Twilight!

Okay...so I gave in (Amy!) ... I bought the book and I'm on page 20...haven't had much time to read it since I bought it. I really hope I can finish during the holidays (especially since you all said you read it in a day!!!!). So I was a little disappointed to hear that the movie wasn't as good as the book. Maybe I'll just read the book and worry about the movie later! I'm still not into the fact that it has vampires in it. Here's to happy reading!

Happy 1/2 Year!

I can't believe it but Liliana is 6 months old. She is such an absolutely wonderful baby-these past months have flown by! She's doing a great job sitting up and rolling back and forth these days. She's eating everything she can get her hands on. We still don't see any teeth, but there sure is plenty of drool to make us think they'll be here anytime now!!

Mommy's Must Haves...A Takeoff

So, my friend "The Pink Chick" Jennifer has a "Favorite Things" that she does each Monday on her blog. I love to come and check on Monday to see what she's highlighted each week. I'd like to steal her idea and blog on "Mommy's Favorite Things". Occasionally there are items that I find to be "Mommy Must Have's". Tonight, I found one of my new favorites!


Gerber Finger Foods "Biter Biscuits"--I've been trying to find Liliana something that she can eat while we are eating dinner. I am a big proponent of the "family dinner", however, with our little one this really has been a challenge. I couldn't figure out how to feed her and eat at the same time (great weight loss plan if I stuck to it by the way!). So, now I can feed her before our dinner and she can eat a "biter biscuit" during dinner! She LOVED them. We were finished eating and I was cleaning the table so I took what was left of her biscuit to throw it away and she was furious! I gave it back to her and she just laughed and put it back into her mouth. The only "con" I have to these is that they make a MESS. There was a serious amount of this biscuit on her bib, but they are a new must have in the Moon house! I'll be on the lookout for the next "Mommy Must Have".

Happy Halloween

A "Full" moon

It's official! Our adoption has been finalized and Liliana Grace is in our family forever! :) We finalized on Monday, October 27th. We celebrated the day by taking family pictures at the mall and making a special "Build-A-Bear" named "Bethany" (the name of our adoption agency). Although it doesn't change daily life in the Moon household, it is comforting to know that all the paperwork and not so fun parts of adoption are complete!

Crafty Mommy

I ventured out to my crafty side last weekend and made Liliana a dress!!! It's a cute and easy pattern and I made it in only about an hour. She even wore it to church the next day! I can't wait to get some Christmas fabric and give it another try (with some modifications after she pulled on the ribbons all day!)

The Return....

Today at about 4 p.m. (by the way it's a rainy,nasty day here), our neighbor's middle school son rang the doorbell. He's like "Hey, are you guys still missing your dog?" ....I was like..Yeah, but she's been gone for SEVEN days so I don't think she'll be back. He says.."We were out riding our bikes (He's ON his bike with a friend at my front door..in the rain).. and WE SAW YOUR DOG! She's down the street. So Kevin jumps in the car and returns about 5 minutes later with none other than..our wonder dog..LUCY! She's been gone for SEVEN days... and right now, she's resting comfortably with a full belly and probably feeling much better than she has in a while. I was amazed! I had honestly thought I would never see her again. I'm so happy she's safe and sound. So...Pirate Pug the wonder dog needs a Halloween costume. Any suggestions?!? Maybe I should make her a "Wonder Dog" cape! :):):):):):)