Lilla’s Run-in With Jolly Old St. Nick

The day after Lilla’s chance meeting with the Russian Butcher, we ventured downtown San Francisco to do a little Christmas shopping. After a few hours of browsing, we decided it was time L made acquaintances with Santa. To our surprise, there was only a 5-minute line. We took that as a sign and ventured onward. […]

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Mommy…Mommy…Mommy!

Well the day I longed for has finally come (actually it came about 2 months ago, but I’m a little behind with my posts). Lilla’s finally calling me Mommy. And it’s all. the. time. I love it. I really do, but boy is that kid relentless. She literally doesn’t give up. And we’ve learned that […]

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The Russian Butcher

That’s how Jon and I have been referring to a caregiver at Lilla’s daycare ever since “the incident.” The incident I’m referring to happened on Friday, November 30th, a mere two days before our professional holiday pictures were scheduled to be taken. Jon picked up Lilla that day and noticed something amiss. As she toddled […]

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This little lion likes hay.

Lilla visited her very first pumpkin patch yesterday. Complete with barrels of hay, pumpkins, animals and yes, a hay ride around the parking lot! Only in San Francisco. This year, Lilla is going as a lion for Halloween. A feminine lion if you will. Mainly because she roars like one. It’s really cute. Anyways, about […]

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Lilla’s lingo and footwork.

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Snuggling with Penny

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Look ma, I can stand up on my own!

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The joy of splashing.

After venturing to the Bay Area Discovery Museum, Lilla found her favorite spot at the museum – the splashing pool.

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One busy busy busy little girl.

In the last four months, Miss Lilla Grace has done a boatload of growing. In the physical sense yes. She’s longer, heavier, wears a bigger size diaper and her hair seems to be growing longer on the front of her head than anywhere else. And since she’s blessed with my cowlicks, it’s nearly impossible to […]

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1st Bday = 1st Cupcake

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