Playing at Home

Dylan is learning to scoot forward, and Lily loves play-doh now just as much as ever.

Hermann Park and the Zoo

We took advantage of the beautiful weather today by heading to the park.  We had a picnic lunch and played on the playground at Hermann Park, then spent the rest of the day at the zoo.  Lily was a ball of energy all day long, constantly on the go and climbing all over everything.  Her current favorite animals at the zoo are the sea lions.  Dylan rode in the stroller without his car seat, and he enjoyed kicking back with his feet up on his toys.  He also got to pet a goat for the first time today, and this was the first trip to the zoo where Dylan was clearly watching some of the animals.

Dylan's First Veggie

Dylan tasted squash today for his first vegetable, and he loved it! He gobbled it right up.

Easter Bunny

Lily was very excited to see the Easter Bunny at McDonalds, so long as he didn't come within arm's reach of her. She would talk to him and ask him to come over to our table, but as soon as he got close enough to touch her, she would crinkle her brow and shake her head. We stuck around for a little while, hoping she would relax enough to get her picture taken on her own, but it was no use. She wouldn't even give the bunny a high-five! But she did agree to stand in front of him with Mommy and Dylan.

Say "Easter Eggs!"

Video of Dylan in the Jumperoo

What a big boy!  It's so hard to believe that he's big enough to use the jumperoo already - especially without a stack of books underneath it like we did for Lily when she first started using it!

Jumperoo

Here are some pictures of Dylan in his jumperoo. He caught on to this thing quickly; he's already bouncing and swinging in it, and I've only been using it for a few days. He also plays with the toys on the jumper, and he looks at and touches the animal pictures along the sides. He's very observant. I can't believe how fast he's growing and changing right before my eyes!

Our First 5k!

We completed our first 5k this morning! We've run this distance twice before, but this was our first race - The Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Bunny Hop 5k.  I'm so proud of us both!
Dusty has been such a great motivator for both of us since we started running together after Dylan was born. I know I wouldn't have been ready to run a 5k today if Dusty hadn't been dragging me out of bed to work out in the mornings for the last five months (not to mention that I probably wouldn't have signed up for the race in the first place!). Evenings are tough to fit workouts in because we're tired at the end of the day; mornings are tough because, well, they're mornings and I would rather stay in bed. So we've been trying to encourage each other and be consistent, and we've been successful!
We took these pictures when we got home.