Busy Bumble Bee

We took Lily to the Mall of America on Halloween. She was a busy little bumble bee running through the Mall and the Nickelodeon Universe amusement park. At first she wasn't too thrilled about her costume, but eventually she got used to it - the merry-go-round always works to put a smile on her face!

Oops, lost a shoe!

Worker Bee

Lily loved the dog statue at Old Navy. She wanted to stay and pet the doggie all day - this doggie wouldn't run away from her! Unfortunately, she also fell in love with a teddy bear in Old Navy and had a little bit of a tantrum when she had to leave it at the store - Mommy and Daddy are so mean and wouldn't buy it for her.

Okay, let's get this ride in motion!

Hooray, the merry-go-round at last!! This is ALWAYS my favorite part of being at the Mall. Even when I'm tired, cranky, wearing a silly costume and didn't get the bear I wanted, I will still smile when I get to ride the horsies.

Happy Birthday Lillianna Mae!

LILY IS TWO!!

Wow, can our little "Lily Bug" really be 2 years old? My how the last two years have flown by - and what happy years they have been. We are so blessed.

To celebrate Lily's birthday (and Tom's and Joy's Mom's), we went to a corn maze and then we had a birthay party for Lily on the 24th of October. (Lily's actual birthday was October 28th) Here are some pictures from the trip to the corn maze and her cowgirl-themed birthday party.

Poolside at the Archibalds'

Summer is here and so is the heat - at least for this weekend. So Lily got a new pool to cool off in. (Happy Father's Day, Dad - you get to put it together!) Lily thought the most exciting part was filling the pool with water.

Lily couldn't wait for Daddy to finish getting the pool set up, so she decided to climb in before Daddy was done. She wanted to play ... NOW!

Okay, the pool is assembled - it's time to fill `er up!

Once the pool was full, Lily was so disappointed that the hose was turned off, she just splashed with the hose in the water for another hour. As it turns out, she never actually got in the pool because the water was just TOO COLD. Maybe Sunday we'll fill it up earlier and let the sun warm the water so she can have some REAL fun.