Lily's 4th Birthday Party-the retake

So we finally got to have Lily's party after everyone recovered from a stomach bug (lucky us!).  We had lots of fun with lots of friends.  Lily had a blast and loved all of her ladybug stuff.  We played in the water, which was nice because Texas is HOT, I mean seriously, no kidding, HOT.  Unfortunately, the lady bug cake got a little melty this time, but noone seemed to notice.  Lily had so much fun, she is already talking about her birthday party next year!

CA Trip 2011

It has been awhile since we've been to visit in California (18 months!), so we had to make sure to take a trip before Mike deploys this summer.  We had to get all of the "good stuff" in.  We took a 3 day trip to Disneyland with Yaya, Papa, and Isabel.  We played at Sea World with Grandma.  We even made it to the beach with Papa and Isabel.  It was cloudy, and barely 70 degrees, but Lily has never been to the beach before, so it was a must.
Lily and Isabel became good friends, but were very competitive when it came to elevator buttons!  Lily also got along great with her Beers and Phillipson cousins, especially Peyton.