More special meet-ups & memories from March

Whew, March sure went by quick and boy, was it full!  Are we really well into April already???  It's been a long winter and we are so excited for spring.  March included more fun with friends and family with some birthday celebrations and a special VA trip in there as well.  We are settling into our new routine with our little Lilee and are enjoying all the sweet changes.  

Maelee continues to adore her baby sister and we'll catch her saying the sweetest things.  The best is: "Oh, Lilee, I love you, I won't let anything ever happen to you- I'll protect you!" How I pray that they will grow to have the sweetest relationship with each other!  Here's a little video of Maelee professing her protection in song:)  It's a riot, and worth the full 1 minute 20 seconds.  And I love it cause it so perfectly shows our little vocal artist in action- she sure loves to make up songs! And her "na, na, nas" and "mm, mm, mms" are hilarious.

 

March also saw more sweet sounds and coos from Lilee and she becomes more aware and interested in her surroundings each day. One of our biggest moments from March was our trip to VA.  It was a biggie!  I visited three preschools, we saw several apartment units in the apartment building we're interested in, and most importantly, we saw some special friends and got to introduce Lilee to some precious family.  It was a whirlwind visit, but both productive and sweet.

Here's a rundown of the past month in pictures:

Daddy's girls :)

Our Iron "Girl"

Love that she loves princesses AND superheroes!

Lilee and I took the train down to VA and Steve and Maelee took the bus.  Thankfully, our ride was smooth and Lilee did great on her first trip; unfortunately, I can't say the same for poor Steve's and Maelee's trip!  Their bus broke down outside of Baltimore... sigh.  Fortunately, they got on another bus about an hour later but it made for quite a long day for them!

Yes, I have both Lilee and Gracie, the pug, on my lap! 

Sweet Nana/mommy/daughters lunch/shopping date

Super sweet visit from close pal, Cindy, and her awesome kiddos, TJ & Alli


Playground fun!

Our cuties


So cozy with Pop-Pop!



Meeting Too-dad!


Too-daddy with his girls!




Meeting Too-mom!


Sweet girl :)

Happy ladies!

More pics from VA trip:

It was a fun trip and March stayed fairly busy till the end.  Here are some more shots from the rest of the month:

Enjoying pal, Eowyn's, fun fiesta birthday party!

Fun science experiment with daddy turning flowers different colors!

Sweet smiles!

Doting big sis :)

Going to sleep in her crib at the same time as big sister for the first time!

First bath in "tummy tub!"

Enjoy mommy's bday gifts...

and bday cake frosting :)

Pretty much anytime Lilee is on the mat, Maelee, of course has to be on there, too...

Cute & comfy in her little outfit from Japan!

More March pics:

It was a big month with many more firsts. The year is flying by already!

Our Family of Four- with One at the Forefront!

And another post of "photo shoots!"  

We had some sweet family shots with Maelee when she was about 2 months old so we wanted to do the same with Lilee.  Even though neither of our girls were too cooperative this time, we were still able to get some special shots of the four of us, thanks to our sweet friends, the Hicksons, and their awesome skills!

But first, here's a slew of precious shots of our little Lilee at 2 months:

Lilee at 2 months

Maelee at 2 months :)

Sweet Sisters

More pics from Lilee's 2 Month "shoot:"

Now the "family" shots:

Lilee in belly...

And out!

More pics from our family "shoot:"

Maelee may be a handful at times with her strong personality and Lilee's already had her share of tough moments with whatever digestive issues she's dealing with, BUT... we are beyond blessed by these two precious little girls and we praise God for them everyday. We are sooo thankful He allowed us to be their parents!!!

Precious Portraits

Our shutterbug selves can't help but take lots of pics of our sweet girls so I wanted to have a post just with shots of our little Lilee's first few weeks of "photo shoots!"  It's crazy how much she's already grown and changed... 

But, why not start with the very beginning first-

 

Day One

 

 Week One

 

 

Week Two

 

Week Three

Month One

 

And finally, the sweet hands & feet of both our precious girls...

Slideshow of more:

Can't believe month TWO is already quickly approaching.  Time is passing so fast... And we are just trying to enjoy every minute.  There really is nothing quite like a newborn baby!!!