Lydia borrowed a push toy from her cousins and this how she did on her second day of practice. Pretty, good, huh?!
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
biking across Wisconsin
Our family participated in Coast 2 Coast Wisconsin for the first time this summer! There were about 70 others in the group, both from our church and from other churches around the country.
The bikers started on the western border of Wisconsin on the Mississippi River and ended at Lake Michigan after 5 days of riding 50+ miles each day!
Off they go!
There were about 70 total in the group- both from our church and several others as far as Wyoming. It was cool to be able to bond with so many people over a week’s time- through riding, eating, playing games, worshiping, cleaning up or loading vans together.
These riding buddies found creative ways to get up tough hills!! ;) (Ok, Adam and Peter only grabbed on to the van once…)
Lydia and I had some great company on the road!
Adam and I traded a day so I could ride. I went 60 miles. It was tough but it felt great to finish!! Here we are on the 5 minute Merrimac ferry in the middle of the route.
Each day we’d find a public pool to shower and swim.
Each night we slept at a different church. We had to find creative ways to keep Lydia clean :)
In the evenings we’d have great worship time led by Peter. Adam borrowed a bass guitar and played along a few times. It was the first time I’d ever heard him play! Turns out he’s quite the rocker ;)
Lydia’s first watermelon!
Overall, it was a great experience! I think the three of us grew a bit and learned how to be flexible and enjoy special moments being surrounded by great friends.
Friday, August 27, 2010
way out west
Lydia took her first trip to Washington back in June for Adam’s cousin’s wedding.
We all had a great time catching up with family. Lydia loved spending time with her cousin Rebekah.
Rhrodri and Tori’s wedding was simply beautiful- right off a Seattle dock.
Family picture on the dock minus Anna.
Beautiful Rebekah…
We took a trip to Anderson Island via the ferry. It has gorgeous views of Mount Rainer.
Gillian and Bekah were great with Lydia :)
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Friday, July 16, 2010
born in the USA
Some pictures from our 4th of July weekend…
We got to march in the Glenview Independence Day Parade alongside our church’s float!
We chickened out on the fireworks this year. It was late on a work night after a busy weekend and we weren’t sure how she’d do with the noise… (I know, excuses, excuses) but next year I’m sure we’ll go for it!
Lydia’s first HALF birthday!
Lydia is now 6 months old! She weighs 16lbs, 2 oz and is 26.5 in tall.
She’s grown so much in the last two months. She loves playing with toys and even has certain favorites now. She can sit very well on her own, and can even go to a sitting position from her tummy all on her own. She is excellent at blowing “raspberries” and giving kisses, mostly wet slobbery open-mouthed ones, to Mommy and Daddy. :)
She is a pro at eating solids now. She has tried rice cereal, oatmeal, sweet potato, white potato, squash, green beans, carrots and parsnips. Mommy is {slowly!} trying to expose her to as many veggies as possible before starting on the sweet yummy fruits (we’re pretty sure she’s got Mommy’s sweet tooth!)
Speaking of teeth- she got her first 2!
Lydia can now put her paci in her mouth by herself (but not at night) which is great, especially when in the car! She has been in her jumper more and more now and is still getting the hang of it…
Her sleeping has improved significantly in the past month. She now sleeps at night (unswaddled) from ~7pm to 5 or 6am, eats, and then goes back to sleep till 7ish. She still wakes up every now and then for a paci, but will go right back to sleep with it. For naps (2-3 per day), she’s still swaddled and rocked to sleep, which Mommy needs to work on over the next month… but one thing at a time ;)
She ends up all over the living room, has dumped over some baskets, and recently discovered how exciting even the hard wood floor can be.
And most recently, she has shown that she can actually go forward on her hands and knees! Some would say it’s just “creeping” but we call it CRAWLING! A video will be posted soon as proof… ;)
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