Voulez-Vous Couchez Dans le Matelas Nouveau, Ce Soir?

We bought a new mattress this week, and it was delivered this morning. Guess who took immediate ownership? Kinda looks like a pat of baby on a biscuit bed, doesn't it?

Oh, and the bed is VERY tall--no problem for Liz, but I'm going to need a pole vault or a set of those doggie steps to get into it. As it stands now, I'm just running and hoping I leap high enough.

Mommy reads a Bedtime Story...

Lily LOVES books already! She almost had a seizure of happiness with this Flip Book! She wanted to grab every page! Mommy read her this story before bed last night. At midnight, Lily was up again wanted another story! (And a little more to eat than the oatmeal--scroll down...)

I Love the Nightlife, I've got to Boogie...

Lily enjoys her first taste of oatmeal.

Can you spot what's wrong in this picture?

Look carefully at this picture.
Can you spot anything that may be amiss?
Scroll down for answer...

You Guessed It! Look at all of that DUST on the Entertainment Center!
Also, the baby is rolling around a lot and tries to escape, but is blocked by large pieces of furniture and turns she can't yet make.

Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On...

Liz and I think that this look will come back to us in about ten years when we ask Lily for a hug as she gets dropped off at school in front of everyone.

Head and shoulders, knees and toes, toes, toes!

Lily in her new high chair.

More in the high chair...Lily LOVES this new seat, especially when we roll it into the living room to watch Desperate Housewives and Big Brother.

Gonna take...a Sentimental Journey...

Lily took her mother and grandmother to Cape Cod last week to visit her Grandma's friend and Liz's Godmother, Bettyanne. They spent the whole time shopping and trying to break into the Kennedy Compound and catch Edward Kennedy in the nude.

Lily meets a 5 month old dog named Maggie, who the owners were going to name Lily. Funny thing, because we were thinking of naming Lily Maggie at one point. Contrary to what it looks like, the dog and Lily are not in love.

Bettyanne and Barb in front of the Christmas Tree Shoppe, where all my money lives.

SUPER-LILY!

Lily avec la mere dans la jardin. I really liked this picture.

It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

Even after seven books, that is still my favorite Harry Potter quote in the entire series. (From the end of The Chamber of Secrets)

I have finished the seventh book and am both happier and sadder than I've ever been with this novel series. The seventh book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, is a masterpiece, so much so that I am devastated that the journey is over and that this world has hit its final stride. Without giving anything away, these final chapters were some of the most harrowing and touching in the series. I loved it. And I can't wait to start reading it again!

Lily's New Husband...

Lily's Husband, Jack Ransom Scully, was born this morning. Our friends, Brian and Liz Scully had a baby boy this morning that we've already approved as a potential husband and definite prom date for Lily. If you want to see pictures, click HERE to go to the Scully's weblog!

I'M ON AMAZON.COM!

I just discovered that I'm on Amazon.com! I do book reviews for this publishing company called Corwin Press, who publishes academic books. They excerpted a quote from the review I did on the book that's listed at Amazon. It's printed on the back cover and written on the Amazon page. You can see the quote HERE.

A Day of Firsts!

Lily slept in her big girl bed last night in HER bedroom AND she had her first bowl of cereal today! She enjoyed the cereal, which is good, because she needs the extra energy for all of the rolling around she's doing. This afternoon, she rolled from the middle of the room to the other side, then screamed because she doesn't like lying on her belly. She's so funny!

Happy Birthday to Liz!

Guess who's 35 today?

Happy Birthday to Liz,
Happy Birthday to Liz,
From Lily and Daddy,
Happy Birthday to Liz!

Can't Get Enough Pics?

If you would like to see ALL of our pictures from our trip down south...please, CLICK HERE! If you have Picasa 2 software, you can download the pictures directly to your computer!

Cotton Candy, Sweet To Go, Let Me See That Lily Roll!

Lily learned to roll over this week while we were down South! She rolled over the first time on July 4th, then did it again on July 5th. By Friday she had learned to free her arm out from underneath her body and hold her hand way up. She's a rolling machine now!

Hotel Lily...

Lily in the Hotel on our way back to Buffalo.

LIly's Reception...

Lily with Nana T.T.

Lily with Paw and T.T.

Lily with "Great" Aunt Leigh.

Lily with Cousin Katie.

Lily's Reception

Lily's Christening Cake.

Lily with her Daddy, Uncle Adam, and Aunt Lizzie.

Lily with the Gribble's, Jane and Anna.

Lily with Grandma Fisher.

Lily's Baptism

Lily was baptized this weekend at Kimball Lutheran Church in Kannapolis by Pastor Richard Rhoades. We got some very nice pictures of the family and had a reception after, before getting back on the road to come back to Buffalo.

More Christening...

More Christening Pictures...