Attempting the spoon

Lilly has now figured out how to "scoop" with the spoon. As you can see, things are still messy, but we are getting better!

1 yr. Molars

We just noticed yesterday that Lilly is getting her bottom 1 yr molars. She has 4 teeth on top, but only the front two on the bottom so we were not expecting them yet. The right molar is almost all of the way through and the left is peeking. She is unfortunately miserable, as she has been with teething the whole way through!! Corn on the cob was a real treat though for sore teeth.

As always, our Lilly had a BLAST playing outside this weekend. On Sunday she was "helping " daddy to weed the flowers.

She loves to feed the birds with daddy. She is getting really good at holding the lid and then putting it back on once the feeder is full.

Curling up with a good book

Sometimes it feels good just to sit down and relax with a good book.

Learning to Draw

Lilly is really enjoying her Aqua Doodle Mat. As you can see from the super fast action shot she really likes to see just how fast she can draw lines on the mat. Lines are all that we get right now, but it is definately a start!

She usually ends up sitting on the mat while drawing, so we are very thankful that it is a pretty large mat!

On monday we went to the zoo. Weekdays are a GREAT time to go in the afternoons because there was hardly anyone there, so we didn't have to fight anyone else to see the animals. Lilly really got excited when she saw the rhinos, I think they are so big that they were easy for her to spot them moving! Of course she had a blast because we were outside and she got to ride in her wagon.

First Haircut

Lilly got her first haircut last Thursday (just her bangs). We've tried several types of barrets and they just won't stay in her hair, it is too thin. Yet her bangs were hanging in her eyes. So I thought I'd save some money and try myself. I cut daddy's hair and it turns out fine. Looks like we should stick to the pros when it comes to Lilly's hair.

The poor thing really looks like a boy now...I guess I cut way too much off. But it's not in her eyes anymore!

Washing the Van

Lilly decided this weekend to help Daddy wash the van. She was extremely intreagued by the bubbles in the bucket and wouldn't keep her hand out of it once Daddy showed them to her! She is definately going to be an outdoor child. She was so happy this weekend to be able to be outside.

Exploring the Spoon

Lillian is working on learning how to feed herself with a spoon. She does really well dipping the spoon in her food and then bringing it to her mouth. She still has yet to get the hang of "scooping" though so she really doesn't eat much.

Dipping is really fun though!

When you can't get anything onto the spoon...resort to plan B and just drink the applesauce from the bowl.