Lily's 12th Millionth Fundraiser

Lily is a pro at fundraisers. She's been to at least 5 in her short life, if not more.

This one was a small soiree for US Senator Patty Murray. I'm looking forward to pulling out these pictures, and all her other political event photos, when Lily runs for a leadership position in Middle School, High School or any other time in her life. Though I dress her almost exclusively in pink, do not mistake that for weakness. My girl never needed to wear blue just to be tough.

It was held at the beautiful home of Chuck and Dee Robinson, right above Village Books.

 It was attended by some friends, mostly old but a few new faces. We inadvertently ended up sitting right at the front for the talking and discussion part so I was holding my breath that Lily would be happy. And, she was. She was fascinated by the entire thing and watched in rapt attention as a strong female leader spoke from the heart.

Everyone remarked on how well behaved Miss Lily was. And she was. She did nothing but smile and grin the entire time and stayed silent through the entire 45 minutes of talking and discussion time. The discussion primarily focused on the current budget negotiations at the Federal level.

This was my second or third Murray co-hosting event and as usual, I was taken by her warm, friendly and personable nature. She was happy to hold Lily and clearly has a soft spot in her heart for little ones - and as a former Preschool teacher, that makes sense!