Monday

Lily looking out the window. . .

Ali entertaining Lily with song and dance. . .Lily QUICKLY scoots to wherever Ali is! She is on the move. . .

Train Ride

This afternoon we took the girls for a train ride. . .ran some errands. . .Uncle Mike & LoLo came over this evening to hang out with Matt & the girls while Aunt Al & I went out to eat & a movie. We saw "Inglorious Basterds". . .very good flick. . .

Ali, Zach, & Lily

Lily trying "puffs" for the first time. . .she loves them!

Ali in her "big girl" panties giving Zach a kiss (she calls him "big brother")

Aunt Al, BLB, & Ali

Uncle Mike & Ali

Uncle Mike, Aunt Al, Bret, Ali & Lily (LoLo is at a slumber party)

Lily 7 Month Pics

Fun Run

We took the kids to Fun Run in Liberty this afternoon. . .it's an enclosed area filled with inflatable jumping devices & slides, an arcade & play area. Ali had a blast! They even have a little inflatable play area for babies, so Lily got to play too. . .Ali seems to be slipping back into terrible two-mode. . .she's been throwing temper tantrums again lately. . .very annoying!

Trip to Branson

We stopped by PawPaw & Grandma's on the way to Branson. . .Grandma made us breakfast. . .

Daddy & girls in the pool. . .

This clown is making Ali a balloon flower. . .

We went for a walk along Table Rock Lake. . .

We rode the "Ducks". . .

Here's where our DUCK entered the water (Table Rock Lake). . .

Ali got to drive!

Ali & mama on the DUCK. . .

Daddy & Lily on the DUCK. . .Lily conked out!

Ali riding the ferris wheel. . .

Daddy & Ali riding the tea cups. . .

Daddy & Ali at one of our favorite places to eat. . .Lambert's Cafe. . .

. . .where they throw the rolls!

We are just like the Griswold's in the movie "Vacation". . .we drove to Branson to spend a couple of days at Silver Dollar City with the kids. . .we left on Sunday, planning to go to SDC on Monday & Tuesday, then come home on Wednesday. When we went to buy our tickets, we were informed that Silver Dollar City was CLOSED on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday this week, for what reason we do not know. So, we found some other things to do and came home a day early. . .

Volleyball

Our team: Brent, Erin, Michael, Todd, Al, & Me. . .

Al serving. . .

Brent taking a dive. . .

Erin serving. . .

This afternoon Nana watched the girls while I went to play in a volleyball tournament. We lost. But. . .we had a good time. Thanks to Kendra & April for taking the pics!

Red Robin

Tonight we went to dinner at Red Robin with the Bierle's. Ali loved her "blue kite" (blue balloon) that she got!