First Haircut

Lily's hair has gotten so long, and I've been wanting to get it trimmed for quite a while.  However, every time I would mention getting a hair cut to Lily, she would tell me she was scared because it would hurt.  We happened to be out and about the other night in the tri-county area and Lily randomly said "Mommy, my hair is SO LONG.  I need it cut right now!"  Jay and I couldn't believe our ears...we pulled into the nearest Great Clips and Lily got her first hair cut.  It was just a trim and she still has her curls, but she was very excited and was a very good girl the entire time.

Summer So Far...

I can't believe we're nearing the end of July already--summer is flying by, as usual.  After school let out in early June, we headed straight for Michigan.  Although the weather was a bit cold and dreary, we still had a great time.  Because of the extremely rainy spring, we were able to see the beautiful blooms at Jay's parents' house (which are usually already finished blooming by the time we make it up).  The pictures are pretty, but it's even more unbelievable in person!

Lily also watched "The Sound of Music" for the first time with Mamaw and Papaw, which she loved.  She now frequently sings "Do Re Mi" :)  Here she is snuggling with Papaw...

A week after returning from Michigan, we made it into Chicago for Ellie's and Anthony's graduation party.  We got to see a bunch of the Printz clan and Lily got to play with her cousins, especially her buddy, Drew.

To keep cool, we've taken trips to the Childrens' Museum with Lily's cousin, Kate.  We've also frequented the Winton Woods waterpark and Lily still loves to splash around in her kiddie pool on our deck (and so does her daddy!).

During the first week of July, we took a trip to Stricker's Grove with Mamaw and Papaw Stehlin for the St. John's parish picnic.  Lily had a BLAST on the rides, including some of the big ones like the Scrambler!

Last week we took another trip to Michigan, this time with our friends Damon and Jessica.  The weather was beautiful while the boys golfed every day and the girls went to the pool...the perfect trip!

Summer is rapidly coming to an end, but we still have another trip to Cooperstown with Jay's parents and some more of the Printz crew.  Can't wait!

Spring

Wow...apparently I decided not to post anything for an entire season!  Since February was my last post, I'll do my best to briefly recap the entire spring season...

Over spring break we visited Mamaw and Papaw Printz in Michigan.  We happened to overlap a few days with Tracy, Brian, Hope and Beth, which was great!

We visited Meijer Gardens to see the butterflies and let Lily play in the children's area.

At the end of spring break we also found out that Lily will soon be a big sister (and we have since learned it will be another little girl)!  Lily is ecstatic to meet her new little sister this December and Lily has recently informed me that she knows when the baby comes she will "pop out and say SURPRISE" ;)  Lily is such a funny, smart little girl and I am amazed by how much she has grown this year.  It's hard to believe my baby will be three in October!  She is constantly saying things that make me laugh.  She loves to sing and be silly!

For Easter, Lily had a great time coloring eggs (and eating them!).  She was very excited for the Easter Bunny to bring her a basket of treats and she enjoyed an egg hunt in Grandma Binzer's house (since it was too rainy to hunt outside).

We also took a trip to the zoo and Lily was able to see her FAVORITE purple dinosaur in person!