Egg Hunt and Puppet Show

Ma, Lily, Mommy and Maddie

Lily watching the Puppets.

Lily and Uncle Justin...and actually NOT crying!

Pa Mike, Lily and Ma

Our little family

She found an egg!

Lily and her cousins...Jahrran and Madison

Playing before bed.

Last night was the annual Easter Egg Hunt at church. It was postponed earlier in April due to bad weather. Jason and I took Lily and her cousins were there too. She wasn't shy about getting eggs and putting them into her basket! She picked them up all by herself and then they went instantly into her mouth and then we had to pry them loose from her little hands and put them into her basket. After the hunt the church youth groups put on a puppet show. It was really neat and Lily really like it! She was good the entire night (a rare thing these days) except for an occassional outburst, and then we had a nice dinner at La Mesa with my mom and dad...and we were lucky enough to get a seat by the big fountain which kept Lily entertained throughout the meal! I have been looking back at pictures of her and I can't believe how much she is changing...she is getting so much more hair and she is babbling all the time. She is our blessing and we love her more and more everyday!

Crawling Soon?

Jason and I are wondering if Lily will soon be crawling...if that is the case I'm running for the hills! Just kidding...she is into everything now and she is just rolling...what will it be like the more mobile she becomes?! Since Lily has been about 6-6 1/2 months old she has preferred to sleep on her stomach, knees tucked, and butt in the air, and she has occassionally gotten herself up onto her knees while playing. Nothing more than that...until today. Lily spent the night with Ma and Pa Mike last night and I went to pick her up this morning after I got off work. Jason met me there because he was going to be gone all day and wouldn't have seen her otherwise. To our surprise our Little Miss Sassy Pants (I'll get into that in another post) props herself right up into the crawling position and starts rocking herself back and forth. She did this a few times and we were all shocked! She hasn't been able to really get herself anywhere yet, but I'm certain she will very SOON be off and crawling! She has been doing this ALL day. I just think to myself...rolling then crawling and then walking...where does this time go?!

Hoppy Easter and Happy 7 Months!

Our sleeping beauty with her new shades...she will only leave them on if she is asleep!
Lily and the Easter Bunny...she wasn't sure what to think!

Swinging at Grandma Romaine's on the farm in Newcastle.

Such a big girl riding on the tractor with Daddy!

Cousin Justin thought this was funny...so did everyone else!

Lily in her bunny jammies...Madison wore these 11 years ago!

All pretty and ready for Church.

Lily's easter present from Ma and Pa Mike.

Daddy got to join us for Easter Dinner on his lunch break.

Happy Easter everyone! We had a fun filled weekend with lots of family and good food. On Saturday we hopped in the car and drove up to Newcastle to see Jason's family. Lily's cousins (Justin, Rachel and Mitchell) were all there so Lily enjoyed playing ALL day with them! We had a nice lunch and then went to the Newcastle Fire Hall for an Easter Egg Hunt, and Lily got to see the Easter Bunny for the first time...we still aren't sure what she thought of him. After the hunt we came back to Grandma Romaine's and played outside for awhile. Lily got to see the kitty cats and the cows. She loves the cows on her Baby Einstein DVD's, but she didn't really think much of the real thing. After a nice dinner we drove back home because Jason had to work today. It was a quick trip, but lots of fun!

This morning I took Lily to church and then we went to Ma and Pa Mike's for Easter Dinner. Today is also Lily's 7 month birthday and she had to make it egggstra special by getting her first tooth! I knew it was coming because for the last couple of months she has been constantly drooling and putting EVERYTHING in her mouth. She was chewing on her finger today at my parent's and my Aunt asked me if she had any teeth yet...I said as of last night no she didn't. I put my finger in her mouth and VOILA...there it was!

Jason keeps telling Lily to please stop growing up. She is such a DADDY'S GIRL and I think it makes him a little sad at how much she is changing and how fast she is growing up. It is so neat to watch my husband with my little girl. He is the WORLD'S BEST DADDY, and he would do anything for her. It is amazing to watch her little eyes light up when he walks in the door from work. He is a total goof with her and she loves it! I love them both to pieces!