Lily the Lion Goes to Boo at the Zoo

Sounds like the title of a children's book, doesn't it? Yesterday we dressed Lily in her little Lion costume and took her to the Akron Zoo. We had so much fun. The zoo has trick-or-treating but we didn't pay for that since Lily is too young. Next year we will. It was fun just watching her reaction to all the animals. It was really crowded too. We were surprised by the number of people there.

I love this photo. The little lion is roaring by the Akron Zoo sign.

At the house, before we left. We snapped a few pics of Lily by our pumpkin. We were amazed that she didn't try to tear the head piece off. She left it on all the way until we left the zoo.

In the car on the way...
Daddy and Lily looking at the Snow Leopards.

Big kitty

Daddy and Lily by the Condor

Daddy and Lily looking at the Llama

Mommy and Lily

Lily playing in the little log cabin that they had along the path.

Lily looking at the duckies...resting on Baby brother.

Lily and Mommy walking up the hill. Lily pointing at something she sees.

Lily and Mommy again

Daddy and Lily by the Lions. Looks like one escaped.

Mommy and Lily posing by the spoky Tigger.

The Lion Meets the Bear. One thing that's really neat about the Akron Zoo is that the animals come right up to the glass like this.

Daddy and Lily by the Red Panda. It's hard to see but he's in the tree behind them.

Looking down on the cranes.

Cute video of the lion making herself dizzy...

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As Promised...Ultrasound Pics

Here are the pictures of our little baby boy.

This pic of course is little juniors little junior. So as to understand the picture, it is shot from underneath his legs looking up. The lady put a little arrow showing "little junior" to let everyone know that it is definitely a boy this time.

We are pretty sure he is sucking his thumb here.

This is kinda hard to see, but he is looking forward here. You can see only 1 of his eyes here, but he is definitely looking forward.

You can see his ear here. Thought this was a cool one because the ultrasound lady said you don't normally see an ear in an ultrasound.

He has his legs crossed here.

And last but not least, here are a couple pics of his foot and his toes.

So there you have it. Just about 20 more weeks until our little one is here. We are obviously very excited!

Anson, Mae, and Lily :-)

Lily is going to have a baby brother!

Yep, it's a boy!!!!!!!!!! My appointment went very well this morning. The baby is measuring up well and all is looking good =)

That's all for now. I will post the ultrasound pics once Anson scans them into the computer.

Bath Night

I haven't posted any bath photos lately, so I figured I would =) Enjoy.

Tomorrow we find out if Lily is going to have a baby brother or a baby sister =) Anson is on his way home right now from CA. Both his flights were delayed, but at least he is going to make it home tonight.

17 months old today and play date with Zachary!

Our love bug turned 17 months old today! She's such a little cutie. She's always sweet and cute. Okay, so I'm a little biased but I'm allowed to be, right? She isn't saying too many words but she listens well and can get her point across most of the time.

Some of the things she can do:

• She can pick up her toys when asked, and even when she isn't asked sometimes.
• She knows where to put her juice/milk cup when she isn't drinking it. We taught her to put it on the little stand between our chairs.
• She can climb up and down stairs with no assistance...of course, we are always close by.
• She's a daredevil. She climbs on anything she can...her toys, the couch, etc...see photo below.
• She points to the correct picture in her book when asked..."Lily, where's the ball or the pig or Elmo?" She loves her books and knows them well. Anson and I take turns reading to her the same books about 10 times a night. She loves to be read to.

That's about all I can think of right now. She's such a good little girl. We love her so much! We are looking forward to Number 2. We go on Thursday to the ultrasound =)

Peeve running for his life!

Drinking her milky.Anson left for California today so Lily and I made a play date with Jen and Zack. Here are some pictures and videos from our day. We had such a good time. Lily & Zack are cute together. Zachary is really talking a lot. He repeats almost everything Jen says and he can even say "Lily." Listen carefully in the video below. I caught him on video saying it.

Zachary picked a flower for Lily and gave it to her...precious.
Weee....
Weeee....
Zack putting his hat on Lily.
Isn't Jen & Ken's backyard pretty? Only thing was there was a little snake in the yard that freaked us out.
Cutie
Zack on his 4 wheeler...Lily tried it too but didn't really like it.
Finally a photo of both of them looking at the camera...or Elmo on TV, but at least they are together and looking cute.
Time for a break and a drink.

Videos of the kids. The second one is really cute because Zack was chasing Lily around. I can't believe the boys are chasing her already!

Playing in the tent. Listen to Zack say Lily in this video.

Carving our Pumpkin

Last night we carved our pumpkin! I say we, but Anson did most of the work.

Lily trying to pick it up! Daddy cutting into the top.
Lily looking inside. She's such a girly girl. She wouldn't even touch the slimy part!

At the very end of one of the videos below, you'll see Lily take a spill right into all the seeds and slim. So, we had to take her clothes off...I caught this pic of her naked.
Oooohhhh!!!! Didn't Anson do a good job?
Me and 2 pumpkins
Daddy and 2 pumpkins
Videos of the pumpkin carving fun =)

Fall Bike Ride

We took Lily to the Canfield Biketrail. She wasn't too fond of it at first - mostly because she doesn't like her helmet - but I think she had fun after awhile.Trying to take her helmet off
Lily fell asleep...doesn't look comfortable, does it?

It was so pretty with the leaves on the trees all different colors. That's Anson way up there. I was behind practically the whole time. We rode about 10 miles that day.
Tired Lily...she was really sleepy on the way home but didn't fall asleep until we actually got home, which was great because we all took a nap.