Summer Mornings....

How expressive......

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Christmas Photos.....

I know, I know......

This should be called "Yearly Perk(in)s", so here are some updated pics....










Oh, and we are due to have a son in December!

A Mother's Prayer for Her Child by Tina Fey

“First, Lord: No tattoos. May neither Chinese symbol for truth nor Winnie-the-Pooh holding the FSU logo stain her tender haunches.

May she be Beautiful but not Damaged, for it’s the Damage that draws the creepy soccer coach’s eye, not the Beauty.

When the Crystal Meth is offered, may she remember the parents who cut her grapes in half And stick with Beer.

Guide her, protect her when crossing the street, stepping onto boats, swimming in the ocean, swimming in pools, walking near pools, standing on the subway platform, crossing 86th Street, stepping off of boats, using mall restrooms, getting on and off escalators, driving on country roads while arguing, leaning on large windows, walking in parking lots, riding Ferris wheels, roller-coasters, log flumes, or anything called “Hell Drop,” “Tower of Torture,” or “The Death Spiral Rock ‘N Zero G Roll featuring Aerosmith,” and standing on any kind of balcony ever, anywhere, at any age.

Lead her away from Acting but not all the way to Finance. Something where she can make her own hours but still feel intellectually fulfilled and get outside sometimes And not have to wear high heels. What would that be, Lord? Architecture? Midwifery? Golf course design? I’m asking You, because if I knew, I’d be doing it, Youdammit.

May she play the Drums to the fiery rhythm of her Own Heart with the sinewy strength of her Own Arms, so she need Not Lie With Drummers.

Grant her a Rough Patch from twelve to seventeen.Let her draw horses and be interested in Barbies for much too long, For childhood is short – a Tiger Flower blooming Magenta for one day – And adulthood is long and dry-humping in cars will wait.

O Lord, break the Internet forever, that she may be spared the misspelled invective of her peers And the online marketing campaign for Rape Hostel V: Girls Just Wanna Get Stabbed.

And when she one day turns on me and calls me a Bitch in front of Hollister, Give me the strength, Lord, to yank her directly into a cab in front of her friends, For I will not have that Shit. I will not have it.

And should she choose to be a Mother one day, be my eyes, Lord, that I may see her, lying on a blanket on the floor at 4:50 A.M., all-at-once exhausted, bored, and in love with the little creature whose poop is leaking up its back. “My mother did this for me once,” she will realize as she cleans feces off her baby’s neck. “My mother did this for me.” And the delayed gratitude will wash over her as it does each generation and she will make a Mental Note to call me. And she will forget. But I’ll know, because I peeped it with Your God eyes.

Amen.”

-Tina Fey

Happy 1st Birthday Lillie Grace!!!

Catch her birthday morning here!

Lillie and the hat!

It's a reaallly cute video, but long! If you have the time check it out here! P.S. I look creeepy...beware!

Lillie does The Aquarium of the Pacific

We took Lillie to the Aquarium of the Pacific and had a great time. Lillie definitely took a liking to the abundance of colorful fish.....check it out here!

Christmas 2010

We had a great Christmas, here is a link of Lillie on Christmas morning. It's a little slow, but she is new at the whole present thing!

Busy, Busy, Busy

Sorry for the lack of updates, but we have been very busy trying to keep up with Lillie during the holiday season! She is crawling faster and faster these days and is well on her way to taking her first steps......needless to say, Nate and I are saying our prayers! She said her first word "Papa" to Nate's dad and quickly followed that up with "ball" at Grandma Gina's! She has definitely been in the holiday spirit and is very excited to have her first visit from Santa(the most she can be at 9 months)! We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday!

Someone is on the go.......

Lillie has become much more mobile these days! She started crawling last week and hasn't slowed down since. She has also started trying to pull herself up on everything, which means we better get to baby-proofing!!! Yikes!

6 months

Wow, how the time has flown by! Lillie is 6 1/2 months and is busy, busy, busy! Everyday is a new adventure filled with fun, laughter, and joy! Here are some of the latest.....

Big girl food



Big girl cup



Holding her own bottle



Almost crawling (please excuse the dog)



Morning ritual



Fun time with Daddy



Hope you enjoyed and we will try and update much more!

XOXO

The Perkins

Updates, Updates, Updates

Lillie has been keeping us very busy, hence the lack of updates, but here we go.....Lillie is now 5 months and has come a long way! She is rolling, babbling, semi-sitting, trying solids, and sleeping in her own room (but not through the night)! She is very social and definitely knows what she wants aka is already developing some attitude! Now for the updates in pictures and videos!!!

(Warning:Please excuse my loud and annoying comments in the following videos!)

Now that she is in her crib I can often be found starring at this....



Her and Daddy enjoying the summer....



Trying solids....



Sitting up....



Lastly, a little fun we had in the car...

4th of July

Our favorite morning ritual....

Most mornings Nate and I get to wake up to this......
P.S. She is not in a baby straight jacket, it's a swaddler - she sleeps longer being swaddled.

More Chatter.....

Can you say that again please?

Steamroller Lillie!

The Many Faces of Lillie