First week in the new house

We have been in our new house for a week. On Sunday, Brian went to the mailbox for the newspaper and was welcomed to the neighborhood by a buck. The moving truck arrived on Monday and we were overwhelmed with the number of boxes. We have met all 4 of the families that live on our cul-de-sac and two of them brought us cookies. Friday, Beth and Lillie planted a small garden and Brian got to mow the lawn with the John Deere riding lawn mower. Sophie is now 4 months old and is working on rolling over on her tummy.

Greek Festival and Art Fair

Today, we went to the Greek Festival in Kalamazoo. We ate Gyros and Lillie had a hotdog. She ate her entire hotdog while watching the Greek dancers. After Lunch, she jumped in a bouncer in the shape of a dinosaur and played on the playgroud equipment. There was a huge art fair (over 200 booths) just a few blocks away. We strolled through the park and found something for Grandma's birthday. Lillie asked for another hotdog and ate 1/2 of it with Dad. She of course had to have her favorite drink of rootbeer to wash the hotdog down with.

Curious George!

There was suppose to be a summer reading kick off event at the park today. It was cancelled, because it rained. So, we decided to go to the library and Curious George was there! We read several books and even went to a storytime.

Sophie is 3 Months old!

Sophie turned 3 months old today. She does a great job of holding her head up and this week she started grabbing for toys. She is a happy baby now that we have figured out her acid reflux. She loves to watch ceiling fans and the lights and music on her bouncer seat.

Quack, Quack, Quack

There is a park two blocks from our apartment and it has canadian geese and ducks. On Sunday, we went to the park to feed them. The geese and ducks are not aggresive, but you do have to watch out for their droppings. :)

Lillie wrote her name today!

Today, at playgroup Lillie wrote her name without any help. I was talking to the other Moms when Lillie said "I wrote my name." I turned around and saw her accomplishment. I have been trying to help her with a smaller pencil, but today she wrote her name with a thick piece of chalk.

Giraffes

Tuesday, we went to Binder Park Zoo in Battle Creek, MI. The highlight of the day was feeding the Giraffes leaf lettuce and biscuits. There is a video of Lillie feeding the Giraffes on the "Lillie and Sophie" page. We have settled into temporary housing until we close on our house in June. We found a house in Galesburg, Michigan, which is halfway between Battle Creek and Kalamazoo. The house is on a large lot with a lot of trees.

Prior to moving into our tempory housing, we stayed at a Holiday Inn. Lillie loved to stay there, because they had a pool. During our stays Brian taught Lillie how to swim. She can doggie paddle (with her arm floaties) from the stairs to Brian 6 feet away.

Sophie has outgrown all of her 0-3 month clothes. She is growing a lot faster than Lillie. She is also a better sleeper than Lillie, especially when she has very little acid reflux.