Yay Audrey and Auntie T!

Lily got a visit from Tara, Justin, and her "cousin" Audrey last weekend, and we went to the state park to go swimming. Auntie T was the hero of the day, since she was the master toddler wrangler! These two girls have grown up so much since this time last summer (see August 2010)!!

Ginny's First Bath

We gave Ginny her first bath a few weeks ago during Mimi's visit, hoping the warm water would feel good on her poor tummy which has been giving her a lot of trouble and making her very fussy. Her initial reaction was not good...

But once she got used to the water she calmed right down, and since then she has liked her bath, just like her big sister did at this age. Isn't she a teeny little thing in that bathtub?

Sisterly Love

A few sweet moments with Lily and Ginny...a bisou on the forehead and baby's first attempt at tummy time!

Big Sister Lily

This has been a week of very big changes in the life of our Lovely Lil' Lily. We welcomed baby sister Virginia Caroline (Ginny) into the family on July 25, and we have been very proud of Lily's transition into the role of big sister. She has been very sweet to Ginny (whom she still calls "Baby Sister") since she met her at the hospital, and she has only needed a few reminders to be gentle. The other night as they were both laying on the floor in Lily's room after her bath, she looked at Ginny and then looked at Jake and I and said, "Got two now." I couldn't have put it better myself. We are learning how to grow from a family of three to a family of four, and so far it's not easy, but we couldn't be happier with our two beautiful girls.

PS- Since we 'got two now,' I will soon be changing the name of the blog, not sure if I will have to change the URL as well or not, so keep checking and I will make sure and post before I do anything!

Daddy's birthday weekend

Daddy turned the big 3-0 on the 3rd of July, and we celebrated by spending the weekend at Lake Oconee at one of Papa's church member's cottages. Papa had a special surprise for us - to celebrate Jake's birthday (but mostly to celebrate Aunt Lizza graduating and getting her first real job), he bought a boat! Lily walked around all weekend saying "Nice boat, Papa!", and two weeks later she is still talking about how Daddy and Papa both skied behind the boat. She also helped Mommy bake a birthday cake for Daddy, and played in the lake until she literally fell asleep in his arms. She still thinks it is Daddy's birthday and tells him "Happy Birthday!" every day. :)

A day in downtown Athens

We had a visit from Auntie Jessica (aka #2) and soon-to-be Uncle Collins the last weekend in June, and we went to downtown Athens for the afternoon on Saturday to mill around the music festival and show everyone where Mommy works. Lily looked very cute in her pigtails, although they didn't last very long, and she wanted to be a big girl and walk with her daddy instead of riding in her stroller.

On the playground with Papa and YaYa

The Mangersons all spent Fathers' Day weekend in Vidalia, but Lily and I left a few days early and came back a few days late so we could spend some extra time with Papa and YaYa. It was soooo nice to have them get some quality playtime in with Lily (here we are swinging and sliding at the church playground), because Mommy is getting very pregnant and I'm not as much fun as I should be right now!