Liliya's second year

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Christmas 2009, 23 months

2nd birthday

dream girls room to grow into

(all images and products from walmart.com)

instyle daisy dot bedding

canwood alpine II twin over full bunk bed in white

canwood 2 door/3 drawer chest in white

your zone keepin it charged stick lamp in racy pink

your zone chino cutains in racy pink

your zone 9 opening collage picture frame in racy pink

kidkraft austin toybox in white

your zone  mini futon lounger in racy pink

your zone floor cushion in racy pink

your zone go anywhere floor cushion in rich black

cord storage ottoman in black, x 2

Liliya's first year

My sweet Bee will be 3 tomorrow.

Where in the world does the time go?

Seems like just a few months ago, she was a tiny newborn donning purple lips, cradled in the crook of my neck.

Sooooooo tired.

Staying up wayyyyyyy too late for tooooooooooo many days in a rowwwwwwww.

Literally cannot stop thinking about him. 

About life.

About the future.

About the past.

About why & how I got where I am now.

And being ridiculously grateful for all of it.

:-D

*~Bonnie Lea~*

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I've decided it's more than

I've decided it's more than worth my while to get a tv and dvd player for each of the kids rooms
*~Bonnie Lea~*

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Seriously, somebody pinch me. I'm

Seriously, somebody pinch me. I'm head. Over. Heels. IN LOVEEEEEE!!! !$@%&*@$+x%$#$!!!!!!!!
*~Bonnie Lea~*

Seriously, somebody pinch me. I'm

Seriously, somebody pinch me. I'm head. Over. Heels. IN LOVEEEEEE!!! !$@%&*@$+x%$#$!!!!!!!!
*~Bonnie Lea~*

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Somebody pinch me?

Make sure I'm not dreaming?

<*grin*>

You *know* things are changing

When you used to live day to day, just trying to get through the minutes and the hours, the days and the weeks.

And now all you think about is the future.

While grinning from ear to ear.

Inside and out.

:o)

Charlize, not to be outdone...
*~Bonnie Lea~*

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Liliya dressed herself. Ignore the shredded paper on the floor, please... Charlize had a diva fit last night that involved destroying everything within reach
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Rayce has discovered the show

Rayce has discovered the show 'myth busters', and he's in love. My science loving boy =-)
*~Bonnie Lea~*

What's meant to be

will always find a way :o)

*~Bonnie Lea~*

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Ya know the saying about 'a boy and his dog'? Well this is a girl and her cat. And her pillow pet =-)
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This is how he makes me feel.......

*~Bonnie Lea~*

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A kiss makes the heart young again and wipes out the years.
Rupert Brooke 

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Melissa is CRAWLING (a little

Melissa is CRAWLING (a little )!!!! 7 1/2 months old
*~Bonnie Lea~*

Tiiiiiiired

I'm tiiiiiiired.

From staying up too late for three nights in a row to see an incredible guy.

:o)

Liliya has been fever-free for several days now.

Her knee only seems to bother her while she's climbing stairs.

The lymph node in her groin is smaller than it was.

All in all, I'd feel pretty safe betting this was another one of those strange random viruses.

The poor girl seems to get hit harder with all that lovely stuff.

It was a challenge to get Rayce ready for school this morning.

We all got used to sleeping in till 8 or 9.

Seven AM doesn't agree with any of us.

Today begins the serious potty training with Liliya.

No going back.

No diapers except for nap/bedtime.

I've got to think some more about my new year's resolutions and plan out the steps to get there.

I've got mountains of laundry to put away.

I despise laundry.

I hope I can manage to get a nap with the kiddos today, I'm draggggging already and it isn't even 9am yet!

:o)

Rayce: my brain is awake

Rayce: my brain is awake but my eyes aren't.
*~Bonnie Lea~*

Enamored

Main Entry:	enamored
Part of Speech:	adjective
Synonyms:	amorous, attracted, besotted, bewitched,captivated, charmed, crazy about,  devoted,dotty, enchanted, enraptured, entranced,fascinated, fond, gone*, has a  thing about,hooked, infatuated, loving, nuts about, sillyabout, smitten, stuck on,  swept off one's feet,taken, wild about
Antonyms:	disliked, hated ( Thesaurus.com ) =-D

I'm going to have one big party again this year for Liliya, Dante, and Holden.

Planning it for mid-late February, not sure of the date yet.

I'm thinking I'm going to have it at the Discovery Center.

Prices are really not bad, although all they supply is the place and I have to supply all the food and everything.

But it would be so much easier than having it here at the house.

And more fun!!!

I'm already excitttted!!

*~Bonnie Lea~*

Tonight, my heart is aching

Tonight, my heart is aching for the past and jumping at the promise of the future, all at once =-!
*~Bonnie Lea~*

<3 Drewwww
*~Bonnie Lea~*

*~Bonnie Lea~*

Happy New Yearrrrr!!!

And what better way to ring in the new year than on an incredible date?!

I just got home.

Had an AMAZING time.

It's been a looooong time since something felt so right from the very first moment.

In fact... it's been... over seven years.

And here I am again.

Not exactly where I pictured myself, to say the least.

But, obviously, right where I should be.

Because everything happens for a reason.