Happy Baby at the Park!

We did a quick trip to a local park this afternoon and other then all of the equipment being hot, Lilly had a great time. We managed to waste sometime and then head to a local bakery for a sweet treat to share. What a great afternoon!

15m 4d Stats...

Oh, my Lilly. We had her 15 month check up this morning, and she was a champ...sort of! She was not happy to be there, but did show off a few of her tricks and impress both the doctor and nurse. She is a whopping 25lb 3oz (80%), and 31inches long (70%) putting her in nearly the 90% for height/weight combo! Her doctor was saying what a smarty-pants she is due to her being able to ID body parts, and follow instructions. In any case all is well, and only two people cried during her shots...and I was not one of them ;)

It's been nearly a month...

We have had a busy time over the last few weeks; with Dada out of town we had our annual Hoover family celebration of the longest day of the year. We usually have an ice cream party and a bonfire to ensure the sun will set and rise again. Although with Lilly around now we have eliminated the bonfire; we still had the ice cream. As you can see; Lilly loves her some ice cream!! She also loves her new rocking chair from Eenie and Commadore; when I tell her to go and sit in her chair, her red rocker is her first choice. The following weekend we had the privilege of attending the wedding of our dear neighbors Carole and Matt....what a time, what a time. I was able to get some really good photos of rehearsal and ceremony, but put the camera away as to not document the party....and what a party it was. We have been spending alot of time with our dear friends; Stacey, Pete and their daughter Millie! We did a whirlwind 4th of July complete with pool time, BBQ's, birthday parties, and fireworks of course. We hope that everyone has been as happy and busy as we have been and I will work on posting more as the summer continues.

In Lilly news, she follows instructions very, very well and loves to help Momma with the laundry, and cleaning up. She just today blew bubbles in the pool, but is a water baby to the extreme, she loves the beach and has the tan lines to prove it, she has started really repeating words.....you just have to know what she is trying to say...."baba" can be ball, balloon, bubble, bath, Uncle Bobby, the sound a chicken makes, or a baby, "caarh" is usually just car, "eeela" is usually just for Meg's little girl ella. We are working on new words everyday and I hope to keep increasing her vocabulary. She will answer where questions by pointing or getting objects; Where is Dada? she will point to the backyard. Tomorrow we have her 15 month check up and I will report the results....any weight guesses?

artsy photo?

Look Momma, two flowers!

So happy!

Wanna smell?!

Smelling flowers.

Lilly is so mobile, and ready for adventure at all times. One of her favorite things to do is pick flowers and smell them, and have others smell them too. One of our rose bushes out front is flowering all of the time (recently), and Lilly always wants to pick them. She will smell them, get some pollen on her face and then hold the flower out for you to smell! So sweet! We are also working on her swimming ability by going to the beach at least twice a week. She recently got a real kick out of playing with the little sand flea crabs that are just at the shoreline. I would catch a bunch, put them in her bucket and then hand them to her one at at time and she would let them go in the surf and laugh. She nary hurt a one....she seemed to understand when I said to be gentle. We are getting ready to enjoy a week of visiting with my Aunt and Cousin who made the trip down from PA to vacation. We are so excited to have new people to play with!!

Ninja roll...attack kite on the loose!
Momma and Lilly

I love sand!

And he's up!

Yah....seaweed!

Lovin' the beach!

My photo for the life insurance claim...luckily did not need it!swimming with dada!

Love my little pool on the beach!

My mom and her brothers, sisters and mom.

All the grandkids and greatgrandkids who were present.

Four generation photo!

Smilie girl!

She loved this rocking chair!

Aunt Chrissie and Lilly!

Cousin Julia playing with Lilly!

Swinging with Dada in NY!

Hugging with cousin Julia!

Playing at B&B's!

B&B showing Lilly how it's done!

Great Aunt Ruth, Lilly and me! She's nearly 90 years old!!

Busy Few weeks and weekends!

So we as a family have been very busy recently....we did a trip to the great northeast to visit family over memorial day, then a quick trip out to Wilkesboro for a wedding of our dear friends Karen and John, and then last night we had our first kite board kite flying experience.

We started our trek northwards with a stop in PA to visit my Aunt and cousin, then we headed further north to NY to visit with Fitz's immediate family, then started south to NJ for a family reunion on sorts on my side, and finally home!

Over last weekend, we did a trip to Wilkesboro, NC for a wedding (we forgot the camera), but had a great time. Lilly was a real trooper and loved all of the attention she got at the wedding. She was one of the few kids and so everyone was ooooh and ahhhing over her.

Fitz has decided that he wanted to take up kite surfing, so our friend Nate loaned him a training kite and we had a chance last night to try it out. Needless to say, he will need some really practice! But we had a great time and got some cute photos!

WhooAhh...deep sea diver!
We found video of Bobby hard at work in Hawaii. I have to thank CH for the link, and now it is being shared with all of those who blog! I will get around to posting about our trip to the great northeast when I find time to sort it all out in my head! Maybe next week sometime!

Becky the biker!
Finishing the run!

Post race relaxing!

My little cheerleader!

So Silly Lilly!

Peak-a-boo!

your still taking photos?!

Nelson Bay 2009

So, I did it...I finally competed in a race....it's only been 2.5 years! And, if I do say so myself, it went pretty well. It was a short one; only 750 swim, 12 bike, and 5k run, but I finished 3rd female and 8th overall! No need for a race report, but I will say I think the bike was my best yet, must be all of the spin classes I've been teaching. I had my full support crew there; Fitz and Lilly came for the race then headed to a 1st b-day party, and my folks were there (thanks guys)! It was also nice to catch up with tri folks I have not seen in a while! Here are some photos from the event!