Daddy and his Little Girl

Her Reaction

Big Girl Bed

With the arrival of Baby JJ Jr. rapidly approaching we (meaning me) decided it was time to transition Lilija into a big girl bed. We (really..."we" this time) figured that a twin bed was the way to go. I did some shopping around and found everything we needed. The big day arrived Saturday of last weekend. We thought she would be excited, hoped she would approve, and PRAYED she would stay in it!

Wee!

I was putting away some of Lilija's clothes that were WAY to small for her including a tub of hats. (She never truly embraced her hats...too bad because we had a lot of cute ones!) Well, apparently she thought it would be fun to try them all out including the pink one in the picture. Then she wanted a ride in the wagon. Oh, not a big wagon...a toy one. Quite hilarious.

So Stylish!

Potty!!

Lilija has been "going" on her potty for a while now...don't get too excited just yet. She would sit on it with her clothes on and make the sound "psssss." She also loves to grab a magazine and read too! (I have NO idea where she got that from. :) )

Last week Carl called me and told me that she had asked to go and she actually went for real! I was sitting at my desk with tears rolling down my face as she said, "Potty, Mama!" into the phone. All I could tell my co-workers was that I have never been so excited about pee in my entire life!

Way to go little girl!

Christmas in Nisswa

We headed up to Nisswa the day after Christmas. It was a little scary on the drive up but we made it there safe and sound. Auntie Jan had a soup buffet for dinner and she was easily talked into making some Danish Puff. Baby JJ Jr. really enjoyed that! We spend some time outside sledding (SUPER fun! Lilija said "Wee" and "Again!" the entire time we were outside!) Carl, Lilija and I spend the night at Keri and Toby's house, went to church with them in the morning, headed in to Brainerd to see Grandma Marge and then headed home. It was a quick but really fun trip!This was the entry point for their driveway. Thank goodness for all wheel drive! Ella, Leif, Lilija and Carl watching some cartoons before it was time to leaveLilija must be taller then we think. She went into the kitchen, grabbed an apple, and came back into the living room with bites already out of it. I guess there are much worse things she could have been eating. "Lilija we do not eat___________!" Let me see, I know I've said the following: kitty food, rocks, dirt, plants, paper, books, twigs, trees, grass, and a lot more that I can't remember at the moment. She's her Mama's child. If you want verification on that ask my Mom. I'm sure she would be MORE than happy to tell you some stories!