Between Here and There

We headed to the zoo again today to enjoy the beautiful weather and see the animals. Lillian enjoyed the tiger and kept pointing and talking to it. Still not walking on her own but does okay with a helping hand.

This is Lillian and Jackson, her new friend who comes to visit four days a week. He's 6 months old and about the same size as Lillian though not quite as mobile and expressive. All three of us are getting over colds this week and today was our first time to get outside and enjoy the 70s weather we have been having - sorry to all of you still enduring the cold.

Lilly, not feeling her best.

Lillian has discovered that her best thinking and strategy comes when the tongue is outside the mouth. It seems others of you would also agree.

Just ain't the same without you Jake.

Hey guys, if you're not coming now, I'll go by myself!!!

Friends from Vancouver visit Waco Daddy and Lilly at the park.

In the attempt to "show Waco" we finally ventured out to the zoo at Cameron Park. Mike, Tracy, and Jake are visiting and since the sun came out today, the zoo was just the place to go. And it was amazing. There are a ton of animals including lions, tigers, and bears...oh my. So now that we've discovered this great place we are definitely going lots more - we even bought a one year membership - so we have to go:)

We celebrated Lillian's 1st birthday on January 16th. Helping Mommy clean up. Birthday wishes. Reading her birthday cards. Height compared to Daddy - 1/16/07

Ice, sleet, and snow have been in the weather this week with a little bit more to come. Although mostly staying inside to keep warm and dry we have manage to venture out for a very short walk. Kyle was home with us yesterday for the MLK holiday and was hoping for school to be cancelled today. Can you believe a 30 year student still hopes for snowdays?

One of the best parts of spending Christmas in Ohio was seeing the two cousins interacting with each other. Gideon is about 5 weeks older than Lillian. He's walking around like a pro and his favorite word is "light" which he says almost constantly. There were lots of opportunities to get them together for pictures. This one is in honor of their Canadian connections as the shirts show: Lillian as a citizen and Gideon as offspring from parents who met in Canada - "The 40", Duncan, BC to be exact.

Hey everyone, just thought I would send a link to Rachel's new site for those of you for are not in direct contact with her. She's still working on raising her support and hopes to leave ASAP. Click on picture for link to her site. We'll be posting Christmas pics and news soon...

We were enjoying the sights of Vancouver on a cool afternoon. Lillian was still tucked in warmly for a couple more weeks...