Non-nutritrional experience

As the wise pediatrician told us, Lily's first few tries at cereal would be "non-nutritional experiences." Though this proved to be true, she actually took to it quite well (she's definitely her father's daughter, never to turn down a meal). The only thing I wasn't expecting was the necessary bath such an experience would mandate....good thing she likes those too...

Having a Ball: Take Two

Apparently the dogs were funny again today. We never know when it's going to strike so I had to get it on camera. And yes those are socks on her little hands in lieu of mittens.....maybe that's a hint to Santa....

Week 20: Turkey week

We'll fill you in shortly on the details, but we had a great Thanksgiving with Great Granny, Nana, Grandad, Uncle Chipper and Aunt Ashley. As you can see in the picture, Lily was practicing for next year.

Week 19

We set off our Griswald-esque Christmas tree hunt this weekend and though we didn't uproot any prize possessions by hand, or freeze our eyes wide open, we did in fact come home with a beautiful tree....unfortunately assembly is required.

Saturday we participated in the Animile in Kingsport which helps support the Kingsport Animal Shelter. It's a fun race that's held along the same route as the Christmas parade immediately following it, so everyone is out lining the streets as you go by. Lily got several cheers from the crowd and people are always interested in Thatcher (since he's the 'pretty boy' of the group), and because of this we always make sure to give Gator a little extra attention...

In this week's picture, Lily's face says it all as she had worked up an appetite from the big race and all she wanted was to be fed, while I obviously had different plans. But you get what you can get and with the stiff breeze and the chilly day, this was the shortest week photoshoot, by far.

The Roll-over

This is for the grandmothers. We love you!

Week 18

Lily has found her voice. She kicked off week 18 with the laughter heard in the post below and ended it with frequent bursts of spontaneous shrieks/squeals that appear to serve no other purpose than to emphasize her point. (see below for quick example)

She also has officially engaged in a battle of wills with her parents, and let me humbly tell you that she TOTALLY WON! Returning home from a very enjoyable weekend in Knoxville, we made the fatal error of stopping for that legalized crack-cocaine....yep....Starbucks coffee. It was this and a quick gas fill-up 30 minutes outside of Knoxville that awoke the sleeping baby. Needless to say it was down-hill from here. The crying began which turned into guttural wailing, which returned to crying and so on and continued, despite every known soothing tactic in our new-parent arsenal, literally until we reached the exit to our house. For those of you that don't know how long that is, I'd say a solid hour and a half. We didn't think she could do it, we were taking over/under bets and we both lost. But after all that, once we finally got home and freed her of her car seat, she appeared absolutely no worse for the wear, a relief in these very concerned and bewildered young parents' minds.

The week picture and the one to the right were taken at The Cove which is a lovely park close to Gran's house that's right on the water and faces a marina full of sailboats. It's one of Gran's favorite places to walk, Lily is a big fan, as well.

Having a Ball

This makes for a pretty darn good Sunday.
p.s. Sorry for the commentary....this is the first time we've heard her laugh like this.

Week 17: Homecoming

Wofford Homecoming 2007. The Campbell's, Harrelson's, and Williams' gathered this weekend to celebrate yet another year of aging gracefully and reminiscing about how it "used to be" and how they have it so much easier now......yes I do, in fact, believe that this is one of the cardinal signs that age is no longer your friend. It was a perfect day and we grabbed the perfect tailgating spot for dealing with three babies who were frequently needing to be fed. The day didn't turn out too perfect for the Terriers, as they fell to GA Southern (insert boo here) in what sounded like an exciting game. Yes, I said 'sounded' because we actually didn't see any football (except that which was being played in the tailgating field)We opted instead to guess the action on the field by the reaction of the crowd.....not as scientific, of course, as the tradional way.

We couldn't leave without visiting the newly renovated Old Main. For those of you who don't know much about Wofford, Old Main is the centerpiece of campus, it's on our seal and is the quintessential symbol of Wofford. So much takes place 'on the steps of Old Main', from pep rallies to class pictures, to running down the steps on Bid Day to your newly anointed sorority/fraternity. This was the obvious place to take the 'week' picture. Lucky for us the Harrelson's lent Macy to us for the photo-op. Also in the picture is evidence of Lily's new found hobby of grabbing hold of anything she can.....and sometimes not letting go, without much persuasion, that is.

Who knows these two little girls may just end up roommates, like their mommas.