6 Months Old

Lily is 6 months old...halfway to cake!

Today we went to her 6 month pediatrician appointment. Lily now weighs 16 lbs 4 oz (58%ile...and trending upwards!) and is 25.5" long (40%ile). Her head is also moving up the percentiles to the 53rd. Short, round, big head...is anyone surprised??

At 6 months, Lily loves to grab her toes, and is rolling from her back to front more regularly. She can sit up by herself for short periods of time. She is getting LOUD with lots of screeching! Lately she is practicing using her tongue, but it's hard to make any sounds when her hands are always jammed in her mouth. Since The Banana Incident we have introduced avocados and peaches, too! So far peaches are her fav!

Do I have something on my face??

A new funny face Lily has been making recently! Popeye?

We had a fun night at PEPS...we had a picnic in the park!

Jason's New Job!

Who wouldn't hire this guy, seriously?

Jason interviewed last Friday for a 2nd grade position at a Title school (just what he wanted!), and they called within 2 hours to hire him!

 On Thursday we got to go check out his classroom! Here he is with his new teammate.

 Here is a photo tour of his beautiful new classroom, empty. The school was rebuilt in 2010, so this is only their second year in the new building!

 We moved a bunch of stuff in (yay, we get our garage back!), and rounded up all the materials he needs from around the school.

 Still lots to do, and we can't wait to see what it looks like when he is ready to start school!

Katy is Married! - Baby's 1st Wedding and a weekend in Stevenson

Lily is officially a road tripping baby! We have been cruising the NW on three long road trips the last three weekends and she has been a great little traveler! We are so happy! 

This weekend we were off to Stevenson, WA, to celebrate the wedding of our friends, Katy and Marcus.

We drove down the Oregon side, along the historic highway. The Columbia Gorge is stunning!

 There are tons of waterfalls to see, and we could only hit a few. We sneaked in some pre-wedding hikes while the wedding party was working hard getting ready for the big event.

Multnomah Falls

The hike to Bridal Veil Falls

 Katy and Marcus brought together friends from all over the country, which made this wedding extra fun. We also enjoyed an amazing view from the wedding location!

CMC girls Emily, Rachel, Michelle, and Meghan...plus Lily and me!

Congratulations Katy and Marcus!!

Brehm Family Reunion! - 5 Months

We had a great time at the Brehm family reunion in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho this weekend! Lily loved all the time with Great Grandparents, aunties, and cousins who stole her every chance they got (and took over lots of baby duties so J and I could do things like ride boats and tubes and swim off the dock!). We also got lots of KK time, who Lily is more and more entertained by.

 First stop: Breakfast in Moses Lake!

 Lily was a great traveler! It was a LONG drive, and we left at 6:30 or 7am on both travel days in order to maximize her sleeping time...and it worked out great!

Dinner at Cedars, a floating restaurant! Reservations for 28...oof!

Lily ate her first solid food....banana!

I wish I had a picture of all the aunties running up the hill, or all crowded around to see Lily chow down on her first solid food. Aunt Lucy can't wait to feed her pepperoni pizza now! See was totally into it...Jason caught the whole this on video (below). If you got this as an email, click here to watch the video on the blog.

 Lily is a busy girl lately. This weekend she worked on mastering her rolling skills, started consistently grabbing her toes, and ate her first solid food. She stared down Jason and Papa in the back seat until she could make a tongue "cluck" sound all on her own. Finally, she is really getting some good use of those Friesen pipes...lately it's been hard to take her anyway because she is so busy happily chatting away...LOUDLY!! Luckily we love to hear her talk.

 We all had a great time, and can't wait for the next Brehm Family get together!