Little Gym

Little Gym has been a big part of our life for the past few years - such a wonderful way for Lilly to gain confidence! She has learned so much about how to work with her body, loves the music and loves to be part of a class. It has been so fun to watch her skills grow. Teacher Dana and Teacher Berget are the best- so supportive. We have been fortunate this semester to go with Bree a good friend from the Mount. I enjoyed hanging out outside the classroom- spending time with Henry and getting to know other WS parents! Win/Win for everyone!

Holding her self up on the high beam!

Done with our bar routine we are so proud!

Thanks NannaE for supporting Little Gym - we loved the class! (and the medal that we got at the end of class - that we wore around for the next few days!)

David and Henry

We missed David's baptism - but were able to catch up with him later in the weekend. 5 months apart and so cute together!

Henry is 10 months!

Our little guy -Hen Man, Henry Bible, Hen, etc. is now 10 months old. He is such a happy guy and loves to flash smiles at you. Still not crawling- but moving backwards and scotching around on his bottom. His fine motor skills are great- picking up all sorts of tinny things off the ground to eat!! Oh the joys of having a little guy. And his verbal skills are a mile a minute. He loves to talk in bed- when he wakes and as he sleeps. Now he even cries"mamama" when he is sad. Breaks my heart. And using his new skills of "How big is Henry", high fives, and waving all the time. Oddly enough he is even leaning out a bit! We are trying to enjoy every moment of having a little baby because our days are numbered!

Big Girl thoughts

We have had some fun discussions with Lilly lately- the questions are non stop and her memory is amazing. Her curiosity is wonderful. You can hear her brain growing! My most favorite was when she realized that I did not know everyone on the freeway or even anyone. She loves gardening - and playing with the worms. She wants to know about where the clouds come from, why the earth moves, how airplanes fly, and so much more. It is so difficult describing these things to a 3 year old - and sometimes I don't even know the answer!

Another favorite was when she bit her brother - we asked her why? "because he is so squishy".

Cheering for Jillian

The Jepsons hosted us and then came to visit us for a night at the Marriott. It was so wonderful to meet Jillian - Lilly just loved playing with her. We had night to remember- possibly it was the fact that the girls won at Yuker (the boys will not admit it) or that there was a fire in the room next door. We were evacuated and then since the sprinklers went of we had to move rooms. It was quite memorable!

GREAT Grandpa Fred

GREAT Grandpa Fred with Henry at 9 months- in 2010.

GREAT Grandpa Fred and Lilly in 2008 at 4 months.

Our little guy

Henry is really opening up. He has started giving high fives, playing peek-a-boo, doing "so big" with his arms, and waving hello and goodbye. During our trip to California, we saw a real change in him. He is chatting up a storm - and even cries mama mama mama when he is upset. Lilly is constantly squeezing him and giving him "loves" and he just goes with the flow. He laughs so hard - especially with his sister.