Visiting with Family

Anson's family came into town this weekend for a visit. Little did I know that the reason they came to town was for my surprise 30th birthday party that Anson threw me on Saturday night!!! I have the most wonderful husband in the whole entire world! I'll be posting videos and photos from the party tomorrow. But here are a few photos from Friday night at Hartville Kitchen and Saturday day at Grandma's empty house :( and playing at Jackson Park.

Table for 18, please!

Lydia was Lily's pal all weekend. She's still talking about her.

Dillon really liked to swing!

Lily went down this big slide all by herself. No fear!

Making Noises, Talking, ABCs & Sharing a Cart

Here are some new videos of the kids. The first one is Dillon playing in his crib.

This second one is of Lily talking and being a little cranky.

And this third one is Lily saying the ABCs - plus a few extra letters :) - and Dillon in his jumper.

I love the Sam's Club double cart. Lily gets a kick outta riding next to Dillon.

Lily was holding Dillon's hand.Sleeping with his butt in the air
Sitting up in Lily's high chair

Sunday Randomness

We gave Dillon his first finger food today. It was those Gerber puffs. He made faces at first and even spit them out as you'll see in the video, but after a few minutes he was feeding them to himself.

Sitting up and playing with Lily's toys while she is asleep. She's still not keen on sharing!

Dillon can clap his hands!

Didn't do much today. Went to Giant Eagle and Sam's Club, ate lunch at Penn Station. Anson finished the leaves. I took a nap. Now we are watching the Amazing Race. Can't believe a new week is starting already!

Dillon turned 8 months old!

Baby Dillon is 8 months old already! We can't believe it. It sure seems like Dillon is growing up faster than Lily did - maybe because we seem to be busier? Anson and I looked back at Lily's 8 month photo to compare (Jan. 08). Lily started crawling at 8 months and was pulling herself up by 9 months. Should be an exciting month if Dillon does the same. Lily got her first tooth when she was 8 months old. Dillon has had his two bottom teeth for awhile now and his two top front teeth are about halfway in already!

Today we went to Belden to do our normal shopping. On the way down there, Dillon started screaming, so of course Lily joined him. Anson and I were covering our ears and laughing.

Not much else to report this week. I'm heading to Wisconsin on Wednesday for work. I'll be home Friday evening. I hope the kids are easy on Anson!

Happy Halloween!!

The love of my life...

Boo at the Akron Zoo

Meow! Lily is a kitty cat! I tried to give her a black nose and whiskers but she rubbed it off and it got in her eyes. So, I took it off.

Dillon is a pumpkin! Or, he's just wearing pumpkin jammies! And a baby's first Halloween bib. Lily wore these same jammies, and if I remember correctly Grammy & Grandpa bought them.

Waiting in a very long line to get tickets. It went fast, though. Lily did good riding in the stroller like this. First time Dillon rode up front and Lily rode in the back.

She wouldn't leave her ears on for very long, so I was glad to get a few photos with them.

First treat station

After Lily's got her first treat, she kept saying "I wanna taste!" So we had to give her some! She ate almost the whole thing! It's hard to say no.

Eating chips!

Too much excitement for Dillon...

We dressed Kitty Cat up too. He was a super hero cat!

She got the hang of it after the first couple. But she never did say "trick or treat." Maybe next year.

It's hard to tell from these bottom photos, but Daddy put Dillon's jammies on wrong! The feet part are on the wrong feet, so he's all twisted up. Daddy's response "It was hard to dress him! He was moving around too much." LOL!

Today was a great day! Besides going to the zoo, Babe made the best baked potato soup! We ate it for lunch and dinner! Now it's time for bed. Have a great week everyone!