Up North 2010

2 of a kind. Lily and Daddy exhausted from their fun at Cat Lake. Lily had a great time playing with all her little friends and even going on a Jet Ski with Daddy. The best part? As always happens with the water...





Off to Traverse City next week!

Location:Mayville, MI

Lots of fun!

So much fun... I don't know where to start... so I'll start with watermelon! Is there anything more summer than that? In June, we celebrated our friend, Kyle's, graduation and Lily got her first taste of watermelon and loved it! That's not all she loves... She loves any food that we're eating. She eats crazy things-- lima beans, peppers, chicken, muffins, grilled cheese, fries... basically, if we're eating it... she has to have it... which is so much fun!

Another great summer activity for Lily... going to the beach. This girl has been to the beach more than the average adult! She went to Isle of Palms in early June and then got to go to the beach in Lake Orion with Cousin Matt (in the picture... Lily LOVES him!!!). We can't forget that she's been to DGC a million times with Aunt Al (who we'll talk about later) and Grand Haven the last week in June with Mommy and Daddy. This week, Lily's going up north with us (pictures to follow, I'm sure) and then in two more weeks, we'll be traveling to Traverse City. Are we lucky, or what?!

 New activity... playing in the grass! (She finally likes it. :) )

Aunt Alex--- We have to take a moment to mention that we had to say goodbye to "Aunt Alex" yesterday. Alex has been a friend of mine since childhood (I actually babysat her, can you believe it?) and has been such a great friend and support system to me... especially since I've had Lily. Alex started coming over every Tuesday (and more when she was in town) when I got pregnant and kept it up all 8 months of Lily's life. Alex is moving on to bigger and better things in NY but we will miss her tons!

And finally... Lily turned 8 months old today. My goodness, my baby is getting big. We are so proud of her and couldn't love her more!

A day at DGC

Summer is definately here and what could be better than enjoying it in the sun. So... When Alex invited us for a family outing to the pool at DGC, it was a no-brainer.

We started out our day with a little lunch... Aka...Lily crying until I shared all of my signature pool burger with her. Such a little chubber. :)

Next, we went in the baby pool and Lily met a friend, 1.5 year old Rachel. Lily loved Rachel and just kept watching her. We think she was trying to figure out how Rachel could do all those big girl things. Lily loved the fact that she could stand (holding on) in the baby pool and had a great time splashing. By the time we were getting out, Lily was falling asleep on Alex's shoulder and took a nice nap on her lap. (Rob got a nap, too!)

We hope Lily loves swimming as she gets older and it's so fun to see a little glimpse of what one day might be a favorite activity.

Happy Summer!

Lily's Sitting!!!

Exciting news! Lily is officially sitting up. She's not great at it, but I'm sure she'll be an old pro in no time.

Bonus... She went underwater a bunch today, too.

Such a big girl!


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Best. Week. Ever.

This post would not be complete unless I stated the obvious (I clearly get it from my Dad). We are blessed. I can honestly say that this was one of my favorite weeks in my life. Lots of great family time and memories made. A few favorite moments:

• Lily now takes a pacifier= break for Mom
• Lily falling asleep to the white noise of the waves
• The cutest girl on the beach
• Family pictures
• The sloppy smile of Lily's food covered face (and belly, and toes, and hair...)
• Lily now eats table food including fish and a slice of tomato
• Waking up to my husband and little girl snuggling
• Lunch at the pavillion with Rob and Lil (When I was pregnant and struggling, Rob used to always tell me to picture that moment...)
• A date with my fabulous husband
• Walking around Charleston (Getting Lost Dog wine and especially swinging on the porch swings on the pier!)
• The deck at Morgan's Creek
• Nightly games
• Fabulous Friends and Family (Dad, Cyndi, Lewie, Alysia, Carolyn, Joanie and Jeff)
• Joanie and I's encounter with the snake... Not so much ;)

Sad to be back to real life, but glad that real life's so great. :)

Lily's First Beach Adventure

Day 3 of the beach and we're having so much fun! Today was our photo shoot and it was great. We started out with crazy wind, but Mandie got some really cute pics. Lily loves to be outside feeling the sun and listening to the surf. More later...