Jetskiing

I'm a little behind on posting, but better late than never. Here are a few photos from jetskiing last Sunday. We really did take Lily out, and Anson got us up to about 20 mph. But, she started fussing so we took her back in. She's not too fond of her life jacket.

Holding Mommy and Papa's hands.
Just chillin in her Dora chair. She amazed us all because she sat in this chair for a long time. She really liked it.
Playing with Uncle Jamie
Taking her water shoes off.

Babysitting...Daddy Style

This past Wednesday night, I had the pleasure of baby sitting Lily and Jen and Ken Waybright's son Zachary for about 4 hours. Mae had left that morning to go to Ottawa Canada for an overnight business trip and Jen needed someone that she trusted to watch Zachary while she went to a Tastefully Simple Party. Originally Mae had told Jen that we both would watch him, but eventually remembered that she was going to be out of town. I said that I would still do it, as 2 toddlers didn't scare me. I got home around 5:20 and quickly downed some food because I knew I was going to have to feed Lily as soon as Mae's parents dropped Lily off at 5:30. I got her food ready and then she was home. I fed her and cleaned her up just in time for Jen to arrive at 6 to drop Zachary off. He hadn't been fed yet either, so she told me what to give him and then she quickly left so she could get to her party. Here is a couple of pictures of him getting ready to eat dinner at the Cross household.

Yes... Don't I look so innocent...

Quit taking my picture...Do you know how many times my picture has been taken in the last 15 months????? GEEZ!!!

After dinner, I cleaned him up and then moved him over into the baby cage area so that the 2 could play together. Overall, they did quite well together. Neither one of them have a concept of sharing yet because as soon as one of them would pick something up, the other one was trying to take it away so he or she could play with it.

See what I mean....It was like this all night long :-)

This Elmo chair sure is comfortable...

The night went relatively quick. I didn't do much besides just watch them and make sure they didn't hurt themselves. I changed both of their diapers before putting them both into their pj's. As the night wound down so did their happiness. Lily started crying and then Zachary did. Zachary started grabbing my 2 index fingers and would pull me because he wanted out of the play area. I let him run free for a little bit so he could go see Sampson in the other room. At one point I was holding both of them on the couch and they were both laying their heads down on my chest. It was very cute, but it did not last long as both were not comfortable.

One last picture before Lily headed up to bed and Zachary's mom came to get him. Both of them would laugh when Sampson would go by and especially when he would lick their fingers from the outside of the play area.

That about wraps up my evening with the 2 toddlers. It certainly gave me plenty of practice for when there are more kids in our household. Hope you enjoyed the story, pictures, and videos.

Anson

Splishing and Splashing at Clearwater

Sunday we took Lily to Clearwater to go swimming. My parents met us there and we spent the whole afternoon swimming and laying in the sun. It was a beautiful day!

Before we left, Daddy made us Blueberry pancakes and bacon...yummy! Lily looked like she had bruises all over her face and hands from the blueberries. The stains didn't wash off until we got in the pool =)

Playing in the shade before we went swimming. When we got there we had to wait to get in because they were having a 20 minute break.
Watching the princess splash around. Clearwater is great because they have a baby area that is just deep enough for Lily. She sure loves the water.
She wasn't a fan of the floaties though.
Taking a water break. Bathing in the sunshine. Lily also loves to drink water, especially from Papa's water bottle.
Back in the pool and loving it.
They have a baby slide too. Lily liked to go down it.

Photoless Blog

Hi all! This is going to be a photoless blog because our camera is in the shop. It is almost out of warranty so we took it in to get a few things fixed. It stinks not having it!

Here are a few things we've been up to lately:

• Baby Girl turned 14 months old today! She's such a big girl. She's cuter than ever and melts our hearts every day. She's also a monkey. She climbs on everything and usually falls and hurts herself. But she always gets up and does it again.
• Sampson has lost 7 pounds! He now weighs 100 pounds. He still has another 10 or so to go, but the doctor was proud of us. Anson took him to the vet this morning because he's been having gunk in his eyes. Doctor said it's just allergies and gave us some drops.
• We just got back home from a bike ride. We bought a new "Copilot" seat for Lily to ride on the back of Daddy's bike. She's wasn't a big fan of the helmet, but she seemed to like the ride. We rode down the street to the Coventry Crossings allotment. It's a really nice neighborhood. We can't wait to live in a place like that in a few years.
• Anson has been going to a chiropractor for his back pain. It's really been helping him and we are both so glad. He has to go about 3 times a week. He has a lot of alignment problems!
• We have our annual sales meeting next week at GOJO. I'll be busy every day and evening. I'm sure I'll be exhausted by Friday.
• Tomorrow we are going to Anson's company picnic at Goodyear Metro Park. It should be fun but we hope it doesn't rain.

Well that's about all for the Cross Family Update. We hope all is well with you! Remember to leave us a comment so we know you stopped by!

Love,

Anson, Tamara Mae, Lily, Sampson, Slater and Peeve

More Vacation Photos

Here are the rest of our vacation pictures...

Child abuse? Nah, she loves when Daddy puts her upside down! This was in the hotel we stopped at on our way down. We left Friday, June 27 around 3:45 p.m. and drove to Princeton, W.Va where we stayed at a Super 8. We got there around 10.

Baby Girl loved the freedom of roaming about the hotel room. She especially was fascinated by the bathroom.

We arrived at Mom & Dad's around 6 p.m. on Saturday June 28. We didn't do too much Saturday night or Sunday. We went out to dinner and visited with Mom and Dad's friends.

On Monday, Anson and Dad went to play golf. I took Lily to the pool by myself. They have a very nice pool on the golf course. Lily loved the water and we had a great time. We even took a nap together in the shade. Ahhhh...it was relaxing.

Baby girl in her cute cover-up
Helping grandma drive the boat on Monday evening

Truman got to come along too

A few other days, Anson and I both took Lily to the pool. Aunt Jill, we loved the raft you got us. It worked really well.
Tuesday afternoon Anson & I left Lily with her grandparents and headed to Myrtle Beach. We stayed one night in an ocean front room. We walked around Broadway, went to a very nice dinner at the Carolina Steakhouse and walked along the beach. We tried to play mini golf but the lines were way too long.

Being silly...two of a kind...

On Wednesday evening, we went to Brookgreen Gardens. We looked at the animals, sculptures, plants and flowers. It's a beautiful place.
Lily in front of the new otter exhibit
Daddy feeding Lily to an alligator!!!
Grandma & Grandpa bought Lily a frog souvenir from the gift shop. She was cute the way she was hugging and holding it.

Grandma's Lily Garden
Thursday evening we went to the beach. Grandma and Lily playing in the sand,
Daddy & Baby Girl

Lily with her bucket. Daddy is in the background trying to get sunscreen out of his eye.

Grandpa and Lily digging a hole

Lily crawling out of the hole

Family Photo on July 4th, 2008

At a playground at their church. Lily is still a little young to truly play on a playground. But she seemed to enjoy it. Mom & I took Lily to play while Dad & Anson played in a golf tournament Friday morning.

On Friday afternoon, we drove down to Charleston to visit Patriot's Pointe. It's the USS Yorktown Aircraft Carrier that you can tour and learn about. They were having a huge July 4th festival. Once we tour the aircraft carrier, we drove back to Georgetown to watch fireworks. Lily seemed to look at them a little, but we were kind of far away from them so I they didn't hold her attention. It was a great day.

Anson & I were so tired that we made Lily drive home on Saturday! Haha...seriously, we were at a travel plaza and I let Lily stretch her legs in the driver's seat. I had to grab the camera when she grabbed onto the wheel and looked so cute. Lily did incredibly well on the way home. We went Saturday morning at 8 a.m. and didn't pull into our driveway until 9:45 p.m. Elmo videos and animal crackers play a large part in keeping Lily happy!
Hope all of you had a great holiday too!

Vacation Photos

Last week, Anson, Lily & I went down to South Carolina to spend time with Anson's parents. We had a great time! It was a relaxing and enjoyable week. Below are a few pics from the trip. I have many many more to post, but I wanted to get a few up tonight. It's getting late, so I will post more another night.

Bathing Beauty with her bucket and shovel

Boat ride

Eating watermelon and making a mess!