Thanksgiving 2011: Part 1

Thanksgiving was almost a month ago and I'm finally posting a few pictures. We spent a few days in Portland with family and friends.

Papa Richard and Lily

Soon to be Uncle Shawn

Bacon!

Diana has mastered the snarl

Nana and our smiling girl

Nani got to meet Lily for the first time

Uncle Sam and Lily

Lily has been sick for the last week and is finally on the road to recovery.

Lily Rolling Over!

Oh How They Change!

Lily turned 6th months on November 11th. She had a great check up and weighed in at 17 pounds 9 ounces. At 6 months Diana weighed 17 pounds 4 ounces. Lily has been busy trying new foods. She is finally getting the hang of it and seems to be enjoying the food. She has tried: rice cereal, oatmeal cereal, sweet potatoes, pears, bananas, squash, and carrots.

Diana's clothes have been looking small so we decided to measure her. She has grown half an inch in one month. Our girls are getting so big.

Halloween

Diana and Lily had a nice Halloween.

We began by spending Friday night in Wedgewwod with Aunt Marianne. We braved the rain and went Trick or Treating at some of the businesses. On Sunday, we went to the zoo to watch animals eat pumpkins and kids eat candy. They had a nice trick or treat area with mostly healthy treats handed out. On Halloween, we went to the park with Ella to trick or treat. Sadly Lily was sleeping so she stayed at school. She did get to wear her duck costume around our neighborhood. Diana has now decided that her favorite part of Halloween is candy. This is a shift from the last few years.

Carving pumpkins

Trick or treating with Aunt Marianne

Our little duck at the Zoo

The sun bear eating his pumpkin

Waiting for the Sun Bear while eating a lollypop

Trick or Treating at the park

Ella and Diana being silly during Halloween

Lily getting ready to go around our neighborhood

Pumpkin Patch

When Nana was in town we took a trip to the pumpkin patch. It was a beautiful drive. Lily was not as easy as she usually is. The weather was beautiful!

Trying to get a family photo is not easy

Diana and Lily at 5 months

Lily

Almost 5 months

Diana

Almost 5 months

Lily and Big Sis Diana

We have been very busy lately with work and the girls. Diana has been playing a lot of doctor, nurse, and vet. Our house has been turned into a hospital. She often plays the patient and Sean is the doctor. She got scrubs, a lab coat, and a stethoscope for halloween. She uses her stethoscope to listen to her animals' heartbeat. Lily has been growing. At her 4 month appointment she was 14 pounds 4 ounces and 25 inches long. She continues to eat a lot and is getting quite chunky. She is starting to get two teeth and drooling everywhere. She is having a great time at school and has bonded with her teachers. Diana still loves school and seems to enjoy her new class and classmates. She still gets upset when it's time to go home.

Lilly grabbing toys on her play mat

Bath time!

Happy sisters

Lily reaching for her ball

She is moving a lot. She looks like she could roll over soon.

Kids Day at the Mariners Game

On August 28th we went to our last Mariners game as a family this year. It was kids day. This meant a special concert by Casper Babypants and Felix kids t-shirts.

Ready for the game

Grovin at the concert

Casper Babypants

Cousin Chloe was at the game too!

Alki Beach

Today we went to Alki to have lunch with Pat, Marianne, Colleen, Papa Joe, and Grandma Sue. We were celebrating Uncle Pat's birthday. It was a beautiful hot day. We had fish and chips and walked ( a LONG way) to the beach. Diana yelled at the pigeons to go away. She was trying to help me since I am not a fan of birds. What a nice daughter. I'm not sure how the other people eating felt about her yelling. We finally remembered to bring our big lens and got some nice pictures.

Alki Beach

Lily and Grandma Sue

Trying to get a family picture is not easy.

Pat and Marianne

Downtown Seattle

The Space Needle

Lily hanging out in the stroller. She has discovered her thumb. We wonder if she'll be a thumb sucker.