WooHoo, our new deck is finished. The next phase is lattice on the left side so we can grow a vine over the top.
And here's Parks' new car.

Teeth!

This is one of the only pictures where I could see Lily Kate's new teeth, so even with her head half cut off it made it on the blog. If you click on the picture (& make it larger) you can see the new pearly whites. Those little things are razor sharp.

Yellow Dress

Some Pictures from the Past Few Days

This is the fam going for a Sunday afternoon swim. We all three love the pool.

These are just to say - look what a big girl she is becoming
And this one is to remind me that she's still a tiny baby

Baby in a Trance

So, this is Lily Kate watching her Baby Einstein video. If you've ever seen a baby watching one of these you'll very quickly identify the face b/c they ALL go into this baby trance for the entire duration of the movie. I couldn't fix the redeye in this pic, it kept turning green and making her look even more scary so I left it.

Our BIG girl

Lily Kate went for her 6 mo apointment today (a couple weeks late) and they told us that her weight is in the 85 percentile and her height is off the charts. Our baby is BIG. Okay, I know you're thinking it, just say it - how in the heck did Parks and Liz have a BIG baby?
Who knows.....look at that sweet little chunk.

Oh, I just can't decide which one's cuter...

Our new Deck

I'm going to borrow space on Lily Kate's page to show off Parks' handywork that's ALMOST done. He just needs to add the top and I need to paint it and plant something to start climbing.

We don't look exactly alike anymore. More and more people think she looks like Parks now that her hair is lighter and the blue eyes are sticking. She's not my mini me anymore. It was fun while it lasted. She still loves swinging.
...and posing.

Who wouldn't want to hang out with this girl all day?!

She's just plain fun. Now that she can successfully stand on her own she stands anywhere she can pull up on - the kitchen island is a favorite. Look at the way she looks right at the camera and smiles, what a HAM!

Spying on Parks and Lily Kate

The actual picture isn't that great, but the sweetness of the moment is just too good.

Oh, the things I can get into now....

So, like Parks said, she started crawling on Tue. On Friday when I went to get her from her nap this is the progression I found. Squatting......pausing to knaw on the bed for a minute......Standing! She's done this a couple times since and she's very proud of herself, so I think it's trouble from here on out :)

Our Lily Kate is growing up way too fast, and we are having so much fun. By the way she can crawl now. Look out.