Flea Bombing and "Boom Booms"

Yesterday we had Terminix come to the house and spray for fleas. We are really hoping this kills them all because it was a lot of work to prepare the house and clean-up afterwards...

We left the pets on the porch for ~5 hours while we went to Lodi Outlets to shop. We borrowed my parents' cage for the cats. It worked out well. But the cats were really freaked out!

When we got home, we had to give the pets flea baths. We haven't given the cats baths since they were kittens. Slater did well, but Peeve was mad. He tried to claw and bite his way free! The shampoo worked well. We saw a lot of dead fleas. Not a good day for the cats at the Cross household!

Isn't this photo hilarious?

Random photos of Dillon =)

"Boom Booms" is what Lily calls fireworks. We went down to Belden last night to see the Hall of Fame fireworks. We started to walk up to Kent Stark where all the food and festival stuff is, but we turned around and found a grassy spot by Chick Fil A. It looked like it might rain and we didn't want to be stuck in too much traffic once they were over. It worked out well because we got some ice cream, Lily got a balloon and she had a lot of room to run around. The fireworks didn't start until 10 so we had almost 2 hours to keep her busy. Luckily we had really nice people all around us who talked to her and helped keep her busy.

Eating her kid cone

Dillon loves being on his tummy

As many of you know, Lily loves balloons. Or "A boons" as she calls them!

These last few pictures were taken by Lily. We gave her the camera and let her take about 15 photos. She's a great photographer, wouldn't you agree?

Classic finger over the lens

Self portrait

Classic finger, head cut off...

Video for Grammy and Grandpa Cross. Lily is really looking forward to seeing you guys! So are we. Poor Dillon. He's screaming in the backround. He was in his pack n play and I picked him up right after I was done taping!

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!

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.

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!

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 =)

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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!