October Fun: Part Three

Family Night at Preschool was on Oct. 20 in the evening. We went there to meet with Lily's teacher and see some of the work Lily has done. It's amazing how far she has come in just a couple of months. She has learned the months of the year, her phone number, how to write her name...and much more. Her teacher spoke very highly of her. She said she participates all the time and is very kind to all the other kids. Here are a few photos from Family Night. She drew a picture of us - with the green border. Anson, Me, Lily and then Dillon and Lacy are below. It's hard to see from this photo, but Lacy looks like a puppy dog!

Boo at the Akron Zoo! On Oct. 22, we went to the zoo with the Waybrights!

Lily is a My Little Pony - Rainbow Dash and Dillon is Thomas.

Lacy was a baby - and a darn cute one! She has Halloween jammies on - Lily and Dillon also wore those jammies for their first Halloween.

Trick or Treating at the zoo!

Dillon didn't wear his costume. He took it off right after I snapped those first few photos.

Zack was Buzz Lightyear.

Our 3 trick or treaters will become 5 next year when Lacy and Alyssa join the group!

Stopping to eat a Ho-Ho.

It was a beautiful day!

Riding the Choo-choo with the kids. I had to go with Dillon since he's only 2.

Those are some big lions!

After Boo, we all went out to dinner at Mariachi Loco's. Sitting up in a restaurant high chair all by herself for the first time!

Zack and Lily had a great time together at dinner! They are quite a pair :)

Halloween at Dance Class! There were 3 Dorothy's! What are the chances?

Halloween at preschool! My mom got to go to Lily's Halloween parade at her school! She snapped these photos for us since we couldn't go.

The parade - it was raining that day so they had to do it inside.

Lily's preschool class went to Maize Valley on Oct. 25 for a field trip. Anson and I couldn't go to this either, so luckily my mom was feeling well enough to go and enjoy it with Lily. She took all these photos for us. Lily's preschool class on the hayride

Uncle Jamie and his girlfriend, Ann!

Other news...my mom has had a lot of pain in her knee lately, and she went to the doctor today. She found out she has a blood clot and has to be put on bed rest at least through the weekend. Please pray for her. She's in a lot of pain.

October Fun: Part Two

Lacy Lyn turned 9 months old on Oct. 24. She's such a happy 9 month old! I took her to her well-baby check-up and she is growing and developing perfectly. She wasn't well, though, and was given Amoxicillin for her first ear infection :( She's much better now!

Eating eggs for the first time!

Sitting up like a big girl in the grocery cart for the first time. Of course, it was at our favorite store, Target.
We went to a place called Brown Bag Burgers. The kids were being so cute, so I snapped a photo of them.

Lacy was sleeping through lunch

Last Saturday night, we went to Jamie's girlfriend's brother's farm in Hartville. They were showing the kids the horses, pigs, bunnies and chickens.

Baby girl with her sippy cup for the first time! She had some watered down juice!

We had to create a "baby jail" for Lacy. She's attracted to wires and always tries to bites them.

Watching "barnkey"

Lily loves to play on Anson's iPad. She plays "birdies" (Angry Birds), "spelling words" (Words with Friends," and "roll-up game" (Katamari). She's already so smart.

"Mommy, picture!" Goofball!

Twins - matching jammies!

Lacy is an inchworm. She doesn't crawl, but she certainly gets around by pulling herself across the floor.

Dillon in time-out...fake crying. Unfortunately, he spends a lot of time in this corner.

October Fun: Part One

I'm so behind on blogging! We've been incredibly busy this month with Mom's surgery and recovery, Mimi's visit, illness, birthdays, Halloween, etc. I'm hoping to get all the photos and updates on here by the end of the week :)

Potty time! Dillon is showing interest in the potty and has went a few times, including pooping in the potty while Mimi was here! I thought this was an adorable moment with both of them on the pot! Lily is in dance class again this year! All her dance mates are back too. She's really enjoying it. This year her class includes ballet, tap and jazz.

Lacy Lyn in the Johnny Jump Up!

Lily making her laugh and giggle

After they helped me make Uncle Jamie's birthday cake, they licked the beaters and got chocolate all over themselves!

Lily in her pretty My Little Pony jammies!

Our three cuties!

Uncle Jamie's Birthday!

Other News:

• Mom had her knee replacement surgery on Oct. 4. Mimi stayed with us for about 2 weeks to help watch the kids while Nana recovered. We were planning to send the kids to a daycare for a few weeks, but Lily brought home a cold from preschool that prevented us from taking the kids there. My mom is so amazing. Just 2 weeks after her surgery, she insisted that she take back the kids - even though they were sick. I'm not sure what we would do with Nana (and Papa!) and I hope we never have to find out!


• Dad's back is really bad. He's been off work for months and is in a lot of pain. His surgery is scheduled for Nov. 21, and we are praying it will provide him some relief. Please keep him in your prayers.


• The cold Lily brought home was really bad. The entire family was sick and it took 2 weeks to get rid of it completely. Dillon had a double ear infection, Lacy ended up with an ear infection and I ended up with sinusitis, bronchitis and fluid in my ears. I missed two days of work. I'm so glad everyone is healthy now.