Mrs. Stacie & her daughter

Mrs. Stacie took care of Lily in the "turtle" room.  Now that Lily can crawl, she has graduated to the "tiger" room, but she still gets to see Mrs. Stacie everyday.  She's an incredible lady and loves each of the babies so much.  I've grown accustomed to seeing her with my baby girl...but it was so very special to see her with her own (almost grown-up) baby girl.

And here is one with LK for the baby book...

Farm Road Walk

Hunter & Lily and I walk the Farm Road several times a week.  If I feel really energetic, I run.  Running while pushing the double stroller (approx 70 lbs of kids and stroller!) is no easy task!  On this day, though, I brought my camera, and we made the 2 mile journey at a leisurely pace.  Hunter picked most of the places that we stopped for pictures...he's a pro at spotting the good places!  His favorite was the hay bales..."Mommy, take a picture of me jumping on the hay!"  So, Hunter got a boost up to the top of the big, round hay bales and I clicked away as he jumped and jumped, back and forth.  We laughed and had the best time.

How did I miss a shot of Lily in the stroller?  I'll have to add that one later. 

I love 3 yr olds!

I love this age...I guess its because Hunter is 3 and its easy for me to relate to children that are same age.  Or - maybe - its that 3 yos are just on the verge of being "big kids", and they know it.  They are so much fun.

These were taken on the day that Hurricane Ike was passing over N La/S Ar.  We didn't get much rain, but we did get a lot of wind.  Audree was great, and I could tell that she has grown up in the months since we did her last pictures.  She is such a cutie...all we had to do was promise that she could come play with Hunter if she would be good for just a few more!

Lily's Obsession

My poor Lily has a problem...she is obsessed with teenie, tiny baby girl shoes.  Every time she sees a pair, she says "Mommy - please, please, please - can I have them?"...and I just can't resist.  After all, I'd be such a bad Mommy if I denied my daughter of such a simple pleasure, right? 

These little boots are our latest find.

Maybe now that the weather is getting cooler, my usually barefoot baby will get to wear some of her many, many pairs of shoes. 

Update on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 2:34PM by Janet Manuel

***Of course, the little boots are from Pink 'N Blue Avenue on the Square...Brandy just got a big shipment in for Fall...Check them out!***

The Fun Begins

The days of Hunter's toys being safe on the train table are gone forever!

The Fun Begins from Janet Manuel on Vimeo.

Thanks Misty - for giving me the bug to get "The Flip" and for the tips on posting video clips!