Feeding Herself With a Fork

Lily has been doing this for a few weeks but I haven't been able to get it on camera until this morning.

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These next few photos are from last Sunday, Anson's Father's Day. I had to go out of town for work so I wasn't able to post them. Lily got Anson this mug with her photo on it; a $10 Starbuck's card and a T-shirt that says "All Star American Father."

I made Anson do a crossword puzzle too! It was fun as you can tell from his face!

I also made him go on a hunt for his gifts. I gave him four clues...

Like father, like daughter...they both look silly!Which one isn't a toy? Can you find it? Lily at Nana and Papa's sitting in her chair and umbrella set. Eating a popsicle

Puppy's Check-up & Random Photos From This Week

Puppy went today to the vet for his rabies shot and vaccination. Anson took him while I stayed at home with Lily. Anson got scolded by the vet because Sampson weighs 107 pounds!! The vet actually wrote "Yelled at owner" in his chart. Apparently, we are feeding him about 3 scoops too many per day. So, puppy is going on Weight Watchers. The vet said he should weigh 90 pounds, so he has about 17 pounds to lose.

The rest of these photos are random from this week. All is well with all of us. We are getting very excited for our vacation next week. We are leaving Friday after work to drive down to South Carolina to visit Anson's parents for a whole week. It's been over 3 years since we've had a whole week off. Since our honeymoon, actually. So, we are really looking forward to it. I can't wait to take Lily swimming and to the beach!

Daddy reading to his princess tonight

We went to McDonald's for dinner tonight. This is the first time we've taken Lily to McD's. She ate an entire cheeseburger!!!

These photos are from last night. Anson went out with the guys and Lily and I stayed home and played.
Lily twirling her baton. It was so cute. I asked her to go get her baton and she did!! She's so smart =)
Tiger started golfing before he was 2, so maybe Lily will be a Pro Majorette. If there is such a thing?!?
I love her face in this pic.
This was from a few nights ago. She was carrying around her sadly deflated Elmo balloon. She loves that balloon.

A couple pics to hold you over

As you requested babe, I am posting a couple pics for you.

We went to Old State Park on Friday night so Lily could go swinging again. She really loves to swing.

From this morning at Bob Evan's for my day (Father's Day)

Our little fish. Next to swinging, I think being in the pool is her next favorite thing.

Here is baby girl at Nana & Papa's yesterday swinging on thier back porch.

Well babe, I hope that these pictures will be enough of our little one that you won't miss her too much. Hurry home as we both miss you terribly already. We love you so much!!!

Playdate with Zack

Last night, Lily and I went over to visit Jen & Zachary. We went to dinner, went for a walk and then let the kids play together in the basement with all of Zack's cool toys. Dinner was very good. We went to an Italian restaurant. It was really funny because Lily would scream while Zack was quiet and then Zack would scream while Lily was quiet. Jen and I thought we were going to get kicked out! The weather was perfect for a walk. We took them down by the canal to a park that had a baby swing and a slide. They both loved the swing! And, they were both upset when we left. We will try have to take them back soon.

Grandma C. - Lily wore her Sugar dress =) Isn't she adorable? It's the softest dress ever!
Zachary sticking out his tongue at Lily. He is a crazy man. He has the funniest laugh that he does when he wants your attention. It's really hard not to laugh at him! I think he's going to be a comedian someday.
Down by the canal. We were looking for ducks but didn't see any.
Weeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!
Lily playing with Zack's Elmo - big shock, huh?
Zachary has a really cool tent. The kids had a great time crawling in and out of it.

Peek-a-boo
Sometimes Lily carries toys in her mouth like a puppy!
Zack and his Mommy
Lily looks like "Excuse me, what do you think you're doing?" A one year old with an attitude!
Video of the kids playing in the tent

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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!