A day at the park...

Collin chasing bubbles...

This pic was after Collin took a dip in the fountains...

Lily and Olive catching up on "girl talk"...

Me and my little dumpling...

Daddy's girl...

The kite was twice Collin's size...

Papa loves his Lily bugs...

Nana and Papa...

We had a pretty busy weekend this past weekend.  Nana and Papa came up for a couple of days.  It's always so great seeing them, but I feel like the time goes too fast.

After Nana and Papa left on Saturday, we met Tessa, Nick and their sweet little Olive at a park in Fort Worth's cultural district.  The kids had a blast running around and playing.  Tessa and Nick adopted Olive in September from Ethiopia.  She is almost 18 months old now.  She is a beautiful little girl with the cutest personality.  It was great to see them and see how much Olive has changed in just a few short months! 

More pics of the kiddos...

I thought these pics were too cute not to post...

I took away the camera lens that Lily was playing with and she was a little upset with me...

 

Lily is 6 months old...

Lily just loves Collin and watches him all of the time...

Lily has already learned how to play defense.  Notice her hand...

She wasn't quick enough.  Can you see the big red spot on the left side of her head?  Poor thing doesn't stand a chance...

My little guy is growing up...

Here is Lily as happy as can be...

Sitting pretty...

I know I say this every month, but the time REALLY does FLY!  My sweet girl is 6 months old already!  She still doesn't have any teeth yet, but she loves to put everything in her mouth.  I'm sure it feels good on her little gums.  She is officially sitting up all on her own now.  It's so cute to watch her eyes when she is sitting up on the floor.  She seems so proud of herself and loves to see the view from a different angle.

I don't know where my little boy went.  Collin is such a big boy now. He is almost 2 1/2.  He has the sweetest little heart.  He loves to give Lily lots of hugs and kisses.  I have to watch him because sometimes he likes to squeeze her a little too tight.  We are working towards potty training.  He has gone several times on the big potty.  We give him one M&M each time he actually goes.  We thought about giving him one each time he tries, but for those of you that know Collin, you know that will not work.  He's a smart boy and we would go through bags of M&M's if we gave him one for just "trying."  We'll probably hit the potty training hard this summer when he's a little more ready. Or, should I say when I'm a little more ready!!

Superman has a pink cape...

Superman's pink cape...

Flexing their muscles...

Superman taking a break...


This morning Collin and Todd had a ball running around the house pretending to be Superman.  Todd used Collin's blanket as a cape and Collin used Lily's pink washcloth.  They are two peas in a pod.  These are the moments I want to remember!   

What Recession?

Lily in her Bumbo...

My two little bugs...

Lily-bug and Grandad...

She LOVES to grab her feet...


We all know that you can't turn on the TV or read a newspaper these days without hearing about the terrible economic state we are in.  Kids are such a gift from God and a simple reminder that everything will be okay and is in HIS hands.  Children know that no matter what, we will provide for them and we all need to know that the same is true for us.  God will take care of us no matter what happens in this crazy economy.  My mind is taken off all that is going on each day when I hear Collin say something so sweet and innocent.  Just the other day I was taking him and Lily for a walk and I was strapping him in the stroller.  I said, "Are you comfy?"  His response was, "No mommy, I'm Collin."  I just love it.  Like I said, what recession?

Collin's Big Boy Bed...

Collin's new tennis racket...
Thinking hard...
Collin's new "big boy" bed...

Collin has officially graduated from the crib to a big boy bed.  We decided we were going to keep him n his crib until he learned how to get out.  Well, the day has come.  I was downstairs feeding Lily a bottle about a week ago and Collin was SUPPOSE to be napping.  I heard little hands turning his door knob and he came running out with a grin from ear to ear saying, "Mommy, I got out of my bed."  He was SO proud of what he had accomplished!  

We got him a twin-size red race car bed.  He LOVES it!!  He has done such a great job staying in his bed.  We are so proud of him!  

Never a dull moment...

Tada! I'm 5 months old now!

I'm getting a little plump these days...

This is the hat Nana got Lily. It's too cute!

Lily's first time to eat cereal.

Collin and Marbella making Valentine's Day cards.

Here are the girls! Presley, Sophie, Finley and Lily. Eat your hearts out boys!

Here I am with my two little ones the day we got back from Cancun. You can tell we are all tired.

Jenny and Charlie getting married.

This is where Jenny and Charlie got married. It was breathtaking!
Well, there's never a dull moment in the Berger household. Todd was out of town a few weeks ago and the smoke detector decided to "malfunction" at 2:30 in the morning. It scared me to death because we have only been in our house since April and I had no idea if it was the smoke alarm or carbon monoxide detector. I ran upstairs as fast as I could and grabbed both kids out of their beds like supermom. I threw them in the car and called 911. They were both crying and scared because they were tired and had no idea what was happening. Collin got so excited when he saw the firetruck pull up. He kept yelling "firetruck, firetruck!" He thinks firemen are way cooler than Santa. Long story short, the fire chief told me that the smoke detector's batteries were good, but that it just malfunctioned for whatever reason. I was like, "Are you serious? I just yanked my sleeping kids out of bed for this?" I do have to say that being in that situation and not knowing what was happening, I was so thankful that I had my two babies in the car with me. I could have cared less about any material thing left in that house.

Collin has been busy role playing these days. He loves to pretend that he is"going to work," or "going to the store." He is so darn cute too! The other day is was playing and told me he was going to the store. I said, "Ok, call me later." His response was, "No, I call you mommy." I just love it! They say the cutest things! His vocabulary is so great! He surprises me everyday with all of the things that he says.


Lily is five months old now. Her little personality is so sweet and passive. She just loves to eat, but is that any surprise when she has Collin as a brother? We started her on rice cereal this month. She does pretty well with it. We will probably start her on baby food next month. She has started letting more people hold her now. She was going through a "mommy only stage" for a while.


Todd and I just got back from Cancun on Sunday for Jenny (Todd's sister) and Charlie's wedding. We left the little munchkins with my parents and are so appreciative that they were able to come and help out. The kids really enjoyed it. I think Lily has Nana wrapped around her finger because Nana said she did not like to be put down at all. I think Lily knows how to get what she wants already! Collin was good for the most part. Nana and Papa did get to witness some of the temper tantrums that Collin has been throwing lately. I think Collin should win an Academy Award for some of his acting abilities.