I like to Eat, Eat, Eat.....

Sweet Potatoes and carrots!

Oh yum, oh yum! Lily is finding that eating is the thing to do! She just loves all the new flavors and textures. Plus she gets extra full and can play that much harder! She is quickly approaching the crawling stage and is desperately trying to figure out how to make all of her appendages work in her favor. The problem is that she gets herself so worn out that frustration sets in and she cries herself into a frenzy!




Of course Lily likes to wear her food and is finding that orange looks good everywhere including her eyes, ears, nose and feet (not kidding). She got really covered the other night when she took a bite and then sneezed. WOW, I was covered and so was she. It is so cute to watch her make a mess a the while discovering new things.

Next week is peas and apples. Hopefully we won't get any projectile vomiting or full mouth sneezing.

You Were Worth It!

Yes you were! Today represents the culmination of the greatest life every lived, and the greatest sacrifice ever made. The day our Lord and Saviour conquered death and bridged the gap between the sin of the world and the glory of the Lord. What a blessed day, what a blessed life, what a blessed death, and it was given for YOU. You were worth it. If you were the only person on the earth Jesus would have done it all for you. He would have come as a babe, lived a life of service, died a torturous death and would have traversed the gates of Hell to conquer death for you. Remember today that "the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord"(Romans 3:23). Know that "God so loved the world that He sent his only Son to die for you. So that whoever believes in Him and calls Him Saviour will not perish, but will have eternal life" (John 3:16). Understand that Jesus is "The Way, the Truth and the Life, you don't get anywhere without HIM (John 14:6). And may you know without doubt "how wide, how long, how high and how deep the Father's love is" (Ephesians 3:18). Happy Resurrection Day!

What a great weekend we have had. We have thoroughly enjoyed this Easter weekend and have treasured the time spent together as a family. Saturday consisted of running, coffe and crepes, nap time (not just Lily's) and church. It was such a great day and we had a wonderful time together. Lily got to wear a special dress that was made by her Grandma Feddy for me when I was her age. How neat to see it on my baby girl. Of course she ended up having a blow out diaper and thoroughly soiling the bottoms, but she looked cute for a while!




On Sunday we started the day with another run and a visit to the park. Lily and I got to try the swings this time and she loved just lounging around with mom.


Later we had some friends over and I roasted my first ever chicken! Not only one, but 2 of them. They turned out absolutely fantastic! I do have to say that the preparation for the birds was a little stomach turning to say the least. I don't know how women did it a hundred years ago.




Bob got to learn how to carve his first bird and we had a feast and a half. Of course we had to top it off with apple pie and ice cream, YUM. Micah loved on Rocky, and Caleb loved on Lily.




We all had a wonderful time together. The weather was absolutely beautiful and we had a fantastic weekend and a truly divine Easter!

An update from Lily

Hi Everyone, Lily here. Thought I would tell you the latest news instead of Mom. She is napping right now so I thought I would fill everyone in on what I have been up to lately.

The world is SOOOOO cool! It is amazing everything that I learn every day. I really love my bath time and it is my favoritist time of the day. Daddy usually gives me my bath and he makes me laugh. His big hands scrub, scrub, scrub my head and get my hairs all cleaned.



We have so much fun with cups and Daddy plays with me by squirting me with my toy crab and dolphin (Moe). After my bath Daddy also gets to give me my bottle. I love to help Daddy hold my bottle, but sometimes I am so tired that I can't even stay awake long enough to finish. The other night I fell so fast asleep that I was sitting up sleeping! How funny is that? Mommy and Daddy just had to laugh and of course they took a picture!


I have also been having so much fun with Mommy. During the week she always makes dinner for Daddy and I help her by playing on the floor next to her. I roll over and end up all over the place because Mommy says I don't understand direction.



Its so frustrating because I end up rolling away from my toys and then I can't reach them. That must be what she is talking about. Anyways, I still have fun and guess what I found the other day? My feet and toes!


They are so fun to play with. Mommy tickles them and that makes me laugh too.

Oh, I have to tell you about something that happened this past week. Mommy put this weird thing in my mouth with some orange stuff on it. I think she said it was sweet potatoes or something. Well, you see, apparently I have to start eating solid foods and so Mommy and Daddy were trying to teach me about it. It was so silly. How in the world are you supposed to suck on that spoon thingy?




And, that potato stuff sure is different. I think I like it, but I am really not sure. Mom said I ended up with more of it on me than in my mouth. Thats okay, right? The next night Daddy tried it again and I still couldn't make that spoon thing work right.



Thats okay because it was much more interesting to hold than eat off of.

Today Mommy, Daddy and I went for an 11 mile run and then we came home. Rocky, Daddy and I were playing together on the floor and Daddy tickled me!



Silly Daddy. We played this game where every time I rolled over he kissed me and snuggled with me. I love my Daddy.

Well, I think I hear Mommy waking up. I better go ...... BYE!

It's Easter Egg Hunt Time!

I just love spring time and even more than that I love the Easter season. There is just such a celebration of life. You see it everywhere, the trees, the flowers, the people and especially in every little baby that you see. Lily is no exception. We have been treasuring every new "first" that happens in her life. It is so much fun because everything is a first for her. It gives us joy in the seemingly simple things again like an Easter Egg Hunt!

We got the invitation to come out and find some colorful eggs a while back and I kept telling Lily how much fun she was going to have. Her Grandma Jill bought her first easter basket while she was visiting.


It is pink with a little bow on it. We got her all dressed up in her spring time dress complete with ruffles on her socks and a blue bow in her hair.


She was absolutely adorable and a cute as a button full of smiles and joy. She immediately flashed the camera and wanted to show me her little belly button and cute matching panties.


What is it with girls and lifting their dresses over their heads?

The party had plenty of kids, food and candy and Lily enjoyed taking it all in from the crook of Daddy's arm.




When the hunt started she could really have cared less. Bob went with her and found some little eggs. He put her on the grass and she proceeded to cry about it.


I doubt that she will be crying next year, once she learns that there is candy in those little colorful balls.

After the hunt we all went in and Lily got to play with some new friends Anne and Brooke.



Brooke was born on the same day as Lily so they played on the couch while Anne looked on. We all had a blast and enjoyed sharing in each others lives. It is a real treat to be around other families with little ones.

Once we got home the sweet baby was wooped. She was sound asleep clinging to her links.



They have become her favorite toy and she just loves pulling them apart and chewing on them. What a great day and a perfect way to spend some family time together.

First Trip to the Park

North Carolina has some of the most amazing parks. It is like a child's dreamland of slides, swings, bars, jungle gyms, sand boxes and play houses. As Lily and I have been exploring new greenway trails we have been discovering a host of fantastic parks.




Right now she could really care less but I keep telling her about how much fun they are going to be in about 6 more months! I love how active the city of Raleigh, Cary and Apex is. You could spend an entire day going to different parks within a 10 mile radius from your house and still not be able to hit them all! The other day we discovered this new Greenway and passed by 2 awesome parks!

Yesterday it was slated to rain all day (and yes, we dealt with our first tornado close call). The three of us got up early and went for a little run before the downpour hit. We headed over to our new little greenway discovery and after our run decided that we just had to check out the park area and take Lily down her first slide.


She wasn't really sure she liked it all that much. The first time Bob went down the slide with her she had this terrified look on her face and was about 2 seconds away from bursting out in tears.



Poor Dear! If only she knew how much fun she was going to have on those slides in a bit.


Next I took Lily and we walked across the little bridge and I told her all about the fun that she was going to have.


I don't want her to grow up too fast, but I am looking forward to chasing her around on the playground.

Bob and I have noticed that our little Baby has had a major growth spurt over the past couple of weeks. She has nearly grown out of half of her 3-6 months clothes and I have had to box up a couple pairs of shoes too. She is also getting mighty heavy. Even as a breastfed baby she is not in any way lacking the fat rolls. I have firmly decided that baby chub is the cutest thing and just confirms that we are doing something right. She loves to play on her mat and blanket during the day and is definitely starting to travel. Just the other day Bob put her down and within 2 minutes she was off her mat and 3 feet across the living room. She continues to talk and discover her voice and volume and has taken a thorough liking to Rocky. She thinks he is just about the coolest, funniest thing ever.

While Bob and I are very careful to limit the amount of TV she is exposed to, the other day she got to watch her first ever Veggie Tale's movie "Twas the Night Before Easter."


She is just mesmerized by that big colorful box and she was thoroughly entertained. Of course her attention span is only about 5 minutes at present so she made it through the previews and the Veggie Tale song. As you can see I was ironing and sewing too. Nothing like multi-tasking!