Tiki '08

Our friends Lisa and Rik had their annual Tiki Party this weekend. It was lots of fun!
David and I got to hang out with some good friends and just enjoy ourselves.

This is Lisa, the hostess. And darn it, I didn't get a picture of Rik.

My good friends Betsy and her hubby, Roger

Roger and my hubby

The girlfriends - me, Betsy and Christine

Lily made friends with Betsy by the ice cooler! Lily and Betsy played in the ice water for quite some time! Thanks Betsy for entertaining Lily!!

Lily played hide and seek with these cool chairs!

These are a few of my favorite things

And now I will have Julie Andrews stuck in my head the rest of the day.
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I don't seem to be one to get cravings while pregnant. I didn't have many with Lily and I don't have many right now. However, I think I've been eating 2-3 peaches and/or nectarines a day!
I also love my new Green Tea lotion from Lemongrass. It's so light and refreshing!! I like it because the scent isn't strong at all.

Of course my husband is one of my favorite people. He is being extra sweet to me lately.

I love being pregnant in my 2nd trimester. So much easier when you aren't getting sick every 5 minutes and completely exhausted all day long!! This was taken the day I found out I was pregnant (obviously). This was taken on April 24th! We get to find out the sex of the baby on Aug 11th!! More to come...


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And I love this video of Lily. I promise I did not teach her this. She did this on her own. I think her Italian roots are coming through. Gotta love the pasta.

Lily's Potty and Belly Shot

Today David and I bought a potty for Lily. I'm not quite ready for the full on potty training and to be honest, I don't think Lily is either. I just thought now would be a good time to get used to having the potty around. Lily's been screaming "Go Potty!" and then proceeding to sit on the potty. It's quite funny. I think in a few months we'll try having her really sit down a few times a day and see what happens. Really, I'm in no rush.

I was chatting with my sisters today. I told them my belly is starting to pop and I really am uncomfortable in regular pants. I thought I'd post a belly shot. Sorry for the blurriness. I'm 18 weeks now. I'm sure in the next few weeks I will really start to look pregnant. I'm able to feel the baby moving now. Last night "shim" (she/him) was partying it up!

Thank you Auntie Amy

My good friend Amy made a doll for Lily when Lily was first born. This is now her favorite doll. Lily is currently napping with "Dolly". It originally came with shoes, but Lily insisted that Dolly be shoeless. We are pretty much a shoeless family, so Dolly fits right in. I'm not your stereotypical female with shoes. I do have plenty, but not so many. I like my sandals in the summer time, but if I'm indoors, I'm shoeless. Lily is sans shirt in this picture as:

1. it's blazing hot here in Colorado right now.
2. she was eating her breakfast and shirtless Lily is much easier to clean up.

As for the "Auntie" part for Amy. I thought that sounded better than "Miss Amy". We'll see what Lily uses for Amy as she gets older. Lily hasn't met Amy yet and I'm thinking we'll have to change that at some point down the road.

Playdough, Dresses and Friends

This weekend I made homemade playdough for the first time. I was amazed how easy it is! Lily loved it!

We told Lily to "Smile" and this is her picture smile. hee

David took this picture this morning of Lily. Just thought she looked quite pretty in her dress. Lily is all about dresses right now. Man, she looks like David in this picture!

Lily, Caoimhe, Zach and Mommy Karen

Last Thursday we had some of Lily's friends over to the house. It was fun! The kids played with bubbles and seemed to enjoy themselves.

Zach, Caoimhe, Lily and Declan

Caoimhe and Izzy