Beautiful Day for a Dip in the Pool

Today we let Lily play in her new pool. We tried earlier this morning so Anson could see her before he left, but it was too cold. Not the air temp, but the water temp was cold. So, we let her just walk around a little and put her hands in it.

Then, after lunch, Lily and I went back out. This time the water had warmed up and she had a blast as you can see from these photos! We have to take the pool back because it has a hole already. I think we'll just get the plastic blue kind so we don't have to worry about holes.

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This picture was from yesterday before we went shopping and to lunch.
This is from last Sunday. Anson was asleep on the couch and Lily Bug fell asleep on Elmo. Precious!

Our little peanut is barely over 20 pounds...

Lily's 1 year well-baby check-up was today, and she's doing great. She is right on track and "growing nicely" to quote the doctor.

Her weight is 20 pounds 2 oz (40th percentile)
Her height is 29 1/4" (50-55th percentile)
Her head is 18 3/8" (80-85th percentile)

Tonight, after dinner...playing with the hippo from the doctor, Elmo and reading a book.

The next few photos are from Saturday. We worked outside a lot cleaning the garage, pulling weeds, edging, etc. We took Lily outside with us for awhile. She took a nice long nap which was great because it allowed us to get a lot done! She started out playing in the garage but quickly found a stone to chew on, so we moved her...
To the yard. We made a play pen out of her gate. It was really bright outside.
The last photos are from her birthday. This was a photo I snapped on the way home from our shopping trip at Toy R Us. Shopping wears me out too!
More from her birthday. We bought her this rocking giraffe. She's a little too young for a real rocking horse yet.
Giving her baby a kiss. The Cabbage Patch doll's name is Lilly, but it's spelled with 2 l's. Owell...close enough. I love the smell of Cabbage Patch Kids. It brings back so many memories.
Eating real spaghetti for the first time. We took her straight to the tub!

Happy 1st Birthday Lily Anna!

Our little Lily Bug is a year old today! We can't believe it! She is such a blessing in our lives. Yesterday, we had Lily's birthday party at my parent's house. Besides the various rain showers, the day was perfect. We had a great turnout with about 30 people. We couldn't have asked for a better day.

My parents - aren't they cute?

Papa feeding Lily her lunch. Giant Eagle gives you a free smash cake with the purchase of a 1/4 sheet. Lily sure had fun with her smash cake.

Present time! Lily got a lot of wonderful toys and clothes!

Baby MichaelUncle Jamie bought Lily this Elmo balloon. She loves it!

Grandma and Grandpa Cross bought Lily this Elmo chair. We think its her favorite gift. She loves it!Lydia and Rebekah
Lily and Zachary
Isn't Zack such a cutie?
The Hicks Family got Lily a bubble machine and a huge jug of bubbles. The kids had a lot of fun playing with it. Family Photo
Jeremy carrying Emily and Sarah
Grandma and Grandpa Cross with their Sugar

I took today off work to spend with my baby girl. We had a great day. We went to Daddy's work to see Daddy's work friends and take Daddy to lunch at Panera Bread. Then, I took Lily to Toys R Us and bought her some toys. I promised her that we would always spend her birthday together and go shopping. Then, we came home and played outside in the front yard until Daddy came home. Later, we watched her open her presents from us. We bought her a Cabbage Patch Kid baby, a rocking giraffe that she can ride on, an Elmo cell phone, a swimming pool, an Elmo DVD, a Dora lawn chair, a "birthday girl" Willow Tree figurine and a popcorn popper walker. I'd say Lily had a wonderful 1st birthday!