Dinkels Friday morning

On Friday morning I took the kids to Dinkel's before Jenn arrived. Lillian totally loves riding in the car and Simon is a pro at tricycle pedaling. We got down there with no issues, all had a breakfast sandwich (egg and fresh made bread) and got back with no issues. Lillian even shared some of my egg and Simon was so excited she was eating breakfast with us that he helped me feed her some egg pieces.

It was a great morning. 

Us walking down the sidewalk.

Ready to drive!

Feeding Lillian egg.

She loved it.

Driving home.

Lillian eating ...

We gave Lillian some mashed sweet potatoes and pureed peas in little piles so she could practice using her hands to eat. She LOVED it and was intense about shoving it all in as fast as she could. When the easy handfuls were eaten she started spreading the rest around. We helped out a bit with the spoon a few times, though I'm not sure she really needed the help. She had a ton of fun.

Within minutes she had eaten the bulk of the food. 

When hands stopped working, she just started licking the tray.

She had so much food plastered to her outfit, even some on her eye lids!

Simon the Photographer take on Lillian

Simon borrowed my camera to take some pictures of Lillian the other day. He is getting much better at aiming at the subject. As always, he took hundreds, but these are by far the best.

Busy week already!

Lisa's 2014 Forth of July Visit

On Forth of July weekend Auntie Lisa came to visit. We were all really excited to celebrate both the holiday and her birthday! On the 4th we went to Vickie and Joseph's house where Lisa, Alan, Joseph and Simon played ALL of the football. Simon was a rock star tackeler. Lisa and Simon lasted the longest - it made me tired just watching. 

The rest of the trip we went to street festivals, of course to scooters, out to eat a few times, lots of playing with the new train set and generally had a great time while Lisa was here. We had bunches of pictures and there are some here and some after the jump. 

Julie helping Lillian explore.

Playing Mario.

Baby wearing expert!

Loves music at the street fests!

Going for a walk to breakfast, Simon was cold so wearing my sweater.
Shortly after this he switched to Auntie Lisa's sweater.

No visit would be complete without some Train Time.

And some Lillian time.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

More pictures after the jump...

Pictures of the day: Lillian crawling

Perfect summer day

This morning we went to the green city market by the Lincoln park zoo. We found a beach ball and played for hours after sampling all the free treats. What a great day :)

So photogenic. Haha!