Christmas Pics Preview

Lili got her pictures taken last week for Christmas. She was not really into it at first, stating "no pictures, no pictures" about 50 times. Then, Daddy brought out a teddy bear and some fake presents under the tree they had for decorations. Suddenly, it all changed. Our little angel really got into it. Even put moved over one of the stools to put her feet up as she was photographed. She was too cute! Here is a preview of the shoot!

Turkey day

It's a turkey!

Waiting for the turkey to be done! Just hanging out watching Mickey Mouse and waiting for the parade. Yes, Lili made her own hat with Teacher Pat! She was very excited about wearing it! :)

Birthday follow up

Cheese! (See, this cake is much cooler!)

The fam....

Intently eating...

As promised, here are a few more birthday pictures. Our little ham. Hard to believe she is 2!

SNOW!

Not sure where she gets it, but Lili LOVES the snow.

Welcome to December in Rochester! She even held up her stuffed animals to the window this morning to show them!

The first birthday bash

Fletcher staying out of the way, or hiding, not sure which.

Playing with the Mickey crew.

Dillie has nothing on this attitude! :) Thanks Uncle David and Aunt Taylor. She loves the hat!

Blowing out the really bad homemade cake Mommy made. The other cakes were so much more professional! :)

Due to illness, we celebrated Lili's birthday 3 different times. The first with just us, then the grandparents, and then with the rest of the Russell crew. Here are a few pics from the first two.

Here comes trouble...

Our climber. She is now taking things off the counter, moving the stool to get what she wants, and sitting on tables. Oh, to have a two year old! We love that smile though!

Halloween.

Ok, so we are little behind the times. It's no surprise really to those who know us. Lili opted to be Minnie Mouse. We almost changed her costume to being a cowgirl with Fletcher as the horse, but I think will save it for next year. We stuck with the Mickey and Minnie Mouse themes. Yes, daddy even carved them on the pumpkins! Not bad for first time parents really! :)

Some random shots from the past few weeks!

Hanging with "Papa Mike", as Lili calls him. We are trying to get her to back to just Papa.

Sitting with mom, only for a quick shot and then off to get pumpkins...

Posing for the camera

Okay, not posing in this one, more about playing her favorite game, HIDE!

Getting ready for just another evening with the cousins!

Our little cheerleader!

Smiling for the camera, sort of. We think she is mocking us already...

Getting ready for the big game...

clap, clap, clap....

Too cute....

Lili went to see her friend Ceira cheerlead for the Fairport Raiders this weekend. She wore her own cheerleading outfit to support the team. She was quite the hit.

Pumpkin Picking

Donuts! Lili discovered powdered donuts this week. She wasn't sharing!

So many to choose from!

She picked the two clost to her feet. One for her and one for baby brother.

HEAVY! Was all she kept saying. We had a great time together.

Can you see any family resemblence?

Rocking the Day Away!

Just a quick shot of Lili in the basement with some friends from the weekend! More to come!

Smile!

Hi! Just thought I would send along a smile. I am busy playing guitar, burping my baby doll and dancing. I haven't written or sent pics in awhile, so I thought I would stop and send a quick hello!

Aunt Tanya's visit.

Smiling at Grandma Carol's house.

Great shot!

Hanging at the park!

Riding the toys at the park.

Aunt Tanya came to visit this weekend while Daddy was at the draft and then had to go out of town. She played with me and I warmed up pretty quickly. Who wouldn't to a great playmate? She let me wear my winter boots in the house and watched me dance! We went to the park. And when it was time to leave, I kept telling mommy, "more. more Tany...more....". She will have to come visit again soon!

Lilianna at Letchworth

This one was our favorite from yesterday.

Letchworth State Park

We visited Letchworth State Park yesterday. Great day for it. Here are some pictures.

Summer Pics

Such a Daddy's girl. Has to match hat with skirt! (not that Daddy wears skirts....at least not in public! ). :)

Can't be too careful. Gotta wear my shades, even inside!

Corn on the Cobb

We had Corn on the Cobb as part of dinner last night. Dad had to help me at first, but by the end, I could do it all by myself.