Hanging Out with Fr. Steve

Fr. Steve came over last night for dinner. We are extremely sad because he has a new assignment that is going to take him to the southside of Indianapolis. For those of you who don't know Fr. Steve, he married us, baptized Lily, and was Tyler's boss while he worked at St. Luke. You may also know him from the witty posts on the blog. We will miss seeing him so much, but are excited to go visit him at his new residence. And Fr. Steve...you better come visit us so or we are going to have one unhappy baby on our hands.

Lily was entertained the majority of the night by Fr. Steve's collar. Don't worry...we disinfected it before he got it back. But she also decided to do a little entertaining herself. She figured out how to play peek-a-boo with her dress. ha! Even though it's not ladylike, it was hilarious. Here's a clip of it!

Splish Splash

I hadn't taken pictures of Lily in the bath for a long time! What is cuter than a babies' tushie? I also have another water story. Lily and I went swimming On Tuesday at Grandad and Nana's house. She loved it as always, kicking her feet like crazy and splashing everywhere. She got a little brave this time. I was holding her and all of a sudden she dunked her face in the water. When she came up she had quite the confused look on her face, but was not scared at all. I'm so mad I didn't have the camera! I'm not kidding, she must have done it over 20 times. Even when she got a mouthful, she didn't mind. She also thought she would try blowing bubbles underwater like Nana and I. So she started making the blowing bubble noise above the water and then dunked her head again. I thought that was pretty clever of her.

Next week we are going to Glen Ellyn for our annual 4th of July festivities and Lily will get to experience another pool. I can't wait for her to show off her new tricks to Grandma and Grandpa Mayer.

A Trip to the Zoo

I picked the gorilla, because I knew Tyler would like it!

Chillin with the butterflies...too bad I didn't get any pics where you could actually see them!

We had a great time today! Lily loved watching the animals from the stroller, hence no pictures with the animals. She took her first carousel ride. She liked it before it started moving, but wasn't so sure once it started going up and down.

They have a really cool section that has just butterflies. There are literally thousands of butterflies fluttering around. It was awesome!!! I definitely recommend it if you live in Indy. I'm excited for future trips to the zoo when Lily gets excited to see all the animals!!

A cook?

Do we have a future cook on our hands? Lily LOVED playing with the spatula today. I was able to tidy up the house, answer some emails, and make this post, all while she played with the spatula. I think we will be playing with the spatula more often. Also, as I type she is trying to consume the pot. ha!

Our big plans for the day are going to the zoo for the first time!!! It's absolutely gorgeous here and the temperature is perfect. I hear that it's supposed to start getting muggy, so we figured we better go today. Check the blog later today, because we are sure to get some good shots with the animals!

Cheerio Game

Grandma and Grandpa Mayer came to visit today!!!! Unfortunately, Auntie Emily could not make it. She's been sick all week. That cut the Mayer's visit a little short...they drove up this morning and left this evening, but Lily could not be happier that they visited. She loved all the funny faces Grandpa made and she loved being held and fed by Grandma.

We went out to dinner and Grandpa came up with "Put a Cheerio on the Forehead." Lily would get so confused where the Cheerio went and make all these hilarious faces. She had a Cheerio on her forehead for over 1/2 hour. There were definitely some people looking at us like we were crazy.




Although this visit is short, we plan on going to Chicago twice in July!! Lily will be excited to hang out with her grandparents again.

8 months old

Eight months old and I totally can't believe it! Her new tricks are waving and drinking from her sippy cup all by herself. She has been napping much better too...between 1-2 hours!!!!! She got Dad a running stroller for Father's Day and can't wait to ride in it!! She's also VERY excited because Grandma and Grandpa Mayer and Auntie Emily (hopefully) are coming to visit this weekend.

This round of photots she didn't care so much about the sign, but totally loved Mr. Bear!




She's just checking things out in this picture.

I have sooo many of her with her eyes closed. ha!

Tricks with Dad

Now that school's out Tyler is home more often. It's great to have him here in the mornings. He still goes into the office everyday, but the hours are not as rigid. This season he will be coaching varsity football, so he will be home less at night. :( Lily and I are excited to go watch his games on Friday night. For those of you who have never seen him coach, he gets rather animated. It's quite fun to watch. Let me know if you would like to come to a game with us. I believe they start in August.

Lately, Lily has been waving to people (sometimes). She copies the motion and gives a big smile. Also, when she is on her belly, she can move herself in a circle. She still hasn't quite figured out how to move forward and backward. I'm just fine with that though! I feel like it's going to get crazy once she starts to move. We definitely need to do a little babyproofing around here. The nose has been running and the drool has been dripping, but no teeth yet. We're thinking any day now.

Here are some pictures of Lily hanging out with Tyler. Check out those thighs...those are some rolls!! I remember when she was first born and I could wrap my thumb and pinky around her leg.