Lily's Chaw

Lily holds things in her mouth in the most interesting way. It must be because her teeth hurt but it sure looks funny.

She even likes binkie's now, just for chewing though

Dada

Lily said "Dada" for the first time on the 7th. Today I finally got her to say it on camera. Dusty is so happy that she calls for him. I think he was secretly bummed that she said mama first.

Giggles

Baby giggles are the best, I could listen to Lily giggle all day long!

8 Months

This was a hard month for Lily. She cut her first two teeth and got a terrible cold, so there were a lot of sleepless nights and napless days. She's still teething but we're hoping that it ends soon. Lily is so much fun everyday. She is constantly learning and I love watching her explore the world around her. We took out our living room rug this month and that enabled her to move around the house on her own more. I guess its easier to drag yourself around on a slick surface than a rug. She loves going to the park, we go almost every day. Swinging is her favorite but she likes the slide almost as much. I'm so grateful every day that I get to stay home and play with her. We have the good life!

Trying to Fill Mommies Shoes

Dusty and Lily were goofing off the other day while I was getting ready. That's what happens most of the time, they find something silly to do and Dusty calls me to come over. It makes getting ready take a very long time! Today Dusty put Lily's feet into my shoes and she thought it was hilarious. She didn't want to move out of them. One day she can fill them but that's not quite yet. 

Parks Parks Everyday

We've had the first week of good weather here so Lily and I have gone to the park every day. She got a little sunburned one day and now has a cute little farmers tan but that didn't make her love being outside any less. Here are some shots of our park week:

Hiking

Samm and I decided to start taking the kids on a weekly adventure (as long as we are both in town). This week we decided to hike Kamiak Butte. It was a lot of fun. Poor Lily fell asleep and my backpack didn't have enough neck support for her but Samm would fix her head every time it got kinked. Lily loved seeing the woods and people watching. I had a hard time getting her to eat her lunch because all she wanted to do was look at everything. I think her favorite part though was on the ride home. Brock was throwing food into her carseat and they thought it was the funniest thing ever. They giggled with each other the entire drive home. It was an absolutely perfect start to summer!