Wanna Hear the Most Annoying Sound in the World?

Remember this scene from the movie Dumb & Dumber?



Behold dinner the other night.



You're welcome.

Let's Dance!

Lily finished up her tap and ballet classes at the local community center last week. They had a recital to show off what they had learned. My people said it was really cute and pretty funny. They were so proud of Lily and how well she did.

Here's her tap dance. Don't worry, the video's only like a minute and a half long.

And here's her ballet dance. It's also short. They combined the two Monday night classes for the ballet dance, so there were a lot more girls on stage. They didn't do a very good job of spreading out, so Lily was kind of cramped for space. I'd love to know what the little girl to the right of her said to make Lily freeze up for a second. I'd also love to know what Lily was chatting about to the girl on her left. :)



Henry enjoyed himself at the recital also.

Fun With Mr. Lion

My people pulled Lily's old Push 'n Ride Lion up from the basement. Henry's been having a blast with it. He loves to ride it, as you can tell from the very! big! smile!







The video is a little dark, but he's getting really good at walking and pushing it also.

Fall Leaves 2010

One evening last week, the family went outside and made the first leaf pile of the season for the kids to play in. Lily had a blast playing in the big pile and Henry thought it was fun to sit in his little pile. He also thought it was fun to eat the leaves. He swallowed one, gagged on it for a bit and then vomited all over himself and Katie. You know it's been a fun evening when two people end up covered in vomit. Yuck.

Lily wanted to jump in the leaves, but decided she needed to get a big running start.



Henry thought it was fun to just sit in his little pile of leaves.



Here's the album of pictures, but I feel like I should warn you that a lot of them look the same. Ha.

Fall Leaves 2010

Good-bye

Every morning when Baldy leaves for work, Lily grabs her American flag, waves it at the window and cheers "Go, daddy, go!" when she sees his car go down the street. It's quite the send off.

The Bucking Bronco

My people have been trying to catch Henry's latest move on video, but whenever he sees the camera he makes a beeline for it. This is the best they've gotten so far.

We Have Mobility!

He's not quite crawling, but is definitely mobile. Watch out! A little head bonk into the chair might slow him down, but it's not going to stop him.



Big sister is excellent motivation too. Especially when she gives "treats" at the end as if he were a dog like me.



I apologize for my tall girl's snort laugh at the end of that video. Ha!

5 Months Old and Other Random Tidbits

Henry is 5 months old today.

He's getting really good at rolling. Probably because he practices in his crib when he should be sleeping. He demonstrated his rolling abilities this morning by making himself into a baby burrito.

Yes, he's on a blanket that has pink on it. One of the joys of having a big sister and using some of her stuff. Here's a picture of him on a cooler blanket to make up for it. Notice the "Tiny Tiger" shirt. Awesome.

The biggest new thing he's done this month is he's started on cereal. Sort of. He doesn't hate it, but isn't super excited about it either. We're still working on mechanics a bit before moving on to other foods. Here's some super exciting video of his first cereal feeding.

In other random news:



-Lily fell down the basement stairs eariler this week. The hardwood basement stairs with ceramic tile at the bottom. It was only the last 3 or 4 steps, but it scared my big girl person to death. Lily's ok though. Just got a little red mark on her nose. Now she keeps asking my big girl "Did you push me down the stairs?" Um, no. She caught you at the bottom. Thanks for asking though. And please don't repeat that out in public. Thanks.



- I spent several days in my "house" while we had some tree work done. Perhaps if I get my act together, there'll be a post with pictures and video. In any case, we have 2 less trees in our yard now.



- We seem to be a Pull-Up free house now. No more night time usage. Yea!



- My big girl person and the kiddos went strawberry picking the other day. Now my big girl person feels like Bubba from Forrest Gump...strawberry streusel muffins, strawberry smoothies, strawberries w/ whipped cream, strawberries on graham crackers w/ cream cheese...

Giggling Baby

Easily Entertained

This is one of my girl people's favorite Sesame Street skits right now even though the taller girl usually really, really, really dislikes Elmo. Perhaps it's because Elmo is uncomfortable that she likes it? Or maybe she likes Ricky Gervais enough to even things out? Who knows. The little girl person just thinks it's hilarious. Enjoy!

Rollin', Rollin', Rollin'...

My tall girl person saw Henry roll from his front to his back when he was 1 month old. She thought it must be a fluke because it seemed too early. Baldy didn't believe her and she waited and waited for him to see for himself. Finally, about 2 weeks ago he did. Even better, it has now been captured on video. I guess that makes it official. Henry is rolling from front to back.

Dance Camera

My people are slackers. They had set aside a couple of toys Lily got for Christmas 2008 to bring out later, except that they forgot to actually bring them back out until now. 2010. A little over a year later. Whoops. In any case, this particular toy is a dance camera that hooks up to the TV. Different characters come out and dance while Lily follows along and watches herself. It's probably a good thing my people waited to bring it out because now she is old enough to "get" it and to actually try to follow along. There's also a setting where you can just hook it up to the iPod and she can watch herself freestyle dance to any music she wants. She loves Taylor Swift (especially the "princess song" Love Story) and she also enjoys drumming along with the Foo Fighters. In any case, here she is dancing along with the characters. Sorry it's so dark.

Sleeping Beauty

Lily likes to pretend she's "Sleeping Booty". Here she is making her blanket into a dress.

Lumberjack

Baldy has some flannel pajama pants that we call his lumberjack pants. Whenever he wears them they sing Monty Python's Lumberjack song. Well, the two lines that they know..."I'm a lumberjack and I'm ok. I sleep all night and I work all day." If you're not familiar, the video is here. Now Lily has picked up on what's going on and sings her own version.

Fun With Forts

Greg and Lily have been building and playing in forts lately. It makes for great after dinner entertainment.







The only problem is that they end up being Lily sized. I think my favorite part of the video below is when she says "You're kind of really stuck?" Also, the maniacal laugh when she knocks everything over.

Saturday Night Entertainment

Did you know Baldy has a secret talent? He can juggle. Lily finds this very amusing. It bothers me though because he does it with my tennis balls. The nerve of him. Saturday evening, he put his skills on display. Oh, my tall girl person does not have the hidden talent of being a good videographer. My apologies on the poor quality and bright light in the background.



Yeah, we're thinking about hiring him out for birthday parties. Also, in case you missed it, the "stage" is one of Lily's books.

Of course, after watching him display his awesome trick, Lily decided to give it a shot.



On an unrelated note, Lily keeps telling us random, hilarious things. Yesterday she was on the potty when Katie asked if she'd like some privacy. Lily answered, "No, I don't want privacy. I want privacy on Tuesday." Alrighty, then. We'll mark the calendar.

Then on Saturday night after she went to bed, she was talking to herself. My people overheard her say, "I'm going to wear my jammies to church and then tell the teacher it's silly to wear jammies to church." Where does she come up with this stuff?

New Big Girl Bike

Some friends of Grandma and Grandpa Wagner were nice enough to give Lily a big girl bike (with training wheels, of course) they had. Grandma and Grandpa brought it over yesterday. Lily loves it! There was much wailing and gnashing of teeth when we had to come inside after playing with it.


I'd say she has officially graduated from her tricycle, though she's still working on steering and pedaling at the same time (she's only ridden it once, but I learned to stay in the garage to avoid her). And pedaling uphill. I'm sure she'll be practicing a lot in the coming days and weeks though while the weather is still nice.

It's About That Time

My people are excited about Tiger football starting and will be attending the Mizzou/Illini game this Saturday. I believe this sums it up best...

Squirming and Squealing

Lily played in her pool the other day. She had a blast and did quite the song and dance when Greg poured water on her.

Happy Mother's Day