Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary to the best parents in the world.  We love you!

And Happy Halloween too!

Love her little Jack Sparrow hands!

Riley

I love our dogs.  Really I do.  One of them, Riley, is quite a character.  He has some weird habits.  First, the dogs are not allowed on our furniture.  So whenever we leave, Riley follows us to the door, watches us leave, and then gets on the couch.  I know this because he will look out the window for our car, and the couch is under the window.  Plus, we've come home and there have been drool marks on the pillows.  Don't worry, we wash the slipcover regularly.  We can't ever catch him in the act in the house because he hears the garage door and then goes into his room and lays down like he's been there the whole time.  Couch is still warm though.

Another habit of his is bringing us something when we come home if he really missed us.  It can be anything from his favorite toy to a twist tie he found on the ground.  Yesterday when Jay came home, Riley brought him this.

There were two of them from a birthday cake we bought for a friend.  Now these were on our counter, and Riley likes to help himself to things he wants up there.  You can hear his feet clicking as he jumps to see what's up there.  Anyway, Jay took this away from him.  I didn't think anything of it until I found this today.

Looks like someone is going decorate our backyard with some colorful balloons.

Yep, that's my boy.

One of us is feeling better

Well, Lily has been an absolute joy to be around these past few days.  I love waking her up in the morning; she usually stretches and grunts, and when you say "Good morning Lily," she breaks into a huge grin.  Yesterday she napped well and went to bed very easily.

Which was a huge blessing because I got some sort of cold.  I woke up Tuesday morning with a sore throat.  I assumed it was because we kept the windows open.  But as the day wore on, I felt worse and worse.  Today, Lily and I napped together most of the day.  She is feeling fine - still in a great mood.  Me, not so much.

Here is a picture from Boo at the Zoo.  I couldn't get rid of the red-eye, but its still a picture.  She is quite a cutie pie.

She is small still, buit we sure look like giants next to her!  She 3 months old in this picture.  Time sure flies!

Family Fun Day

We had a very eventful day today.  First, our church had a Family Fun Day where we had a park church service, lunch, and then games for the kids and kids at heart.  We also brought food to feed the homeless.  Lily was great; she slept the whole time in my carrier that I wear. When she woke up after a good while, she laid down under an umbrella and talked and cooed.  It was great.

The best thing about the day, besides a ton of visitors, was a story Jason told me.  He was talking to one of the ushers after service.  The usher was telling Jason about collecting the offering.  He didn't pass the basket to some homeless gentlemen, because he didn't want them to feel obligated to give.  Everyone needs to give as they see fit.  But the gentlemen waved him over, and they gave their offering to God.  Now I know that just because someone is homeless, it does not mean they have no money.  But to give in that way, when you aren't sure where you will sleep that night, or possibly what you will eat, was very encouraging.  It made us think of the woman with the two copper pennies.  It really was the best part of the day.  I think Jesus smiled for that one.

Later Lily, Jason, and I went to Boo at the Zoo with some friends.  We saw a cute magic show and got candy.  Lily got a little grumpy and when we got home and changed her diaper, we found out why.  Sneaky pooper.  I'll post a picture after I edit it.  Not of the diaper, but of the three of us.  She's got some redeye to get rid of.

Overall a really nice day.

Lily's nap

Well, Lily has been doing a little bit better today.  She is sleeping really hard at night; for the past two days I've had to wake her up in the morning.  She isn't napping well, and she has been a little fussy still.  But it was only for half the day and not all of it so I'm happy.  And I am especially happy she is such a good sleeper through the night!  Very, very happy.

Today I put Lily in her new swing.  She is wearing one of her Halloween outfits.  About an hour later, she had peed through it and onto my jeans.  First time for everything!  So by the time we were in playgroup, we had both changed our outfits.  But this is her during her morning nap.

Now every time we put her in the swing or carseat and cover her up, she always gets into this position and uncovers at least one foot. 

  Hello!!

Not so good of a day

No pictures of cute Lily today because cute Lily is not home.  Instead, cranky Lily is here.  She didn't nap yesterday, but did sleep until I woke her this morning because she was so tired.  Then today she has been just a grumpy bear whenever she's awake.  She is a little over 12 weeks, so we are thinking this is a growth spurt. 

So while she has been sleeping, I crock potted a roast with potatoes and carrots, made baba ghanoush with 2 eggplants from my CSA, and made two loaves of Chocolate Chip Pumpkin bread.  The bread is addicitive; its the second batch I've made this week.  For a taste of fall, you should try it.  http://www.make-it-do.com/cook-it-bake-it/pumpkin-chocolate-chip-bread/

Hopefully this growth spurt will get better and I am very glad she is growing.  Its just frusterating when you usually have such a pleasant child and then a little booger visits instead.

Hiccups

Since I finally figured out how to sync up my phone to the computer, I've been taking lots of videos of Lily.  I like this one because she has hiccups. Such a cute little sound!  Reminds me of Otis after he's had a snootful.

She is also cooing a little towards the end. She is in her bouncy chair, and is finally figuring out how to make it move.  Well, I think she is at least!  It may be a coincidence.