Baby Ava

Hello pretty girl!

Welcome to the world!  We can't wait to meet you!

Ava Taylor

Born March 25 (right?  Is that right?)

6 lbs. 13 oz, 19.5 inches (same as Anna Jane!) 

Do your thing, little girl - stay up late, poop everywhere, cry for three hours straight around 7:00 at night - and treasure every little moment Uncle Matt and Aunt Nikki because they really do go fast. Which M----- did Grandma say you already look like?  This makes 8 little babies for our M----- family.  All beautiful, all healthy.  What a blessing!

Love,

Lilly, Anna Jane and Jack

Before and After!

 Mommy and Teti came to be lunch monitors last week (we didn't get a picture with Teti, dern it!) and my little tooth was hanging by a thread - see it?!  We hoped it would fall out at lunch but it didn't.  Mrs. Bolt couldn't stand it anymore and in the afternoon she asked me if she could pull it.  I told Mommy, "I don't understand why Mrs. Bolt had to hurt me by twisting my tooth!"

 But she got it!  I got this cool BLUE tooth necklace, I got to go to the top of the "Good Girl" chart (top pink!)

And I got this special little raccoon whom I named - you'll never guess - are you guessing?  Did you guess?  Raccoony.  BAM!
No more two front teeth!
Love,
Lilly, Anna Jane, and Jack

Den Den Dentist Time

 Went to the dentist this week.  I growled at him.  About 20 times.  GRRRRRR!  ROARRRRRR!  I think I scared him a little.  I totally dug my dental hygenist, though - I growled at her at first.  She growled back, then she giggled, then tickled me and then Mama realized she was watching a little version of me with Big Me and it was fun to watch.  I didn't have any cavities.  Rock!

 Ummm...I had two cavities.

 Oops.  Going back in a few weeks to get them filled.  That is going to be awful.  But I did lose my other front tooth!!  I'm adorable.  It's adorable (but this picture still has my one front tooth - I will post a picture minus both front teeth in a couple days).

Jack sat next to me for a minute.  He held my hand.  Isn't he such a sweet boy?  Love him to pieces.
Love,
Lilly, Anna Jane, and Jack

Chill...

This is what we are doing right now - except for Anna Jane, who is singing quietly in our room.  Finally, Jack and I are asleep and Mommy is sitting on the couch listening to nothing and it's the sweetest sound she's heard all day.  Between Jack's whining for snacks (which is literally CONSTANT), my asking questions about the same things over and over (and over and over) and Anna Jane pretending to be some sort of animal, Mommy is just enjoying the sounds of nothing.  It even looks good when I type it.  Nothing. 
We have a super duper busy month coming up. We are taking Babi to Disney, Daddy is going to Africa, our new cousin is going to be getting here soon, Anna Jane is turning 5, one of Mommy's BFF's is getting married, another BFF is having a baby, Spring Break at the beach - before you know it we will be out of school for the summer and there will be no doing nothing at all when Mama has us all three all day every day.  Any time for nothing will be spent doing exactly what you see above and below.  And it will be awesome.
Love,
Lilly, Anna Jane and Jack

There Goes One of My Two Front Teeth!

I lost my tooth at lunch yesterday in school!  My awesome teacher gave me this super cute tooth necklace and wrapped it all up safe and tidy so I could bring it home and leave it for the tooth fairy.  I think the one right next to it will go in the next day or two.  I HOPE so anyway because Saturday we're getting family pictures taken and it's a bit "snaggly" if you know what I mean.  It's hilarious.  I can't believe six years ago this time(ish) Mama was blogging about napping with little baby me on the couch and now I'm losing teeth.  Pretty soon I'm going to need deodorant and a training bra.  *Sigh**Sigh**Sigh*

In other news Happy Birthday to Ollie today!!

Mama can't get over how BIG you look in this picture.  Whoa.  Dude.  Too fast!  TOO FAST!  Make a wish little guy - we know what we wish for for you!  Happy, happy!

And also - Happy Anniversary to Babi and Duda!

Mark 10:9 - What God has joined together let no man separate.
You are a true testament to what MARRIAGE is all about!  37 years together!  We love you so much! Thank you for the wonderful example you set for our marriage!
Happy day!
Love,
Lilly, Anna Jane, and Jack
(and Mama, too!)

DoctorJoeSays.com

Mommy and Daddy have a new project!  They love blogging about us so much they've created another blog!  Don't worry, Lillybean123 will always be my first love - but DoctorJoeSays.com is a little more polished and hopefully relevant and we're EXCITED!  Mommy and Daddy both studied writing in college and they both miss doing it.  They're passionate about us kids and they thought - hey!  Why not put the two together and see what we can do?  So they did!  It's a fun project they love working on together and it's helping them grow and learn (for instance, Daddy's "pet peeve" is exclamation points!  For real!  Whowoulda thunk it?)  We hope you'll follow the new blog, too (after you come visit us at Lillybean123 first, of course).
It's too bad Mama didn't jump on the blog-wagon six years ago when she started THIS blog.  That's right!  It's the blog's 6th birthday!  Happy birthday, blog!  Thanks for being a part of our journey with us!
Love,
Lilly, Anna Jane, and Jack
P.S. Did you notice the new comma after Anna Jane?  Yep.  There's supposed to be a comma there.  For years Mommy left the comma out.  Daddy blames Mommy's OU education.  Mommy blames society's excessive use of commas.

Owie - Head Injury Chronicles

 I got my first head injury last week.  Thanks to - JACK - whacking me in the forehead with a shovel!  We were outside playing and Mommy heard me screaming so she came out to see what the matter was.  There I stood with my hand over my boo boo and blood GUSHING LIKE A RIVER!  Naturally Mommy started screaming and it went like this: "JOE! JOE! JOE! JOE! JOE! JOE!" and then Daddy had minor heart palpitations thinking I broke something and when he came outside Mommy and I both stood there staring at each other, screaming.  It's a good thing we've made it 6 1/2 years without an incident because it turns out Mama doesn't handle blood very well.

 Even though it was a Sunday Daddy took me into his office to clean it up proper.  Once we cleaned all the blood away it didn't look quite so bad, but Anna Jane still felt super sorry for me.  Note, I did not remove my hairbow during procedure.

 We also took Big Dog for extra comfort.  He was the only thing Mama grabbed on the way out the door.  For some artistic fun, Anna Jane grabbed Mommy's phone and took some candids of my procedure and of Mama holding me down.

 It's hard to look at that, isn't it?

 Well, dang, it's even harder to look at that but Mama thought it was funny and she can laugh at herself.

 Hey Dr. Daddy do we get a discount?

 All done.  No stitches.  Mommy made sure to tell Daddy not to jeopardize my future career as a world famous fashion model by scarring my forehead.  If my career doesn't come to fruition can I sue?  I'll start by suing Jack for whacking me in the head with the shovel, then I'll sue Mommy for negligence for not being there at the moment it happened and then I'll sue Daddy for malpractice.

 Ha ha!  Just joking!  Finally, we leave you with a little comic relief.  Anna Jane style.

Thank you to Teti, Babi and Duda, and Uncle Mark and Aunt Kimber for bringing me flowers, ice cream, and love.  So far I'm all better, but still milking it!
Love,
Lilly, Anna Jane, and Jack

Are You There World? It's Me, Lillybean...

 Here I am!  I know you've missed me and my stories.  I guess after six years of blogging Mommy is entitled to a little hiatus but guess what?  We're BACK, y'all!  We finally sprung for a new 'puter, we're working on transferring all of our old photos to the new 'puter ("It's really easy," the Mac Genius says, "just do this-this-this - see?  An idiot can do it."  Except Mommy.  She's the idiot who CAN'T do it.)  So we are back up and running, excited to share our stories with you and fill you in on this little guy - remember Jack?  My brother?  The third child?

Yeah, look at him.  Like, a whole year of undocumented growth.  Sorry, Kid.  That's what happens when you're the third, dude.  Trust us when we say you're everyone's favorite, though.  You are.  After me.  And after Anna Jane.  You're the favorite, really.
Be sure to come back and visit us for stories!  We're looking forward to getting back to posting and to hearing from you!
Love,
Lilly Bean, Anna Jane and Jack Man!