some catch ups

sorry i haven't posted lately.......as everyone knows my new job pretty much consumes my life these days : (

here's some highlights:

*Lily's christmas was great...santa brought her her own camera, lots of great puzzles (this is her addiction these days), lots of baby dolls (including one that looks eerily like her), and a train set.

*she is just starting to get into the princess thing..recently she and I had a 'princess night' while Chris was out of town. We went out for fancy pizza, fancier ice cream, then watched cinderella for the first time. She loved it!! My favorite part was her cuddled up excitedly on the couch, saying "we're girls, mom, right? This is a girls night, no boys allowed, right?" : )

*for christmas I got her a great kids book called 'this is New York', which we are reading to get ready for our summer vacation. Thanks to a friends wedding nearby, we, um, I, are finally getting to go! She and I have already booked a sidewalk cafe table, coffee, bagel and a fresh NY Times..... : ) My dream morning....

*The girl loves (and is good at) singing. Everything gets turned into a song, and she's got some very, um, groovy dance moves. My favorite lately is 'silent night' sung to the tune of 'BINGO'......you should have heard the "mother and child" part....