Last Week of One: She Thinks We're Just Fishin'

Wednesday we ran some birthday party planning errands amidst a lightning storm sprinkled with a little bit of rain.  After arriving home, we put Lily down for a short, late nap and George and Reagan headed to a local park with a pond for fishing.  Lily and I followed after her brief nap.

As soon as Lily and I arrived, it started to rain, of course. But, lightly enough that we stayed.

Upon getting out of the car, there were a bunch of geese hanging around and Lily immediately started shouting, "Chicken! Chicken! bock bock!"  and off she went to get them.

The child has no fear. Except of the vacuum cleaner.

Off we went to find Daddy and Reag, where Lily wanted to run and then get down where her daddy was and literally walk into the water. It was wet and slippery and as I said, the kid has no fear, so she is entertainment in her own right.

Reagan caught a teeny little fish and George showed it to Lily.  "No fear" Lily grabbed it to see the "feesh" and wanted it off the hook so she could hold it.



She ran up and down the steps and picked up anything she could find to throw it in the water~ mostly leaves and sticks, but then she decided her water sippy cup was good too.

She wanted to be with her daddy...

And then she wanted to be back up again with Reagan.

{yes, we fish in dresses}

The rain got a little bit heavier and Lily got a little bit squirmier with the back and forth up and down which was slippery because of the rain and mud, so Lily and I decided it was time to head home.

She's happy to do anything. Especially if it involves running. So leaving was perfectly fine with her too since the car was pretty far.





 "Bye bye Mama! Runnin!"

Last Week of One: Donut Day

While I'm catching up on the other summer activities and posts, I'm going to be celebrating

Lily's Last Week of One! 

I'm still in shock that we're here. Alas, there are a mere 7 days until her 2nd birthday.

This morning, we headed to the grocery store for milk. She took her purse with us which cracked me up because as we got to the front door to go out, she turned around and went back in saying, "phone. phone," going off to look for her phone she'd forgotten.  Little mimic.

Purses and phones in hand we headed off.

I decided we'd have donuts for her last Tuesday of being one.

She was happy with the choice as well.

A Day at the Water Steps

One of the best parts of our summer has been getting together with my mom friends and their babies. Well, and our other kids too. ;)

One steamy, super hot day, a few of us headed downtown to the North Shore Water Steps to cool the kids off.  It's always a hit with the kids since it's a fun way to cool off and a hit with the moms because right in the middle of our gorgeous city and it's free!

We'd gone last year when Lily was not walking yet. 

june 22, 2011

Almost a year to the day later, we went again where Lily walked, climbed, shouted, splashed and played with friends.  Two of the Amys in our group {there are two Stephanies too} and their kids were a part of today, which was perfect because Reagan and Amy's oldest are close in age as well. The other Amy and her Victoria were as happy to be exploring the steps. Well, truthfully it's not exploring so much as, Amy running interference with V's climbing to keep her safe. :) 

june 21, 2012



We all brought lunch, had a little water steps picnic and kept on playing. Lily wasn't really in the mood for posed photos because she just wanted to be down and playing.

Victoria wasn't up for it much more than Lily was. haha  One of my favorite things about Amy is her sense of humor and her ability to laugh! I love it and was cracking up so hard when taking these!

Reagan was happy to be home with us this week to go, as she remembers last year too! She ran into a few friends from school and also one of her friends from our old neighborhood.  She was super excited to see them and had a good time playing with some unexpected playmates! 

Lily was happy to be playing with V's wiffle ball and Amy's son entertained her by tossing it back everytime and chasing it for her. You can definitely tell he's got a baby sister. ;)

Lily really had a great time this year! I love that she wants to play with her sister, friends and is content to explore on her own. 

We played for a few hours and then it was time to head home for naps. Even Reagan fell asleep in the car on the way home. Lily slept for about 3 1/2 hours after we'd gotten home!

Bye bye!

'til next time...

Great day, great city, great friends.