WARNING: SHE IS OFFICIALLY TWO

Oh my goodness! I can't believe that Lilly is turning two years old today. If you saw my previous post, I sort of feel like she has been two for too long and it has only been a day! Seriously though how does the time fly? I went through and picked out some of my favorite pictures of Lilly over the last two years.......I know there are a lot (and believe me there are probably 100 more that I would have liked to put up here), and you don't have to peruse them all, but I am using this more as a personal family record and so indulge me. But here is my ode to Lilly:

Enjoy the video (and of course she is dirty.... like always)and Grandma thanks for the card. Lilly was SO excited and you will see how "she" spent her money later.

Lilly with her very own birthday card!

The two weeks before Lilly was born I completely lost my voice. When I say completely I mean COMPLETELY! All I could do was whisper for almost three weeks. So for her delivery we pretty much had a silent birth. It is really funny how people react when you whisper. Even though they don't have to whisper they almost always do. So all the doctors and nurses were all whispering at me and Lilly came out the most calm quiet baby. I think maybe the Scientologists might have one thing right with the silent birth thing (and I really think that might be all they have right).

It's funny to look at this picture because she almost looks chubby but at this point I think she was under 6 pounds! She still has fairly chubby cheeks though! I just remember her being SO small!

I'll be honest, I never thought that I would have three girls. I would have bet money that Lilly would have been a boy before the technician told me she was a girl. I was so sure that I even held on to a scrap of a feeling that she might still come out a boy all the way until I held her. I had a hard time even thinking of girl names throughout my entire pregnancy. When I finally came to terms with having a third girl all I could think of was that I really wanted to name her Lilly. Unfortunately we had left the hospital already turning in her birth certificate application for Savannah Elizabeth Moyes. As you know that is not her name. After about a month of being Savannah and I don't think ever being called Savannah, Dustin and I came to the conclusion that that was not her name. We tried Lilly on for size and that was the point that I really finally came to terms with my third girl. My beautiful little Silly Lilly.

First bathing suit!

I love this picture of Lilly and Dustin.

One of my all time favorite pictures of Lilly. She had crawled into the shower while I was in it and thought it was the greatest time ever.

Lilly one year ago today.

Look at that belly!


And then the curls started to come. Oddly enough that was about the time that my very docile easygoing Lilly changed into Mr. Hyde! I think all you with curly haired kids out there were right. There is something about those crazy curls that must influence her crazy personality. And honestly I wouldn't change her crazy unruly curls or her crazy unruly personality. She has been obsessed with my earrings for a very long time.
Eating bluberries
Thoroughly enjoying her "gingerbread house"

We are ushering in the terrible two's with a vengeance. I am excited and terrified to see what this year will bring for you and me. Even still I love you my sweet Lilly and wouldn't trade you for all the boys in the world! Happy 2nd Birthday!

Calgon....Take Me Away.....

Well as many of you know from my constant complaining, Lilly is definitely my "problem" child. She is just little miss destructo or something. Anything within her reach that she can destroy or ruin she will. It is very frustrating at times and I honestly think she has ruined my chances of having another baby someday because Dustin and I are just pulling out our hair most of the time......okay maybe I am just pulling out my hair, Dustin's are too precious to pull out now!
Anyway, here are a few of her choice moments in the last week.......

The face says it all.
This is how I found her a few days ago, having destroyed the bathroom and anything that she could get her hands on. Luckily she hasn't figured out how to open the toilet bowl cleaner yet.This one was cropped for every one's benefit. But she loves to try and sneak out of the house and go running around naked. I have to constantly keep the front door locked or she will try to bolt. This is how we found her as I looked out the back window the other day. By the time I caught her she was half way down the street in front of some else's house, with some guy neighbor across the street totally laughing. Maybe I should have just put the camera down?Here is a glimpse at an AWESOME tantrum displayed in public. It was one of my most proud moments as a mom. I don't know what it says of me as a mother that I was just totally laughing and actually pulled out the camera. What must the other moms have been thinking? I guess I don't really care anymore....thats liberating.

And these last two are from this afternoon. I thought she was being too quiet and this is how we found her. She had completely dumped out our brand new can of hot chocolate mix and was having a grand time in her chocolate sand box.

A few other Lilly highlights that I wasn't of the presence of mind to actual take a picture of:

Bright red lipstick all over her self and her nice clean jammies,

Dumping a Costco sized container of syrup all over my kitchen floor,

And literally drawing on EVERY SINGLE wall in my house....I really can't think of one room that doesn't have multiple markings on it.

The Children's Museum

Josey had her kindergarten field trip to the Children's Museum. I took Lilly and met them there and we had tons of fun. This is one of my girls favorite places to go!Josey's "ex-boyfriend"( I am totally kidding) Ben, was her partner . I kinda felt bad for him as you will see in the later pictures. They really should have matched up a boy with a boy and a girl with a girl. Towards the end they just wanted to do different things and I was walking from room to room to check on them and make sure they were both okay, but they had fun.

Here Josey is practicing to take over for Grandma Beth someday.

This is where I started to feel bad for him. The girls wanted to spend a lot of time here decorating their faces and there was no way that Ben was going to paint his face. He is the middle of three boys so it is pretty funny to see the differences in families.

I don't think we are related to Gene Simmons but this picture makes me wonder.....
Maybe she was going for the daddy look?

A rose by any other name.....

I have seen this post on a couple of people's blogs and I always find myself trying to figure out my name. I thought others might enjoy it as well.

1. ROCK STAR NAME (first pet, street you live on): Chubby Brittany (this was TOTALLY my favorite of the bunch!)

2. GANGSTA NAME (favorite ice cream flavor, favorite type of shoe): Mocha Chip Wedge (pretty intimidating, you think?)

3. NATIVE AMERICAN NAME (favorite color, favorite animal): Green Giraffe ( I would bet money that there was NEVER a Native American with that name.)

4. SOAP OPERA NAME (middle name, city where you were born): Anne Oakland

5. STAR WARS NAME (first three letters of your last name, last two letters of your first name): Moyca (I love it! Maybe I will name my next child that....Moyca Moyes.)

6. SUPERHERO NAME (2nd favorite color, favorite drink): The Blue Dew

7. NASCAR NAME (names of your grandfathers): Jack Spencer Junior (Isn't it great that my grandpa is a junior....that was a nice touch I think)

8. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME (your 6th grade teacher's last name, a major city that starts with the same letter): Kravitz Kimberly

9. SPY NAME (favorite season/holiday, favorite flower): Autumn Tulip

10. CARTOON NAME (favorite fruit, article of clothing you are wearing right now): Banana Barefoot (I thought it sounded cuter than Banana white T-shirt)

11. HIPPIE NAME (what you ate for breakfast, favorite tree): Toast Aspen

12. MIDDLE EASTERN NAME (you first and last name backwards) Acissej Seyom (This cracks me up! Because it really looks like a Middle Eastern name for almost any name. Except my maiden name that was a palindrome REBER or REBER.)

I tag Dustin (you better do it), my sisters, because I know that as they were reading this they were totally trying to figure out their own names, and anyone else that wants to. I think it's pretty funny reading your names.

post overload

Just to let you know there are FOUR new posts on here. Isn't that exciting?! I know I always get excited when I get on to somebodies blog and they have posted something new. Well here is a special treat with FOUR new posts to make up for the lack of posting anything for like a week. Make sure you make it all the way to the evil bunny post. You definitely don't want to miss the evil bunny, do you?

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

Mom this is for you. Don't ever say I don't love you! Please take note at what time I am posting this. That is how long it has taken me to get to this post but I don't want grandma wrath tomorrow. My camera kept running out of batteries and so Beck has a bunch of cuter pictures on her camera. You will have to pester her to put them on her blog. I have done my duty.

We had spring break last week and I was SO excited because my sister and her four kids kids drove all the way up from California to visit. We had SO much fun and I already desperately miss her and wish she were back. But I was so excited to show her Oregon and prove to everyone that it doesn't have terrible weather all the time. What do you know? The four days that she was here I think it SNOWED everyday! Not just rained but SNOWED! It was so cold and didn't make it the easiest thing to have seven little kids stuck in the house all weekend.

They fortunately found lost of fun things to do and everyone for the most part got a long really really well. And that is saying a lot when you recognize that there were six little GIRLS running around.

Just wanted to show you that all the kids were healthy at my house. Look at all those bugar-free noses. Lilly, Maddy, Claudia, Josey, and Georgia (We were only missing Julia in this picture.)


The fort! What cracks me up is look at that marker Georgia has and where it is headed.

I think they started to go stir crazy after a few days.

We stuck Bear in the dryer with his jammies and turned it on and look what he did! He is amazing.

Bear is the sweetest. most easy-going, baby boy. I just want to eat him up. I am secretly hoping that Becky and Ryan die so that I can have all their kids! jk

On Friday we headed over to this indoor playground called Safari Sam's. I had heard that it was pretty fun. Well I will report that it was the most stressful place I have ever been. I can't even go into detail because I am to tired but it was not really suited to the age group of children we had in tow. I think that Bear and Lilly had the best time because they were the happiest in the little toddler area.

This picture cracks me up because it looks like an awkward first date picture doesn't it?


I think Georgia is built like Beck don't you think? I thought this would be the best picture to illustrate that. jk Beck!

Claudia was such a big help all week. She is really growing up! She helped all the little kids and watched them a bunch for Becky and I. I still can't believe how old she is! What a beautiful girl.


If we measured happiness in double chins Lilly would rank at about a 9. She had TONS of fun. I don't really want to rank myself....feel free to rank your double chin excitement level though.

FINALLY on Monday we got a little bit of sunshine and we quickly headed down to the park down the street. Everyone had a great time for all of about 15 minutes until the clouds started covering up our precious heat source and we all froze to death and sprinted back home and made hot chocolate.

This is the girls making some sort of "potion" out of the poisonous berry bushes. Becky taught them everything they know from her days with Lara and Robyn up in the Las Trampas hills.

At the park near our house we have this wierd baby head bush that grows baby heads. I thought this was the cutest of the bunch.

What I shouldn't tell you, because it will incriminate Maddy, is that this is how Julia died. I actually caught it on the camera. Maddy was the culprit, it was the rock in her hand. We will all miss Julia.

I am trying to prepare Josey for being blind someday....just in case.

Beck headed for home on Tuesday morning. Just getting out the door with four kids is so hard! She got the car packed up and then went to get all the kids loaded in. This is how she found bear. Georgia was even better though. She was the last to get in the car. when Becky went in to find her she immediately smelled nail polish and sprinted up the stairs. She found Georgia "painting" her finger nails ( and I use nails liberally). Luckily for me she didn't get much on the carpet and luckily for Becky she didn't get any on her clothes.

I already miss you Beck and I am SO glad that you came. I know it isn't the easiest to travel with so many little kids and so far but thank you for braving it and coming to visit us. We need to do it again soon. You are welcome anytime. Maddy and Josey have already started planning the next time you guys come. I love you!

The Wackadoo Zoo

Maddy was in the First and Second grade musical tonight. They all did a really cute job and Maddy was SO excited to be up on the stage. She got to be a meowing cow.......it was the wackadoo zoo. Why can't I EVER get a cute picture of all my girls together. They always look like this.
I promise the play wasn't scary or really that surprising. I think Josey is trying her best to not blink in pictures. Because right after I took it she had to see it to make sure her eyes were open.

Lilly was of course a complete two year old nightmare. Expecially since the play didn't even start until a half hour after her bedtime. Dustin was really good to follow her around though and let me watch the play. Thanks Dust!

Maddy with the music teacher or I should say Ken Abrams Jr.

Here is a little song that they sung. It is hard to see Maddy she is in the back in the middle if you can pick her out. And the other is her "special" line. She did a great job!

As easy as riding a bike......

Who coined that phrase anyway? Because you know what? After watching my two girls try to figure out how to ride their bikes it doesn't seem to be that easy.

So if you couldn't tell, we finally got around to teaching Josey how to ride a two wheeler without training wheels. It is a work in progress. But I just need to boast about Dustin for a minute. He really is the most patient teacher. And he is so positive and encouraging. It was so fun to watch him teach Josey to ride her bike. I love to watch my husband grow into the father that he has become.

And he has to be in fairly good shape to run up and down the street as many times as he did.