our house seems to take quite the beating over the weekends because we are all home enjoying each other.  I guess it's a good sign that Monday brings a lot of house work.

Jack has started addressing people by saying "Hi! I'm Jack!"

Jack cuddled up next to Lilly to watch cartoons.

Silly faces.

Funnastics Parent Observation Night

Lilly takes a tumbling class here in Danville called Funnastics.

She seems to really enjoy the class.

Her teacher works with the girls on proper form and tumbling basics.

Every few months she lets the parents come in and watch.

Lilly loves tumbling but has been begging me to advance on to a beam and bar class. We'll see.

Even more phone pics....

Jack fighting his nap but the nap won, on the floor.

Lilly received some lego friends kits for her birthday and loved them.

Jack and I hanging out watching cartoons.

11 degrees on the way to school, but -1 with the wind chill.

More hanging out.

 Lego tree house completed.

My mom brought me a box of stuff from my childhood including this case of tapes.

Jack was mad and bit the couch many times.  Better the couch than me.

Bitter cold day but I still needed a picture because he was just too cute going to school.

Spiderman hanging out watching cartoons.

Ready for school!

Lilly is 7!

Lilly had her 7th birthday, and there was a LOT of celebrating.

She started out the morning with presents and a special requested breakfast of toaster strudel.  She was so patient and kind as Jack attempted to open her presents and she even let him open one present.  She is gifted with compassion and love, especially for her brother.

She received a bunch of clothes from her new favorite store Justice.  She is really into clothes, but she always has been.

When Lilly was delusional with a fever of 106 she couldn't stop talking about this "Hi! Bye!" shirt from Justice.  She thought it was so hilarious because the front said Hi and the back said Bye. She went on for sometime when she was extremely febrile until we promised to get it for her. You make a lot of promises when your child has a fever of 106 and refuses to take medicine.

Jim, Jack, and I were all able to go into Lilly's classroom at the end of the day to bring cupcakes for her birthday celebration.  Poor Jack waited all day for cupcakes, it's hard to be 3 and celebrate someone else's birthday.

 This is Lilly at her desk with her best pal Bronson.  She is wearing the birthday visor that all the kids signed in her class.  I really love her teacher.  I really need a teacher that is super kind and nurturing to help me get through these tough school years.  She is good for Lilly too.

After school Lilly had funnastics (tumbling class) that she brought treats to pass out and then she came home and we all had fondue for her dinner (at her request).

We love fondue, especially me, so imagine my delight at fondue for dinner by request from someone other than me!  After dinner we sang happy birthday and got out her special ice cream oreo cake.  However we were all too full from fondue that the cake had to wait another day.  I took video but it was too dark that my camera never focused and I didn't realize it until it was too late.  At least you can see the blurry singing and excitement.

Happy birthday my sweet beautiful 7 year old.