Happy Birthday Daddy!

Today is daddy's birthday. . .last night Ali & I carefully wrapped daddy's present. She had such a good time doing this! She also colored her daddy a picture that says "I love you daddy!" She was so excited about her daddy's birthday. She's been singing "Happy Birthday to You" all day and last night as well. We got daddy some Cubs tickets. . .Lily slept through the festivities.

Back to PawPaw & Grandma's House

The kids climbing a fence. . .Ali went all the way to the top. . .

Al holding this little fish in the water until PawPaw came to the rescue to get the hook out. . .

Today we went back to PawPaw & Grandma's house. Aunt Al, LoLo & Bret went with us.

PawPaw's Birthday

Zach & Ali under Zach's "bee tree"

Grandma hosing off Ali's feet

Zach & Ali fishing in the pond

Look at Zach's little fish! how cute. . .

Ali sort of wanted to touch this fish but never really got up enough nerve to do it!

I actually caught this little fish! My first ever (I haven't tried very many times)

Mama & Ali picking cattails

Daddy & Lily

PawPaw, Lily & Ali. . . .Lily's trying to get PawPaw's pen. . .

Matt & Zach cleaned out the gutters & trimmed some trees. . .

This afternoon we drove down to Archie for dinner with PawPaw & Grandma. Yesterday was PawPaw's birthday. Ali sang "Happy Birthday". . .Zach met us down there and we ate fried chicken, mashed potatoes & noodles. After dinner we went for a walk. . .(it was very muddy because it rained all day). . .we fished a little in the pond. . . .& Zach & Matt cleaned out the gutters. Ali got so muddy we had to strip her down, give her a bath, & bring her home in a diaper only!

Picnic in the Park

This afternoon. . .Aunt Al, Bret, & LoLo joined us for a picnic in the park.

Lily is 6 Months Old!

Bret & LoLo spent the afternoon with us today. We wanted to go swimming. . .but, we won't be able to until Ali's "boo boo" on her knee heals up. Tonight Nana watched the kids while Matt & I went to meet Zach in Lee's Summit for dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings (Zach's favorite). Tonight we went for a walk. . .Lily fell asleep in the stroller. . . .Ali is winding down on the couch now. Ali has had a language explosion this week! She is speaking in complete sentences and knows everything! It is amazing. . .on our way home from Illinois last week, she talked for 6 hours straight on the way home after spending several hours at the water park.

Bret & LoLo

Lily loves to be outside. . . just like her big sis. . .

Lily with her best friend Grandma!

BLB & Ali

LoLo & Ali

Aunt Susan & Ersix dropped by this evening. . .

This is Ali reading the letters & numbers on the license plate. . .she knows them all. . .

Marcus & Ali on matching 3-wheelers. . .

Ali was SO excited to see Bret & LoLo tonight. She had not seen them since they got back from California & we got back from Illinois. When we were in Illinois, every time she saw a silver car she would say "Aunt Al. . . .oh LoLo". She was really missing LoLo!

Lily is rolling all over the place! She can roll to anywhere she wants to go. She's also getting up on her hands & knees in crawling position! It won't be long. . .

Random Pics

Concert

Last night me, Al, Erin, & Demian went to see Cheap Trick, Poison, & Def Leppard at the Sprint Center.

PawPaw

PawPaw came over to see the girls today. . .Ali was so excited to see him! She grabbed his hand immediately and said "Anon PawPaw, my room" & took him up to her room.