Piggy Tails

After months of waiting, Lily's hair is finally long enough for little piggy tails! Yes, they are tiny and they do stick straight out (like Pippy Longstocking). However, this is a monumental achievement for the whole family!

Lily's Birthday Bash

Okay... it probably wasn't a "birthday bash"... however, it was a great birthday party! With a Minnie Mouse theme, how can you go wrong!

It's hard to believe that one year ago we were at the hospital cuddling our new baby girl. Her learning and growth in the past year amaze me. The fact that we've made it a whole year without any major catastrophes is miraculous in and of itself.

All ready for the party to start!


The birthday cake that Grandma Sharp made for Lily!


All ready to eat!!


Cake is sweet!


A happy 1-year-old girl makes two happy parents!

Thank you to everyone who came to Lily's birthday party and helped make is a special, memorable experience. We are truly grateful!

Four Generations

To celebrate my Grandma Austin's birthday, we went to the Garden for lunch. Delicious food! While we were there, we took a four-generation picture with Lily, my mom and her mom. Thanks for taking the picture Elizabeth!

Acclimation

Since Trent and I are winter enthusiasts, enjoying snowboarding together and Trent also developing an interest in snowmobiling, we figured it's important to acclimate Lily to the wonders of winter and snow early on. After all, she'll be snowboarding in a couple of years, right?

Merry Christmas!!

Christmas is easily one of my favorite days of the year. I love the decorations, the lights, the tree, the snow (when there is snow), a delicious breakfast and of course, spending time with family. This Christmas was no exception to a wonderful tradition of great Christmas experiences.

We started off the morning early (who can sleep with all the anticipation and excitement!) and, to Trent's chagrin, I wanted to start with a picture. After nearly 20 attempts (and Trent pulling faces in each on of them), this is as good as it got:


Lily was somewhat interested in the presents she received... but mostly interested in the wrapping paper, boxes, and any type of "stringed attachments" to her toys that she could stick in her mouth.


After opening presents at our house, we headed up to Layton to visit Grandma & Grandpa Sharp, Great Grandma Austin and the cousins. All the girls wore their matching pajamas Grandma bought for them.


For some reason... my mom didn't buy me any pajamas. What a jip! I guess she didn't think that I wanted to match with the little girls. Little did she know...

Grandma and Grandpa bought Lily a rocking horse for Christmas. The horse moves its head, wags its tail and makes all sorts of noises. Lily is a little scared of it now... but we're sure she'll grow out of her fear!

All in all, it was a fun day! Now, we'll have to start the countdown to Christmas for next year...

Meeting Santa Claus

We had our "Sharp Family Christmas Party" at Grandma Sharp's recently (with all my dad's sisters and their families). Each year, my dad gets the ultimate privilege of playing Santa. I guess that's what happens when you're the only boy!

Lily got to meet Santa... and let's just say that she wasn't thrilled about it:


However, she wasn't as terrified/horrified/frightened/scared/alarmed/terrorized/(any other adjectives you'd like to add?) as her cousin Kelsie was.


Pure torture... so awesome.

California Trip... Continued

Another highlight of our trip to California was spending time on the beach. Even though the weather was overcast and a little gloomy, we still had a great time wandering and exploring the beach.



With this trip, Lily has now been to both the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific. What a lucky girl!