green monster

Why yes, that is a broccoli floret sticking out of Lil's mouth...

Yeah–and then after dinner, she wiped down her high chair tray. This makes up for a good deal of difficult behavior.

a budding photographer

lunch with friends

Lil loves to take my cellphone. She will snatch it up whenever I put it down, she will even unplug it from the charger without my knowing. She had a tendency to call the first person in my phone book until I added some security measures. Today I was using a photo app called Vignette to snap some cute pics of her bothering playing with the Cat when she sauntered over and stole the phone right from my hands. So I showed her how to use the camera feature (sort of), and after randomly hitting the screen a few dozen times, here's what she came up with:

Lil self-portrait #1

Lil self-portrait #2

"footsies"

This last picture isn't one she took herself exactly, but her hands were on the camera/phone.

love.

fresh

Lil to berries with fresh whipped cream: "NOM."

(partial) mobile recap.

California drive-thru

I had a few images uploaded from my phone to my Flickr account, and so I'll just take a quick sec to post them here while I edit through several hundred photos from last week. I did try to get a mobile pic of Lil in her finery, but it was cold and rainy, and all I could manage was a pic of her fuzzy sweater. So here are a few that are ready to go, and many more to come!

This is actually from before we left. Lil spent a long day in her very hip bear pajamas, which fit both our west coast destination, and her current sleep schedule (of course, now that we're back, the jet lag hit her hard, and she's slept most of the day and night).

Here is Lil all dressed –and bundled– up on the way to Cousin Katie's wedding. The short drive gave her just enough time for a cat nap, and she behaved remarkably well throughout all the festivities. Lil loves her some princess dresses, and was definitely enamored with the stunning bride.

In our final moments in Santa Cruz, Lil got one last cuddle from the beautiful, talented Aunt Sarah. Lil definitely enjoyed the mountain climate, and dressing for the Doon. All that fresh mountain air does her good, adds a little color to her cheeks, and allows for more cozy-comfy styles. Lil was missing her lumberjack flannel, but lover of accessories that she is, she sported her lumberjack babylegs around the house. Next time Lil will be all about the warm flannel, a pair of Wellies, and a warm cardigan. Mama will make a country girl of her yet.

mobile vault

September 30th, in GranMary's favorite chapeau.

I know all thirteen Lil readers are getting anxious for new pictures. After all, it has been 5 days without a new Lil pic! That is a long time, to be sure. Please, just hold on a little bit longer! Saving daylight has us out of whack, plus with irritating colds and runny noses effecting both of us, Lil and Mama need just another day or two to get back on track. In the mean time, I've pulled a number of older photos off the mobile device and uploaded them to our Flickr photostream. There are even a few gems that go back to Lil at just 3 months old! I may never have those days again, but these pictures bring back all the sweetness and simplicity of days gone by.

this one's close to my heart.

And of course, there was the early First Tooth...

Perhaps we forgot to upload a special pic of Lil at 9 months. Well, we didn't, but here is another for good measure.

And here she is in her new "Lil" pajamas from Oshkosh B'gosh. They are all covered in unicorns and rainbows, how whimsical! And that aqua blue is so pretty on her.

Now, if you're still feeling sore that we haven't shown any new photos from the past 5 days, you may go amuse yourself with over 2 dozen videos on our YouTube Channel, where we've just fished out some ridiculously sweet footage of an itty bitty baby Lil that will turn you into a little puddle of mush!

I can't say for certain when this was captured, but it was definitely earlier than three months, and there's some even earlier than that! Go- see for yourselves! I know you won't be disappointed.

Kitten princess pj's

Kitten princess pj's, a photo by Everyday Lil on Flickr.

a case of the mondays

What a miserable Monday for Lil! It's cold and rainy, grand-mary left, and we've got a little road trip hangover.  Worst of all, poor Lil has a mama who insists on making this a pajama day. Good thing she has plenty of animal friends, like her Sleep Sheep, and a Karen Katz book called Counting Kisses ensures her cuddles are at least educational.
See, pajama days aren't necessarily all bad.

commencement extravaganza (preview)

we didn't get to post yesterday because as any rock star will tell you, life on the road is tough. Lil finally found a lull in the day's busy schedule for a quick pic, so I figure it was a good time to provide a peek at her most formal event yet. Stay tuned for the big reveal...