Anson, Tamara Mae, Lily, Dillon, and Lacy

Monday, December 5, 2011

5th Annual Trip to Tower City

We started our day at Bob Evans for breakfast before heading to Tower City.

Lacy wore the Elmo outfit that Grandma Gigi bought for Lily when she was a baby.

Waiting for the Toy Soldier show to start.

Jen and baby Alyssa

The toy soldier picked Alyssa up and danced with her. He did that to Lily when she was a baby too.

Anson and his mini me

Dillon being silly while we waited in line to take a photo with the fairy godmother and the toy soldier.

Getting ready to go into the Kringle's Inventionasium!

Baby girl slept through most of Kringle's Inventionasium

Writing their invention ideas on the board.

Dillon writing his Christmas list for Santa. I'm sure it says "car cars."

Making puppets

Dillon playing the piano...he wasn't too into making puppets.

Getting ready to make snow.

Making snow!

Playing in the snow!

Making little toys

Lily made a flower!

Playing with the big blocks and waiting to see Santa!

Visiting with Santa. Dillon asked for car cars and Lily asked for ponies (no surprises)! We were so happy with the way this photo turned out. Everyone is looking and no one is crying this year :)

When Dillon saw this choo choo he had to ride it. He talked about it all day!

Ken giving the baby girls a pep talk while Jen and I snapped photos of the train ride.

The babies will be running around together next year!

We had so much fun, and we are thankful to have such good friends to share in this tradition with. We love you guys! Can't wait to continue the tradition over the years!

Family Photo taken the day after my birthday when my parents and Jamie & Ann came over for a visit and some cake. We couldn't celebrate on my birthday because my Dad was released from the hospital that day.

Lacy Lyn wearing an outfit that Lily wore when she was her age. It's bitter sweet seeing Lacy in Lily's infant clothes. Lacy is such a joy! She's eating more and more real food like bananas, carrots, potatoes, beans, etc. She's still an inch worm, and army crawls everywhere. She's a thumb sucker :) Can't wait for baby's first Christmas.

Dillon sharing his sucker with Lacy :)

Mom is feeling better. Her knee is healing well, and she's still doing great at therapy. Dad is feeling better, too. He's going for his post-op appointment tomorrow morning to get the staples out. Everyone else is healthy and doing well. We have a busy few weeks ahead of us and we are getting really excited for Christmas. We went to Tower City with the Waybrights yesterday. I will post those pictures tomorrow (hopefully)!

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Thanksgiving Dinner!

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We have so much to be thankful for this year. At the top of our list is these three turkeys!

Lacy turned 10 months old on Thanksgiving day! She always sticks her little tongue out to the side like that :)

Lily playing with her.

She loves her little sister.

We hosted dinner at our house this year! My parents, Jamie & Ann, Jeremy & Heather, Uncle Larry and Maryellen came :) Anson and I both helped to make dinner. We are a great team. Dinner was a success. We were so thankful that my parents came. Dad was released from the hospital earlier that morning. They didn't stay long but at least they were able to come. Unfortunately Dad is back in the hospital. He has pneumonia, low blood pressure and keeps blacking out, which leads to him falling. Continued prayers, please, for his recovery!

Carving the turkey!

Good thing we bought this huge table :)

The kids had to eat at their little picnic table. They loved it, though.

Lacy fell asleep in her chair after dinner. The tryptophan must've kicked in!

Ann holding Lacy and Uncle Jamie playing "birdies" on the iPad.

Maryellen brought over a bunch of fun paper and craft stuff to do with Lily. Lily was in heaven :)

Our stockings are hung by our fireplace this year! And "Alf" the Elf came back to spend the next month with us.

Yesterday we put up our tree and decorations. Lacy and I put her ornament on the tree. This is Baby's 1st Christmas :)

Thanksgiving Feast at Preschool

"Moon Flower" Lily and the rest of her tribe put on a show for all the parents last Tuesday from 1-2. I snuck away from work. I had such a wonderful time watching her perform and spending time with her. I took several videos below. My favorite is "Tooty Ta!"

Lily with her class

Lily's turkey

Me and my precious girl!

Posing by the Tipee

Lily said she was thakful for her mommy!!! Almost made me cry when I saw this.

Photo Mrs. Gibbons took of us on Family Night back in October.

Chicken Dance

Itsy Bitsy Spider

Tooty Ta!

Turkey Song

Bathtime Fun, Homework and Dillon saying the alphabet!

Last Sunday night, Anson went on a trip for work. So, I gave the monkeys a bath. I decided to let Lacy join in the bath time fun, instead of giving her a separate bath. It went well. Lily and Dillon were gentle when she was in there and they all had a lot of fun!

Foam heads!

Ducky!

Monkey!

Froggy!

Lily doing her homework the other night. Yes, she has homework for "pre" school!

The finished project. She was so proud! I barely had to help her too. She colored the shapes, cut them out, sorted them, and then pasted them in the right columns. She amazes me!