Baby's First 4th

This weekend we celebrated Dylan's first Independence Day. Fortunately the weather was great so we spent ample time at the pool. Dylan likes to imitate everything we do these days. Too bad that means chugging Bud Lights at the pool just like daddy and grandpa Beej...

Last night we took Dyl to his first fireworks. He loved them, but the noise was a bit much so we watched most of the show inside the DCC clubhouse. I'm not sure if he was mesmerized by the light display or just completely exhausted because we didn't get home until after 10. Either way, it was fun. Afterwards, I realized I hadn't taken any pictures of him in his red, white and blue other than the one of him and Reagen below.... Anyway, the only other big news to report is that our baby is no longer toothless!!! Finally, Dyl has a bottom tooth :) Just in time too, because we only have two more weeks until his first birthday cake!

Mission Impossible

Thankfully we only have one more Mickey photo left because this is just too stressful. I finally asked Chad to come hold Dylan on the couch so I could snap his 11 month picture. Its definitely not his most photogenic moment but it will do. A couple of my favorite attempts are below. First, he stands up and walks away...

I attempted photos earlier but Dylan discovered Mickey's tail so he chewed on it for a while and screamed when I took it away (temper tantrums are becoming a daily occurrence at our house)

Ok, besides the Mickey photos life hasn't been too shabby for the little guy. He spends at least three days a week vegging in the pool. Good thing I discovered the dollar bin at Target because I'm not sure he can own enough plastic scoops. Always has to have one in each hand.

Thursday we went to an awesome play date. So many fun outdoor toys and things to do but Dylan stood in the same spot for an hour and played with the blue plastic scoop (oh well, cheap entertainment I guess).

Thursday night it was time for me to go out and play! My mom and I invited our friends Dale and Kristi to play in a 'Birdies in Paradise' golf event. You are looking at the 2010 champions! Yep thats right. I'm not sure how we pulled it off but it was fun.
Friday night I went out for sushi and cocktails to celebrate my long time friend Heather's birthday (don't worry girl, I won't post the number!) I came home to discover the power had been out at our house for almost 3 hours and my sweet husband didn't want to call to tell me because he wanted me to stay out and enjoy the evening and not worry about him and Dylan. Saturday night we went to a pool party (with the baby) and Sunday we celebrated Chad's first Father's Day with both our families. Good fun had by all! Happy Belated Father's Day to all you awesome dads out there!

New Faves

Dylan has three new favorite things. First is a love for popsicles. He definitely gets this from his mimi. A refreshing summer treat!
Second is the new 'happy hour' activity at our house. Dylan floats around in his own personal pool (aka our hot tub) before dinner while mom and dad sit on the side and drink a beer.

Good family fun! Last but not least is the Children's Museum, our new favorite rainy day activity. Unfortunately I didn't snap any photos because we were so busy running around and playing on the indoor ramp and slide. We have already been twice this week. Sure, he came down with a runny nose a few days later but it was worth it!

We are still making time for mommy and daddy fun! Friday night we played in a Hawaiian Luau two ball. Check out my grass skirt and coconut bra below. Our team won Best Dressed, well deserved. After the golf and roasted pig we jumped in the pool to cool down. Nothing better than swimming at 10 pm after a few cocktails :)

Ok time to make a plan for a rainy Sunday afternoon. Boo!

Dylan Who?

Happy Memorial Day weekend! Good thing it is almost over because I need a break from partying. This weekend kind of got out of control. But in a good way of course :) Saturday night I attended my friend Rachael's bachelorette party. The evening started out with an underwear shower and jello starts and finished with a party bus and drag show. Good times!

Yesterday we shipped Dylan overnight to Chad's parents and participated in our friend Traci's birthday bash/scavenger hunt. Five teams cruised all around town for items such as a Happy Joe's wooden coin, movie ticket stub, bowling pin and team pictures around famous 'landmarks'. The final challenge was to obtain a team photo with the Travoltas. Though it was mission impossible for most groups my mom's team ended up stalking the backup dancers at the Holiday Inn Rock Island (their hotel) and got a photo and autographs. Nice! The highlights of the evening included Traci stealing another team's Magic Mountain order and my mom almost getting into a fight with the girl dancing next to her, who then referred to my mom as 'midget girl'. As the Travoltas would say 'Oh What A Night'!!!

Don't worry, we really haven't forgotten about our little D. He had a great weekend too. Spent 4 days at the pool and loves the water. He is pondering the transition from crawler to walker. Check out some footage below!

We have a walker

It figures. Friday morning Chad and I dropped off Dylan at my parents house and headed to Chicago for my friend's wedding. We were less than 60 miles out of the quad cities when my mom called to report that Dylan started taking steps. So we missed three days of the beginning of the end. Oh well. I'll try to fire up the video camera and get some action shots. Meanwhile, we had a super weekend. Beautiful rehearsal dinner and wedding (my college roommate, the bride, looked amazing), awesome dinner and cake, good company, and an endless supply of cocktails. We stayed downtown right on the corner of Michigan Avenue and took some pictures over at Millenium Park. Chad and I need a few days of detox and sleep, but it was worth it. Congrats Kristin and Jeff!

Camera-less

My camera broke on vacation and I have been too lazy to get a new one, which explains the lack of blog posts since I have no updated photos. I had a wonderful first mother's day. Dylan and Chad bought me a pandora bracelet. Dylan is a great shopper already. We celebrated with the Everitts Saturday and the Weigles Sunday. Actually we have had lots to celebrate this week! My mom's birthday was Friday, my cousin Nate was Sunday and my brother in law Eric was Monday. And tomorrow Chad and I celebrate our third anniversary. We are looking forward to a Dylan free date night! Also my brother Ben is in town and Henry comes tomorrow so lots of family bonding. Chad and I may sneak out after a nice dinner to do some drinking with the cousins in the Village tomorrow night. So we are keeping busy. Still no teeth for Dylan and he is not walking yet fortunately but that doesn't stop him from cruising all over the house and getting into anything and everything. It took a while but he is really loving life. Maybe I'll get around to getting a camera and some new photos this week....

Hilton Head

Friday night we returned from a week long trip to Hilton Head. We had nice weather and fabulous company. The boys golfed and the women and kiddos played at the pool, visited the children's museum, shopped, and lounged around. Very relaxing. We all enjoyed our daily bike ride around the island. Unfortunately my camera broke after the first couple of days so I didn't get too many photos.

Dylan playing at the pool

Chad and Dylan posing by an alligator (the tiny spec on the left of Dylan)

Dylan and his crush, Reagan. We were thinking that Dyl would fall for Reagan's 8 week old sister Evyn , but she gave him the cold shoulder all week so instead he chased around Reagan like a little puppy dog. Here they are riding in the back of the bike trailer.

Awww good times. Guess it's back to work tomorrow :(