Brothers at the Zoo

Greg and his brother Sean took Lily and cousin Ethan to the zoo together. From the pictures he took, looks like they had a lot of fun!

Petting zoo!

A few cute videos

Here are a few cute videos of Lily playing a little peek-a-boo while eating her breakfast:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4O4kR3gm3g

and a quick one of her sharing her goldfish with cousin Ethan - then them both signing "thank you" at the very end:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuceqYNQyZ4

Lily pointing to the pool - wants to swim!

Pigs and Butterflies

This post is about a few more visitors in town for the Flying Pig and a trip to see the Butterfly Exhibit on Mother's Day (and I'm only 3 months away from catching up on my posts - there's an end in sight!) Something to look forward to...we got a new camera so some of the pics a few posts from now are markedly better (well, at least in our opinion). It has been neat to capture Lily in a new light!

Lily pushing Pooh around before leaving for the Butterfly Exhibit.
There was a long line so we had time to admire the views from the outside!
A butterfly landed on Lily and she wasn't too happy about it. I think because we waited in such a long line and then were whisked right in, Lily could've used a little more time to adjust to everything going on! Next time...

Uncle Dave and Lil'

Daddy and Lil'

Family shot!

We stopped by one of our favorite places - Dewey's for dinner afterwards. Can you spot Lily under the Green Lantern box?

Rachel's family (mom, dad, sister) came in town to run the Flying Pig. This is after the race and they're all smiles (and Rachel finished 3rd in the marathon!!)

Mr. Stoehr and Lily with the Flying Pig clapper.

Just had to add a few of these pics after her nap. Somehow she got herself in this predicament...

Perfectly content with a shirt over her head.

Visit from Friends

The McFarland's coming to visit! They lived in Cincinnati and then moved to NY for Joel's school/job. :( But, we're always excited to see them when they're in town!
Coop wiped out in the car.

Lily showing Macy her beach balls.

Coop opening his bag of loot.

This is a good look!

Attempting to get a group shot.

Cooper wrangling the troops.

Macy looks shocked, Cooper happy, Lily not so much.

Chris and Courtney stopped over with their little man, Nicky. Court's mom is Rachel's principal so we had to get a group shot!

What a fun evening - looking forward to seeing them again in less than a month!

Holding Hands

There's nothing cuter than 2 little ones holding hands!
Lily sorta sharing her goldfish.

Our little monkey on a monkey.

Who say it's nap time!?

While Greg was napping on the couch (which doesn't happen often!), Lily decided he needed a few toys to keep him company.

He really stayed asleep thru all of this...

Until she started poking him and trying to wake him up.

Look at that smile - mission accomplished!

Videos and Fun News!

Here are a few more videos we took recently of Lily. The first shows her "finding" out that she's going to be a big sister! We're so thrilled to be having another baby and to experience all the joy (and sleeplessness) that Baby Cole #2 will bring!

I'm 20 weeks now and 1/2 way done - hard to believe. I experienced some morning (or rather, evening) sickness in the beginning that I never had with Lily. But, the rest of the pregnancy has been great so far. It has been a hot summer but we've just been spending a lot of time in the pool!

Here's Lily finding out the news with her "Big Sister" sticker (sorry you have to look sideways!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scog5ZCOuGU

And just for fun, here's another video of Lily with her flash cards (although we might have been having just as much fun...you decide...): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDVAXvI5Ay0