April snush

A brief recap of my week:

I'm relegated to my ExerSaucer while Mom and Dad eat dinner every night ... and the smell of yummy food always stimulates the drool response!

I've decided that napping at Sara's would cause me to miss too much excitement, so I'm currently boycotting daycare nap time ... Mom and Dad don't know how a 4 month-old who naps for less than an hour a day still manages to smile for the camera!

For our donuts and mochas adventure this morning we tried out our new pack - it was perfect for trudging through the snush that has coated our neighborhood the last few days.

My lack of weekday zzz's caught up to me on the walk home, though, and I think I'll spend the rest of a snushy Saturday snoring.

Baby love

Mom and I had a fun morning doing yoga yesterday. It was our last day of Spring Break, so we spent the whole day doing fun things.

Happy yoga baby!

I like hanging out on the couch and giving out lots of smiles.

I'm getting good at playing on my tummy and reaching for toys!

It wasn't easy getting up and ready for Sara's this morning. Sleeping in and hanging out with Mom and Dad for Spring Break was too good!

Friends, friends and more friends!

This weekend Mom and I went to visit our favorite city. We got to spend the whole weekend having fun with Mom's friends! I got to meet Quinne, Angela and Colleen. My friend Dawn was there too! We went to "the library," one of their favorite hang outs. Funny thing was, there weren't any books...

This is one of my new friends, Dave. He's a silly guy! He's getting ready to be a daddy. That means one more friend for me!

On Saturday morning we met more new friends. This is Kathy and her cute baby Laurel. We went to a big rummage sale and found new toys for me and things for Dawn's baby.

Before we left to come home and see Dad, we met our friends again for lunch at the Taco Palace! I just loved hanging out with my new friends! I can't wait for them to come visit me too!

Penguins, post office and poetry

Today Mom and I went to the zoo with our friends Holly and Rey. After watching the fish swim back and forth in their tanks, we posed by our penguin friends. Rey showed me all his favorite spots at the zoo. I kept up until we got to the rainforest but then couldn't resist a little snooze.

After lunch Mom and I went for a long walk to the post office and the grocery store. The weather was beautiful and I just wanted to keep strolling, but Mom insisted we stop to take a few pictures.

When we got home, I took another snooze on the couch.

After my nap, we picked up our friend Michele and went to a fabric sale. We were looking for new project ideas but spent most of our time talking with a bunch of silly ladies that kept smiling at us.

To end the day, Mom, Dad and I went to a fancy art museum to see a poetry slam. One of Mom's students was performing. We met up with our friends Holly, Rey, Ann and Shari at the museum. Rey read one of his favorite books for me after the show. Rey does a lot of fun things... I think we'll be friends.

Bleacher bums and garbage

The inaugural "Lyllie goes to Opening Day" adventure took place yesterday at wet and soggy Wrigley Field. It was quite a day filled with many mini-adventures ... my first: train ride, bleacher seats, rain delay to start a game, rain delay to disrupt a game in progress, Cubs dramatic comeback, Cubs bullpen blowup ... just to name a few! Although the season just started, one thing was definitively settled yesterday: I'm a Cubs fan! ... when Mom's friend (former Cub fan - turned - misguided Brewer fan) Dawn tried to put a Crew hat on my head I voiced my displeasure for all the Bums to hear!

I prepared pretty intensively for the big game ... sleeping in my Cubs PJs the night before and making sure I was decked out in my Cubs onesie for a picture with Dad before we left for Wrigley. All in all it was a great game and I can't wait for our return trips to the Friendly Confines to see the Cubs win this summer!

On Sunday I went with Mom, Dad, Aunt Betsy, and Grandpa to Grandpa's favorite hometown diner, Frank's. Grandpa says it has the best-tasting garbage around; everyone ordered a 1/2 order of Frank's staple - the Garbage Plate ... maybe next time we go I'll order a 1/32 Garbage Plate!

After taking a few hours to let the garbage digest, we headed out for some exercise and swimming in my new suit ... what fun! Aunt Betsy told me I don't need to worry about the stretchy thing she had on her head until my hair looks more like Mom's and less like Dad's!