Princess Leia

Well, it was a long time in the making, but Lily was dressed up as Princess Leia for Halloween. Thanks entirely to Buck's friend at work, Amber, in early January (more than 3 months before Lily was born), we found a Princess Leia outfit for babies. Of course, it came in multiple sizes, but the size that Amber sent me a link to was a 6-month. So, with Lily due towards the end of April and Halloween being right at 6 months from then, we felt it was a sign that this is what she should be. So, this outfit was as much for Dad as it was for Lily (one of the best quotes when Katy told one of her friends about Lily being Princess Leia for Halloween: "Did you lose a bet?"). Lily was not alone in her Star Wars attire. In our neighborhood, we saw a Stormtrooper, Darth Vader, a girl dressed as Obi-Wan, and even Padre Amidaala (the episode II Padme). Lily certainly looked good, especially with the pink bling added to her Darth Vader candy carrier and the pink bows added to her wig.

Here are some pics of Lily with her dressed-up family members:

The other events of the past two weeks included Lily getting to meet baby Nathan Player and see the rest of Katy's prayer group girls last Friday the 7th. The following day, Lily stayed with Grammy while Mom and Dad headed over to College Station to see the Aggies game (at a final score of OU 66, A&M 28, it is debatable as to whether you could actually call it a game). Last Sunday, Lily was a bit off her sleep schedule in the morning so she stayed with us during the service and I took her out during the sermon to let Katy have a morning off from that. Later last Sunday, Lily got to have dinner with her great-grandparents (Mema & Papa). I was especially lucky to have gotten to see my granddad on my dad's side on Saturday and then my grandparents on my mom's side on Sunday. Lily is blessed that she has now been able to see all of her great-grandparents and that they were so excited to see her. She had to warm up to them a bit but after they had been around for a few minutes, Lily just interacted with them the same way she has with everyone else. As fun as the evening was on Sunday, it was even better during the week, as she got to spend most of Monday and Wednesday with them. She doubled her downtown time this week to make life a bit easier for Katy on Wednesday, as she had somewhere to be after work. Lily had her first helping of carrots this week (she has been on vegetables now for about 2-3 weeks), and it is so fun to watch her eat because when she really likes a food, almost before you can even move the spoon from her mouth back to the food container, she has opened her mouth again to take in the next bite. Very Very fun. This past Thursday, Lily spent most of the day with her mom. They went over in the morning to walk with Robi and Rix. Later, they ran some errands and basically just played around the house. Katy was working on a jewelled Eiffel Tower to take up with them to their Austin show for Bless Your Heart. On Friday, Lily spent part of the day at Grammy's house. Katy admitted that she took Lily up to the Forum for awhile for some shopping. Lily seemed to really enjoy being in the stroller, but Katy realized it was the time to go when they were in TJ Maxx and she looked down at Lily who had a price tag in her mouth, that she had ripped off another piece of clothing earlier; then, it was time to go home. We had an evening together last night and Lily went to bed around 8 pm (her bedtime has gotten a bit earlier over the course of the past month of so; now, she is down between 7:30-8:00 each night).