boxing day in the park

lilah and dad in the snow.

mum is on the other side holding on to a lamp post for her life.

lindi's presents... later...

the unwrapping went on all day.

it was a wonderful, peaceful christmas.

happy holidays to all.

love,

us.

the Chameleon. lilah's new friend.

ohhh. hello!

mum and lilah. christmas morning. 2009.

she really, really likes the balloons

(recommended for any parent(s) looking for an inexpensive christmas alternative)

now this is what it's all about

blissful, christmas joy.

i love you lilah.

presents from nonnie and poppa jon

what is it??

another circus freak joins the household... hooray!!!

whoa! santa left lotsalots of balloons!

oh my gosh!!

she's a happy little pirate.

christmas in glasgow

inside...

outside...

lilah and sylvan

lilah loves a sylvan.

doesn't mean she's getting one of her own, though.

thanksgiving at the botanics

happy belated.

love lilah.

pumpkin poop-cake cooking

lilah has just "framed it!" with the siv... on her face.

doin' some dishes.

lilah could do this for hours and hours.

this, and "wash EE hands-now" in the bathroom.

le petit chat

she's the new addition to our quirky household and so far, she fits right in.

gratuitous cuteness

she's using her silly singing voice in the first one...

but in the second take lilah lets her guard down and it's so adorable it should be illegal.

big bada boom on the chin

the story that goes with this is:

lilah reached the one step in our flat riding her cookie-monster scooter. she then asked for Daddy to come and help her take cookie-monster down the step...

"just a minute, lilah, daddy will come when he's finished hanging the laundry..."

"please daddy, help a cookie-monster down the step?"

"i'm coming... be right there."

*Thud*

"Look, Daddy! Ya-Ya Did -----" BOOM!!!

and she took the cookie-monster down with her for the biggest a-boom she's had to this day.

mind, it was a while ago, and now the bruise has faded... but she still shows everyone she sees her chin and the big a-boom the cookie monster gave her going down the step.

before winter is autumn

notice where the light is coming from. that's how far north lilah lives.

"In the autumn, leaves start a fallin'

It's not long till winter comes callin'

Make the most of each sunny day and

Hope the rain clouds stay away"

cloud-gazer.

lilah's brain

at the melrose abbey

Abbey? Tabi?

sign language works

lilah signing "Pig" while grunting... er... like a pig.

lemon, hop! goodboy

daddy - if Lennon is bothering you, just tell him "Lennon, stop!"

lilah - "Lemon, Hop!!"

carousel in three parts

(you can hear her here)

this was a good choice.

i think we're onto something here.

comfy cozy

luxurious lounging at the end of the day

jumping

lilah invents the most efficient way of popping plastic bubbles

nonnie is here (with presents)

little miss sunshine, no eat the cards. fantastic.

while getting ready for pre-night-night reading time, we asked lilah if she wanted to read to us for a change, and she did!

the picture on the page lilah is reading from shows Little Miss Sunshine and Mr Grumpy playing cards, which are held up by their mouths.

i have no idea where lilah learned the word fantastic.

the lights do come on in the video.

the claws of the tiger

lilah likes mummy's boots

lilah put these on herself.

and just LOOK at her choice of reading material.

aww.

Santa Lilah of les Tigres

sometimes it's funny to tie your kid up in blankets.

ah, wee santa lilah of les tigres. never to be found without her rockstar sunglasses.

tongue clicking?!

Lilah came home from her Papa Brian's today and was able to do this.

lilah, daddy, and louis theroux

we love louis.

louis, however, does not love the rAts.

and thus, there will be no dog like louis in our permanent possession for a while.

too bad, because he and lilah were very good with each other.

happy birthday toLilah

possible potential for a career in the performance arts?

happy birthday to yaya

Happy 2nd Birthday, Lilah Parfery!

birthday duds

lilah rocks this dress from aunty lyndie (and can take her shoes off without her hands)

hat - nonnie, papa jon

indian princess shirt - aunt kamal

skirt - handmade by goddess tonia (why are you leaving to go back to australia, whywhywhy)

the Parferys visit for Lilah's 2nd birthday

oh... my... god

aahhhhh!

Lilah loves Papa Brian somuch.

up to the clouds, daddy?

watch your leg, Fay!

up to the clouds!!!

what to do with a sugar high

after the ice cream, Lilah and Fay cleaned the shop with some wet wipes.

when that was finished, we took a slow, but very active walk home.

it was typical smirry scottish weather, but i don't think anyone noticed.

how to drink ice cream

mmm... bubbles

Lilah turns 2 and goes for ice cream with Fay

Lilah and Fay at Three Steppes to Heaven (aka Coldstone Creamery, Americanas!)

totally diggin the green ice cream

when ice cream melts, use straw...

beautiful girl, stay with me

unreal.

(so you remember she is.)

a snip in time

never forget, Lilah, you LOVED the night garden.

visit from the cousins

lilah. wee kaleb (Kay-bub). and big cousin Paige.

Uncle Steven and cousin Paige (who had just lost her first tooth!)

Aunty (new mum) Linda and baby Kay-bub.

crazy hobbitses

lilah was hiding.

wearing daddy's jumper.

lookin all kindsa crazy.

proof that we will be getting a kitty

nighttime procedures.

this rainbow was only for lilah

this is the view from lilah's bedroom. only mummy and lilah saw the rainbow before it disappeared. lilah loves rainbows. ask her to sing you the rainbow song sometime...

back in the red chair

happy girl's big teeth!