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Baby Girl twirling her baton for the first time! Isn't she a cutie! Thanks for the baton Aunt Jen!

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I had to capture this on camera. When Baby Girl is full, she throws her food over the side of her highchair.

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My First Mother's Day

I had a very nice first Mother's Day. Anson and Lily did a great job making me feel special and loved. Anson made me breakfast this morning... yummy pancakes. Then I had to complete a crossword puzzle that Anson made me. I had to finish it before I was allowed to get my present. It was a trip down memory lane because many of the clues were about getting ready for Lily or around her birth. It was a lot of fun.

Lily was helping me complete the puzzle. I yelled a few "Hey!s" at Anson because some of the clues were making fun of me!

Me and my Calla Lily
Lily got me some new pretty-smelling lotions and this Willow Tree figurine. I've started collecting them and have 4 now. This one is a Mother holding a toddler.
Lily sitting on her table that she turned upside down
Baby Girl fell asleep in her Daddy's arms. Not sure what that face was for!

Around 4:00 we went over to my Mom's for dinner and to spend time with her. We got KFC, which was good, but since Anson and I aren't used to eating that kind of fried, fatty food - it isn't sitting well with us. Anson was a sweetheart after dinner, and he cleaned up the kitchen for my mom so neither of us had to!

This is Lily Bug drinking from Papa's water jug.
Baby Girl was a little grumpy today. I don't think she's feeling well. I hope she gets better before next weekend. She's been sneezing and coughing all day.
Looking up at Daddy
Helping Nana open her card from Lily. Anson bought this card, and it even said "Nana" on it.
Me opening my card from my Mom

Baby Girl was walking everywhere today. She is really getting strong. Here she grabbed her sippy cup and then started walking with it.
Playing with her car. She won't let Nana put any toys in the trunk. It's cute when she does because Lily will go over and pull them right out.
Looking out the window at the dreary day. We hope next Sunday isn't this crappy out!
Moms and daughters
Cute video of Lily walking!

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Happy Mother's Day to all my family and friends celebrating this special day!

More Steps!

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Daddy - this smile is for you! I was talking about you and saying "Dada" and this was her reaction =) We miss you!

Not sure where she's looking but I thought this was cute.
Trying to change the channel!

Lily's First Steps!

Today Lily took her first steps! We've seen her take a few steps here and there lately, but not this far. Anson, Lily, Jeremy and I went over to GG's tonight to see her and take her to dinner. We took her to Mariachi Coco's.

Before we left, Lily kept walking back and forth between Anson and I. We can't believe how fast she's grown up!! She's be 1 year old in 2 weeks and 2 days.

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WhirlyBall

On Sunday, the gang headed up to Bedford Heights to play WhirlyBall. We had a blast! We rented the court for 2 hours and we had enough people to make 3 teams of 5, so we all got to play a lot. The teams were:

Jill's Team - Jill, Anson, Brent, Megan and David
Mindy's Team - Mindy, Jeremy, Vicky, Tim, and Dave
My Team - Mae, Josh, Jamie, Kyle and Tracey

For those of you who don't know what Whirlyball is, it is a combination of bumper cars, basketball and hockey. You drive the bumper car while trying to get the ball, pass the ball or score with the ball. To score, you must use your "scoop" to throw the ball at a goal that is up in the air much like where a basketball hoop is. It is so much fun!

Me, out in the middle of the court, waiting for someone to pass to me!

Anson smiling at the camera. The waiting area is behind a glass, so it's really hard to get good photos.
Jill and Jeremy going up for the ball.
Jill, Mindy and Megan
Josh, Me and Jeremy
Diane (Jill's Mom) watched Baby Girl while we played.

Baby Girl would smile and giggle when her Daddy zoomed by her in his bumper car. (Ignore the date on the next two photos. It was accidentially set wrong)
David and Lillers

The last two photos were taken at Rockne's on Saturday. We spent the day out shopping and running errands. Baby Girl got to sit in a Big Girl clip on high chair. And, she ate Kraft Mac N Cheese from the Kid's Menu.

Weight Watchers Update: So you may be wondering about our WW progress. Our first 18 week program ended in mid March. We tried to continue the program without attending the meetings, but I wasn't able to hold myself accountable enough to continue losing. Anson has done really well on his own, but I decided I need the accountability of going to get weighed in every week. So, I signed up for another 18 week program. Last Tuesday I went and I had gained about 4 pounds. But, this was my first week back, and I lost 6.6 pounds, so I'm back in the positive... or negative depending on how you look at it =)

Biggie Girl Car Seat

Anson and I decided it was time to move Lily up to her big girl car seat! She was hanging out of her infant seat, and we could barely carry it anymore. Plus, Anson weighed her the other day and she's over 20 pounds. So, although the guideline says to keep infants riding backwards until their first birthday, we decided that she's close enough ;o)

We only went for a short ride so I could capture these photos, but she seems to really enjoy it. She looks really comfortable. My parents also upgraded their car seat and say that Lily seems to really enjoy their new seat too!

"Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Cross for my new car seat, I love it!"

Happy 1st Birthday Zachary!!

Jen and Ken had a birthday party for Zack yesterday. It was a lot of fun. Jen had everything decorated in a blue prince theme, including a crown for Zachary. He was really cute. Today is his actual birthday.

It was neat for Anson and I to see how Lily's party is going to go next month. After about 2 hours, Zack started to get tired. We are trying to decide the best time to have Lily's party because I'm sure we'll be in the same boat with her. He handled all the commotion really well considering. The party turned out great. We hope Lily's party will go that well.

The birthday boy playing with his balloon.

We tried to get a photo of the 4 of us with the kids wearing their hats, but it was really hard because neither of them really cared for the hats.

Jen had gotten Zack's 1 year photos taken. He was digging into his "smash cake." Aren't these photos cute?
Blowing out his birthday candle!
Lily Bug eating her birthday cake. It was ice cream cake...yummy!!!
Me and my pumpkin
Daddy and his princess
The birthday boy opening his gifts. The red wagon was from Lily. She also got him 2 books, 2 boats, a truck and some bubbles. He kept going for the wagon, so we think he liked her gift.

Lily bug before we left the house to go to the party. I love her little Capri jeans. I got them at Old Navy when I was in California...I couldn't resist! And her Crocs from Grandma Cross completed the outfit!