8 month pictures

When Aunt Rachel and Lily's Mommy were little girls, Grandma Lil bought them matching dresses. Papa J had the little ones cleaned for Lily. Unfortunately, it turns out that Aunt Rachel wore them when she was 6 months old. Oh well! We took pictures anyway in the dress that Rachel wore for formal pictures when she was a baby so we could put their pictures next to each other on the wall in Papa J's house.

Lily's First Maryland Football Game

Today, Lily's 8 month birthday, we went to the Maryland/Delaware football in College Park. Lily got all dressed up in her red t-shirt and had fun tailgating. Here is a picture diary of Lily's experience.

"Is tailgating always this fun, mommy?"

When they were introducing the teams, Lily started dancing to the music.

The game wore Lily out, and she fell asleep in the backpack on the way back to the car.

"I'm sleepy Mommy"

When we got back to the car, Lily was still asleep in the backpack. This was to cute not to take a picture of.

"Can we go home now?"

When we got home, Lily was wide awake and ready to play. Overall, it was a great day!

Breakfast Conversation

Lily and Sarah had quite a conversation at breakfast this morning. Enjoy!

Future Olympian?

Lily has taken quite an interest in balls recently. Maybe Caleb peeked her interest while we were in Pittsburgh - who knows? Here is a video of Lily and I playing ball.

A Weekend in NJ

We went to NJ last weekend for Lisa's wedding. While Lily did not go to the wedding, she did attend the BBQ the night before.

Then we went to Grandma Harriet's and Grandpa Steve's house. Here is my current favorite picture of Lily. All cropped and ready for Grammy Cookie to print to fit in a 4 x 6 frame.

Of course, any road trip wouldn't be complete without visitors.

"Hi Cousin Devra!"

"I'm hanging out with my Great-Grandma Irene!"

After a full weekend of activity, Lily sat down to update her blog. :)

(Thank you to Grandpa Steve for hooking her up with her own keyboard. Pressing buttons is fun!)

The Beach

We returned from Lily's first trip to the beach about a week ago, but have not had time to post the pictures. Sorry for the delay.

Lily loved the beach, especially eating the sand and playing in the salt water. We were also lucky to have Grammy Cookie, Grandma Harriet and Grandpa Steve with us at the beach. Lily loved spending time with her grandparents playing on the beach and in the house.

"Why doesn't everyone have a pool like this?"

"Those look like big waves dad"

"Can I come to the beach with you again Grandma?"

"Yummy Fishy"

"Can I put ALL the sand in my pool?"

"I love my Mommy"

Lily grabbed Grandpa's nose after we de-sanded her with corn starch.

"Can I order anything I want off the menu?"

"Grammy, I love it when you sit and play with me"

The Amazing Ketchup Bottle

We are back from the beach, and have a bunch of pictures to post. But first, we wanted to share this video of Lily and a Ketchup bottle from dinner our first night at Nalu, a new Hawaiian Bar and Grill. We're not sure if she was so enamored with the bottle, the color, or the combination, but it was hilarious!