The past few weeks have been kind of crazy around here. Our friends Mike and Lisa from Slidell came to visit for a couple of days. The kids had a really good time playing with Carson and Sydney. After they left the kids have been busy trying to keep cool in our 100+ heat. They go swimming every Wednesday and Friday at friends houses from church. We are so thankful to have friends that so graciously let us hang out at their pool for play group.
Lilly turned 1 on June 26th. I feel really bad that I didn't have a birthday party for her! Oh well! We went to Houston on June 23rd-25th and stayed in a hotel because Roy had meetings. I took the kids to Chuck E Cheese to sort of celebrate Lilly's birthday. Anyway when we came home from Houston we got Lilly an ice cream cake and let her open her presents. She got a Willa Nilla doll, a little puppy (when you pet its back it barks and wags its tail), and a stroller that will help her walk. She likes the box that the stroller came in much better. I could have saved some money by just giving her a box! At Lilly's 1 year doctor's appointment, the doctor told us that he wants us to go see the Pediatric Neurologist because when he checked her reflexes she over reacted with her right leg. She did the same thing at her 9 month appointment. He just wants us to see if this is something we need to be concerned about. He was very excited about all of the things she has accomplished since her 9 month appointment though. She has started crawling, climbing on things, pulling up on everything, and she is now starting to cruise along the couch. She also has started babbling alot. She can say momma, dadda, bobba, and a bunch of other babble sounds. She also sings when music comes on. She sounds like Ariel from The Little Mermaid. We are so thankful for these accomplishments! We were so concerned that she wouldn't be able to do anything since it took her so long to even sit up or crawl. Lilly has brought us so much joy in the last year and I don't know what we would do if we didn't have her. She is going to be such a good big sister! (I hope!) She will have to share all her toys and clothes when her little sister Laurel comes in November.
Here are some pictures of when Carson and Sydney came to visit and of Lilly's birthday. Sorry about the sideways pictures. I was too lazy to turn them the right way!
Leila, Cole, Carson, and Sydney
Watching a movie with Carson and Sydney
Lilly loving her birthday cake
Lilly climbed on the chair all by herself so she can relax.
Lilly got a walker/stroller but she would rather play with the box.
Lilly sneaking a bite of her cake while we were singing to her.