A Day in the Life of Lily

Lily loves to be behind the camera.

Hannah has a small digital camera that she got while she was in the hospital.

Lily loves to hijack that camera & snap away.

Enjoy!!!

A Day in the Life of Lily:

Me after I brushed her hair in her room.  

Kim, notice the photos on the wall that she taped up near her bed.  A few are upside down -- all are covered in tape.  

Send tape for Christmas ... she can't get enough of it!

Basket with puzzles & a photo of her & her foster sister, Meredith.  

We love you Mei-Mei!!

Elmo!!!

She LOVED this picture: her baby & her shoes!!

Mom jeans .. while we wait at the auto repair place.

Self portrait.  What a beauty!!!

While I was making a purchase at J.C. Penny's

Shoppers waiting while mommy took forever talking to the nice lady.

This lady suspected Lily was a Chinese spy.

I was holding her on the escalator & she was literally yelling at these people, in an "Auntie Mom" kind of voice, (NOT QUIET):

"SAY CHEESE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"  

They were not interested in the Lily-Ratzzi

A look below ...

Life's good in a mini van with a DVD player ... what a country!

Pile o' junk in the pocket in front of Lil in the mini van

The view from her window on the road leading up to our house ...

This child is a dream. 

She cracks me up. 

She is therapy for my soul. 

She is exhausting. 

She is brilliant. 

She is precious. 

She is treasured. 

She is liked.  And she knows it --

Last night Hannah cheered along with the Varsity cheerleaders for part of the high school basketball game. 
Lily was in the stands screaming away "GO MUSTANGS!!!" (like her sister was yelling) and people were turning around to look at Lily  ... because she is so adorable. 

Lily just kept smiling & looked at Jim and said "people like me."

Yes, Lil, people like you. 

Actually, people LOVE YOU! 

I pray you always have such a wonderful self-image!!!!!!