The CW

So I try to squeeze in blogging when I can! But now a days it seems as though I have to keep an extra eye on Lily. Back in the day, she was just a blob on the floor who cooed at me every now and then. Those daily blogging days are over....as you can tell by my last post which was ONE month ago! She then turned into a 'on the go' babe when she began crawling but I was surely able to catch her before she fell down the stairs. NOW.....

well she gets into almost everything. She isn't too destructive and there isn't much she could hurt herself with, BUT putting the same clothes away daily because she has taken them all out of her drawers gets a little old, AND although washable, it isn't pleasant to look at my carpeted stairs which have been drawn on.

Right now? how am I blogging?? Well since our love for Mickey, I am almost guaranteed an hour of peace in the morning. I have already started on laundry, picked up from breakfast and even browsed on facebook for a while. Oh and I have a nice cup o' joe in hand.... I figure I should finish my latest post....

I hear Mickey in the background, giggles from the Lil' and the little stamper of her feet as she dances to the 'hot dog' dance. We're still good....

Okay, so we are not on the set of "One Tree Hill" CW (although Mike knows me well enough to ask if I wished I was..i love 'one tree hill')..but, in fact, we have visited super cool Colonial Williamsburg! And this my friends is the drama in my life....Here this girl lies for 'nigh nigh' after a stroll through the square. I had drug her up early out of bed so we would beat the heat...eh not so much....and we went for a run/walk up and down the streets of Old Town Williamsburg. It was delightful, but Lily seemed to be pooped!

Last week I was lucky to have spent some time with my friend Liz, her two precious boys and her Mother at their time share in Williamsburg. The weather was torturous, but we made the best out of every day! The hot, humid, heat index of 110 days meant that we had to get an early start on the day beat the sun, and it meant we actually spent a lot of time inside. With all the little ones we had, two years, 20 mos, and 6 mos it wasn't worth overheating them!

A couple mornings ran through the quite streets of Williamsburg, and exercised in the 'Sunken Gardens' of William and Mary campus. It felt great to release the sweat so early. Although not super hot, the humidity got to us!

One day, with the help of our babysitter NiNi (Liz's Mom), Liz and I got away to the outlets. I managed to pick up a few Christmas gifts for Lily....I am trying to start a stash, so I don't spend a ton of money during December.

On Thursday evening we ventured back into CW to see the Colonial Fife and Drum March. It was great, and short lived for the kids! Just long enough for them to get excited then not too much of a let down when we left. I would have loved to see more things in the CW, but the weather was not permitting. I haven't been down there since I was maybe 10!! I would love to get back there in the fall when the weather is cool, the leaves are falling, and we could actually tour the Capital, the Govenor's Mansion, etc. It is really a beautiful little city and well preserved for the time period!

Lily and Walker had a GREAT time playing with each other and really enjoyed the company. Lily has a true love for babies (lets hope it stays for when she has a baby sister!) and she was all over baby Carter. He, too, enjoyed her smiles and playfullness. She's kinda what you would call my little model.....

When she looks this cute, it is hard not to take pictures of her (I know I know I'm bragging!)