Bracelets

That is what Lilly calls braces. Yeah she is pretty cute. All is well, girls are getting bigger and Lilly is such a little girl- the baby is gone. Kind of makes me want to cry but is awesome to witness as well. Collin is busy, life is busy, we are just busy. It is good busy though, we are blessed. I'm getting so excited for Halloween, Lilly is going to be Sleeping Beauty and Lucy is still up in the air. I miss my family, we all need to live closer to each other!!!! Here are a few pics and video. I miss you all so much!!!

Lucy tickles from Liana Kraus on Vimeo.

A conversation with Lilly and Lucy from Liana Kraus on Vimeo.

90210- Lucy's 1st Birthday!!!!

I can't believe it has been 1 whole year since Lucy was born. Literally is feels like just yesterday I was very pregnant with her, it can't have been a year already!!!! So crazy how fast time has flown by. I just wanted to throw a quick post up to celebrate my little girl. She is so wonderful and I (we) feel so blessed to have our two little angels!!!! Also, a friend called me to tell me that they were noting on the news this morning that the date is 90210 which is just cool.

Lucy walking from Liana Kraus on Vimeo.

More to come...

If nothing else...

If nothing else I wanted to get a post up today!!!! Truthfully my eyes are stinging and I'm super tired...So this will be brief. Plus I can never think of anything to say on these Blog posts. I'm not a writer-wish I was but ah well. My sweet Lilly is watching "Olivia" on Nick JR. and eating Goldfish for her bedtime snack. Collin is still at school studying for a test he has tomorrow. Lucy is asleep and I'm trying to get motivated to fold two loads of laundry. Kiddos are growing fast and so stinking cute I can hardly stand it. Lilly continues to test the bounds of my patience and I feel she is teaching me alot about myself. The good the bad the scary. I love her so much and I wouldn't want her any other way!!! Lucy is a pistol and all OVER the place!!! Lucy loves and adores Lilly and wants to do and be wherever she is-much to Lilly's chagrin sometimes. I love to watch them interact when Lilly is happy to have Lucy there. They play really cute together. I maintain they will be bestest buddies!!! We had a scare with Lilly a few weeks ago, she fell and cut her lip pretty good. Collin called his Oral surgery buds and we debated going to the ER but then decided it was a pretty superficial cut and it healed up really fast so we were glad that we didn't take her to the ER. That is the below pic. It is amazing how fast little kids heal. Okay that's all I got right now. Hope all is well with everyone!!!

Untitled from Liana Kraus on Vimeo.

Lilly singing in the car from Liana Kraus on Vimeo.

VIDEOS!!!!!

Lilly and Daddy having a chat! from Liana Kraus on Vimeo.

Untitled from Liana Kraus on Vimeo.

Just take a deep breath okay?

Well it has been awhile. Christmas was wonderful and crazy and what every Christmas should be I feel. We got to go to Ohio and see my WHOLE family and we all stayed at my parent's house!!!! My poor parents I'm sure needed a vacation after "Christmas vacation". Life has just been chugging along since then. My little Lucy is getting big fast. Time goes too fast I have decided-at least in regards to the babies. Both my girls are just stinkin' adorable. Lilly is growing up so much, she is no longer a "baby" but a little girl. Kind of freaks me out. The other day she rolled her eyes at someone who was talking to her at the Doctor's office-I couldn't believe it. Yeah, I'm in for it. I have discovered that I indeed do have quite the temper on me-didn't really know I had one until the two year old. Lilly will actually try to calm me down. Pathetic. It is because I will say to her, "okay Lilly mommy needs to just take a deep breath okay?" She now says when I start to get upset, "Just take a break and say, she will then inhale and exhale". Sad I know. She is so cute and so full of it. I can't imagine life without my sweet little ones. They are my world. Lucy is wiggly and cute and into grunting. You know once they figure out that they can make noise it is go time. Collin is busy as can be. Between callings and school and mentor programs at school and being a daddy he is stretched thin. Plus he has me for a wife-and I DEMAND time with him!!!! I love him more than he knows because I don't tell him enough. Funny how you get on a blog and decide to declare love for your spouse. Maybe I will actually TELL him too!!! I hope all is well with everyone. Happy Valentine's Day!!!! And as always I will try to do better with this blogging business!!!! I still can't figure out the video stuff. Man I wish I wasn't so technically impaired. Oh yeah, a few comments on the pics. Lucy in the ducky dress-that is the face I get for almost all pictures she doesn't like the flash. I took a pic of her pooping up her shirt because literally that happens on a good week about 5 times- my bathroom sink is always full of soaking poopy clothes. Glamourous I know. Lilly like any true girl LOVES to wear mommies shoes. They are always all over the house!!!