Sunday, July 26, 2009

Day at the Pool

We finally got to meet Jen, Ken and Zack at the pool. We were supposed to meet them last week but the weather was too cold and yesterday it rained. The weather today was okay. It threatened to rain a little and it wasn't that warm, but we still had a lot of fun!
Dillon fell asleep on his tummy in the shade. We had to keep pulling the blanket so he stayed in the shade =)
Break time!
The Dads hanging out. Dillon sleeping.
Our handsome boy!
Our beautiful girl!
Daddy reading to the kids tonight!
Back to work tomorrow already! Have a great week everyone!

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Oatmeal, Cookies and Tummies

Oatmeal face!
Friday night...making oatmeal cookies with Mommy!
Dillon is so strong. He rolls and rolls. Once he's on his tummy, he holds his head up really well and looks around. Lily likes to lay with him. She really loves her little brother!

Friday afternoon, Anson and I took the afternoon off work to see Harry Potter and go out to dinner at Friday's. We nice a really nice "date day." Today we were supposed to meet Jen, Ken and Zack at the pool but the weather was threatening to storm so we decided to try for tomorrow. So far the weather looks a lot better for tomorrow so we are hoping we can go then! Right now, Anson is asleep on the couch even though I've told him several times to go up to bed. We worked hard today cleaning the house. I'm heading to bed soon myself.

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Swinging & Rolling

The kids love to swing. And, Uncle Jamie is building them a great big swing set for Nana and Papa's house. They are going to love it next summer. Probably still a little too small for this year. Anson and I are jealous. What are the chances he'll make another one for our next house??? =)
Lonely day today. Anson is helping Jeremy move. I hate when we are apart on the weekends. At least I got to spend the day with my munchkins. I captured this video of Dillon rolling over. I had to help him a little. His arm gets stuck. Lily was napping when I got it.
Right now we are outside in the garage. Lily is pushing her bubble mower and Dillon is kicking away in his bouncy seat. Lily keeps saying "Daddy mower" and pointing to the real lawn mower. Until you acknowledge what she is saying, she'll keep saying it over and over again like a broken record. It's frustrating for both of us when I don't know what she is saying. Luckily I catch about 75% of what she says. Gotta go, we are moving from the garage to the porch so Lily can swing!

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Summer Fun

Lily putting on my shoes. She does this a lot actually.
Long overdue visit with my good friend, Katy. Kai and Dillon had some time to catch up too =)
Lily in her "Ball N Que" t-shirt from Grammy. Makes a great oversized nightshirt.
Akron Zoo on Sunday. Great free day. We got to see the new baby jaguars.
2 of the babies. They were born 3 days before Dillon =)
Kinda freaky that a huge bear is so close to our precious little girl!
Later the same day, playing in the pool!
Even Dillon got in! He dealt well with Lily's splashing!
Dillon started rolling over. I have yet to get it on camera yet, though! Stay tuned. I will be persistent =)

Saturday, July 11, 2009

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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Dillon is 4 Months Old!

Here are his stats from his doctor's appt today. The doctor said he is growing at a good rate and all is well! We are so blessed that our children are in good health!

Weight: 16 pounds, 6 ounces = 75th percentile
Height: 25 inches = 50th percentile
Head Cir: 16 1/2 inches = 50th percentile

As I mentioned in my last post, Dillon is such a happy baby! He is really interactive and responds to you when you talk and coo at him. He's such a perfect addition to our family!

Dad Update: My Dad is doing better today. He's still in the hospital, and we just got back from seeing him. He has an atypical form of pneumonia and they have no idea how he caught it. They say it'll take him 8-10 weeks to get better! And, he'll probably be on oxygen for awhile. We are hoping that they discharge him tomorrow. Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers!

Sunday, July 5, 2009

4th of July Weekend!

We had such a fun 4th of July weekend! It was just the four of us all weekend long. We spent some good quality time together! We haven't had that in a really long time. It seems like we are always rushing around to get somewhere.

On a sadder note, my Daddy is really sick. He is in the hospital with pneumonia! We were supposed to go jet skiing this weekend with my parents, but Dad was too sick to go. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.

On Wednesday, I gave Dillon some rice cereal with a spoon for the first time. He ate a few bites but then started crying. Most of it ended up on his bib! This was my attempt to get him to sleep all night again. Last week we he woke me up almost every night!
We spent the majority of Friday in our jammies! It was great. Once Lily got up from her nap, we headed down to Belden Village for some shopping and dinner at Chili's. Anson got new glasses and we spent way too much money at Target, Babies R Us, Sam's and Giant Eagle.
Lily eating breakfast on Friday morning.
Dillon is such a happy baby! He's always smiling, giggling and talking or screaming. He's ticklish too! We tickle him on his tummy and sides and he squirms and giggles. It's adorable.
Lily sitting on "Samba." This photo is cute because I caught Sampson in mid lick.
Lily loves to sit in the bouncy seat. She usually gets herself stuck, though!
On Saturday we did some chores around the house. Anson mowed and I cleaned. Anson cooked us some burgers and fries that were so yummy. Then, Lily and I took a nice nap. Later we went to see the Akron fireworks downtown. We tried to recruit some friends to go with us, but everyone was busy. I treated myself to some Diary Queen! I'm still doing WW, though, and it's going great!
We found a nice spot off of Market Street. We didn't want to be in the downtown thick of it, but we certainly wanted to be close enough.
Lily playing and reading books, dressed in red. It was really chilly Sat. nite. Too cold to be July 4th!
Me and Dillon dressed in blue.
My gorgeous husband also dressed in blue!
My boys!
Isn't this the cutest picture?
Dillon fell asleep and Lily was reading her books
Babe playing games and music on his phone.
Just before the show started! I wasn't sure how they would like the fireworks because they are so loud. Lily started fussing a little at first, but then she really liked them! Dillon and I just laid on the blanket and watched them.
We had great seats!
Lily and Daddy watching the fireworks! All the way home, Lily said "We see boom-booms. I like them!"
On Sunday morning, Lily was so excited to go to the pool that she tried to dress herself in her suit.
My stud! He's shiny because I had just put sunscreen on him!
We took the kids to Griffith's Pool off of Cleve-Mass Road. Jen and Ken introduced us to this pool last year. It's great for small kids because the kiddie pool starts at 6 inches and goes to 2 ft deep. There was no one else at the kiddie pool the whole time we were there. Lily had a blast! She was freezing, though. Her lips were blue. We kept asking her if she wanted to get out and she kept saying "No, I warm." It's only $4.50 a person to get in and we can take our own food in! Unlike Clearwater which is double the price and you have to buy their food!
On break, Lily eating an apple!
The apple. Anson took this picture because he thought her apple was hilarious-looking.
Bathing Beauty! We even took Dillon in the pool!
Daddy throwing Lily up in the air
Dillon napping in the shade that we made for him
Dillon screaming and Lily talking

Daddy and Lily in the pool
Quick Lily Story: Lily is the keeper of who can come when we go somewhere. As soon as Anson and I start talking about going somewhere, she says "I come!" Then she'll go on to say "Mommy come... Daddy come... Dingdon (Dillon) come..." She also says "Samba come" and "Milky come" or "Blankie come." It's cute. As we are getting in the van, she does a roll call..."Daddy?" "Mommy?" "Dingdon?" We have to say "yes" or "here" or else she'll keep saying our name. She's too precious!
HAPPY 34th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TO MOM & DAD CROSS!!