tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58297070003641840972011-11-27T18:41:52.425-06:00Leif & Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099106722539573413noreply@blogger.comBlogger581100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-90411778151523040012009-01-05T23:47:00.003-06:002009-01-06T00:14:35.850-06:00

What a WHIRLWIND!I have just been settling back into being HOME, so I haven't even posted any pics yet... but rest assured they're out there :D We had a great time celebrating Christmas (four times) and are gradually getting back to the "normalcy" (or that which we like to deem as such).Christmas highlights: Zoe was a SUPER traveler (PHEW). Napping and the DVD player occupied her very well.

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686669509459869120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-77905927310782242422008-09-06T05:53:00.005-06:002008-09-06T06:20:05.596-06:00

OK so this poor blog gets neglected for months on end before I even check it, but in case any of you friends/family members are still out there checking this from time to time, I try to at least post a little here and there. Bad blogger. I know.ANYWHO... so.... what's happened in the last 7 months? TOO MUCH TO REMEMBER! (I know that's why I should do this more often...)Zoe is potty trained (

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686669509459869120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-61559856525244031142008-02-07T22:49:00.000-06:002008-02-07T23:09:59.628-06:00

I'm not gonna type much- I got a paper cut from a book I was reading to Zoe today.... it's right where I type with my right ring finger!!! Ouch! Anyway- Zoe has been amazing lately- especially with her explosion of words/sentences. Every day she is saying new things and being very clear and articulate. She seems SO thrilled that she can now actually have a bit of a mini-conversation with us :)

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686669509459869120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-63477595986696572982008-02-01T12:49:00.000-06:002008-02-01T13:03:54.797-06:00

Zoe is pretty good at sharing... in this case with her horsey :) She's wearing her "Abby Sirt!" and "dance sirt" pj's from "An Mehn & Kis" (aka Abby Shirt, Dancer Skirt, Aunt Meghan, Chris). They are too big, as you can see, but she wanted to wear them- in fact as soon as she got them on, she went running into the living room so she could twirl around in circles and plie/jump and just have a

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686669509459869120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-63378219160123782262008-02-01T12:04:00.000-06:002008-02-01T12:49:35.497-06:00

Mommy & Zoe's school got cancelled today, so we got to play instead! Daddy's in Peoria for the IMEA All-State conference/performances. We have the unlucky yard that gets more snow drifts than any of our neighbors' yards... but at least we have a garage for the cars! Right now we're snowed in because I couldn't keep Zoe outside long enough to clear the whole driveway. I'll finish when she naps :)

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686669509459869120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-20688844664500939792008-01-29T12:17:00.000-06:002008-01-29T12:23:30.013-06:00

Zoe's up to all sorts of new and exciting tricks lately- this morning she woke up, turned on her light, played a little bit, and then figured out how to open her door (for the first time ever) and came to wake up mommy & daddy! We were thrilled- she waited 'til 8 to come get us! (any other day daddy would have been up already- he forgot to set his alarm :))Last Saturday we went to the Children's

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686669509459869120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-442219606844398132008-01-23T00:37:00.000-06:002008-01-23T00:37:21.973-06:00

 Lisa, Meghan, Chris, and Zoe put together a suprise birthday celebration for Leif this weekend in Chicago. It was pretty cold, but that didn't stop us from hitting the shops at Navy Pier and on Michigan Ave. We all had a great time!

Leif & Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099106722539573413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-61443675208756767652007-12-27T22:36:00.000-06:002007-12-27T23:10:21.139-06:00

This year, the top jazz band from Leif's school was invited to perform at the Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic in Chicago (which is a really big deal....) So that gave Zoe & I an excuse to go up to Chicago to hang out for a bit while daddy was attending the clinic sessions, concerts, and such. The process of just getting to Chicago was pretty involved, and poor Leif had a TERRIBLE experience-

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686669509459869120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-82008409703026246432007-11-21T13:28:00.000-06:002007-11-21T14:12:31.761-06:00

Zoe had a housefull of playdate friends this morning, and she was a bit of a rough hostess.... she managed to claw two of her little guy friends (sorry, Tai & Jesse!!!) and she was a bit of a grump aside from when she was eating... We had fun painting (on paper, our clothes, or hands and feet, you-name-it) and chatting all morning from about 9:30 'til noon. Then once everyone was gone, Zoe

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686669509459869120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-73277782866030197672007-11-14T15:06:00.000-06:002007-11-18T22:43:23.154-06:00

I just realized I totally missed out on sharing our Halloween festivities with you, so here goes....Leif had to teach all day, as usual for a Wednesday, but fortunately his grad classes were cancelled, so we got a lot of great family time together :)For Zoe and I, our day started with getting all dressed up in our clown outfits and doing our hair and make up so we could get to our playgroup

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686669509459869120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-90944280874153634872007-11-08T22:51:00.000-06:002007-11-08T23:11:49.996-06:00

Zoe spent 2.5 hours at the park one day last week, and a majority of that time was spent chasing squirrels! They just kept coming back for more... I guess they must have been having as much fun as Zoe was. "Oh, if only I could climb a tree!"Zoe has also discovered mommy's iPod. It's a hit! We also use it in the car (with a radio signal adapter doo-hickey thing-a-ma-jigger) and it makes car

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686669509459869120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-62780869587358382852007-10-28T11:25:00.000-06:002007-10-28T11:37:43.188-06:00

Go Illini!Leif, Zoe, & I went to the homecoming football game yesterday because Leif was able to get some discounted tix from a classmate.Zoe ate a TON of pizza and went up and down the stairs a bunch (which I'm sure didn't please the other fans... I tried to only let her do that between plays), and she loved hearing/watching the alumni band and the marching illini. In fact, after they would

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686669509459869120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-73960583307961890172007-10-28T11:13:00.000-06:002007-10-28T11:25:12.270-06:00

OK so this post is off-topic for Zoe, but I wanted to fill you all in. I was a 'big winner' on Mix 94.5, a local radio station who is running a contest called "Pick Your Purse". If you're a member of their email club, you're entered in the qualifying round. They choose names at random to announce on-air. Each person called has 9 minutes and 45 seconds to call the station to win a small prize.

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686669509459869120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-30698605142471708592007-10-28T10:25:00.000-06:002007-10-28T11:09:32.336-06:00

Last Sunday we had some portraits taken of Zoe & the whole family (well, not really because Roxy wasn't there :( but it was the human portion of our family, at least).They took a ton of pics, so here are just a few of them. If you would like a digital or printed copy, let us know- we'd love to share them :)ENJOY!

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686669509459869120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-464301792166001922007-10-22T22:37:00.000-06:002007-10-28T10:25:31.785-06:00

So here are a couple of recent Zoe developments...1. As a birthday present to mommy, she has decided to begin potty training. I would have never imagined being so excited about someone sitting on the toilet and making the 'tinkle' sound.... but let me tell you I was cheering her on like she had just done something completely groundbreaking :)2. As of today, she can open the fridge. The

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686669509459869120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-84193833859448975022007-10-17T21:26:00.000-06:002007-10-17T21:26:44.623-06:00

 I never realized exactly how difficult it would be to get a picture of 4 babes in swings... I took multiple shots, but there was always at least one baby missing. I almost got all 4 of them in one shot, but I cut off Zoe's head and Audrey's body, so it was a little freakish ;-) SO....Here are Zoe, Natalie, Mason, and Audrey (she's hidden but she's really there in the swing past Mason :))

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686669509459869120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-27580735142079674982007-10-12T14:12:00.001-06:002007-10-12T14:15:51.012-06:00

I got creative with one of the color guard tops that was made too small.... I made it into a dress of sorts for Zoe :) She wore it to the homecoming football game Friday, Oct 5th and it was a big hit... she was really adorable :) The weather was actually unseasonably warm, which worked out well since it's not exactly a warm outfit! Tonight we have another game, but she won't be wearing that

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686669509459869120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-85844243572198724912007-10-12T14:07:00.001-06:002007-10-12T14:12:03.198-06:00

Here are some pics from a couple trips to local parks, Zoe with Grandma Gracie at the EIU Marching Band Festival *GO MAROONS* (the band got 1st place)... and Zoe picking out pumpkins for our decorating/painting projects :)

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686669509459869120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-41829984264636950362007-10-12T14:02:00.001-06:002007-10-12T14:07:00.286-06:00

Here's our friend Mia reading books to some playgroup babes, Zoe's awesome red airplane, Zoe accessorizing, Zoe's 1st car... she gets on/off really easily these days :)... and finally, Zoe with her rolling Elmo bag, heading into the garage for a trip in Mommy's car... we're off to the park, and then to marching band practice!

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686669509459869120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-1944045780095053682007-10-12T13:57:00.001-06:002007-10-12T14:01:14.149-06:00

Feel like you're getting up to speed? Or at least like you're enjoying some more Zoe pics?... hope so :)... here are some more... The last one is of Zoe dancin' away at the Urbana Sweet Corn Festival... she was having the best time ever! People cleared the way so she could keep dancing!

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686669509459869120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-34957763651423722022007-10-12T13:46:00.001-06:002007-10-12T13:54:04.580-06:00

Here are some shots taken in August 2007 :) They include chillin' at home with Pooh in the swing, the petting zoo and Champaign's Prairie Farm (with daddy), a trip to Indy for the zoo and a hotel pool visit w/ grandma Gracie, and a new "used" car from grandpa Green. She's 1 going on 16, from the look on her face! YIKES!!!!

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686669509459869120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-37856747959944701412007-10-12T13:41:00.001-06:002007-10-12T13:46:18.524-06:00

Here's the rest of July 2007 :) The 1st pic is of some of our playgroup friends (btw Zoe is NOT in the picture...), and the rest are from our REALLY GREAT visit from the CA Green Crew!!!

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686669509459869120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-15203135278398302382007-10-12T13:33:00.000-06:002007-10-12T13:41:02.105-06:00

I think that last post may have been successful (please tell me if you're not able to view the pics... that was the problem we were having last time I quit using this program)So here are some more..... I'm not going to explain them all. They're just a 'blast from the past' so you can also see how far Zoe's come in this year and a half :) (They're in chronological order, and the Daddy, Zoe &

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686669509459869120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-38284047866105129122007-10-12T13:15:00.000-06:002007-10-12T14:45:37.529-06:00

Let's see if the blogspot software is working better now. It's had a 4-mo break since I've attempted to use it. My fingers are crossed that it does indeed work, because I'd like to continue posting updates! ZOE'S A RIOT!!!!!!!!!I'm keeping this one short for trial purposes, but if it works I'll be updating again as frequently as possible :)FYI- these pics are from this past spring (April/May

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686669509459869120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-63023139633640454252007-06-03T22:35:00.000-06:002007-06-03T22:36:01.848-06:00

    

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686669509459869120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-33719369245452761962007-06-03T22:34:00.000-06:002007-06-03T22:34:42.993-06:00

    

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686669509459869120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-88113749694808464502007-04-01T18:05:00.000-06:002007-04-07T18:27:20.364-06:00

Zoe's quite adept at getting up and around on her own these days. Sure, she's still got things to learn like climbing stairs and getting up into her new rocking chair, etc.... but as for walking (and running in brief stints) she's got it down-pat. She's so happy to be able to go (almost) anywhere she wants! She's also incredilbly cute when she sits down to play and then works her way back up

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686669509459869120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-2726912455578048372007-03-26T21:48:00.000-06:002007-03-26T21:49:01.279-06:00

 testing the pics   

Leif & Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099106722539573413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-80097839712779721572007-03-17T11:48:00.000-06:002007-03-17T11:49:28.668-06:00

 I LIKE CHEESE!!!!!!!!! Thursday night mom & dad had mexican food, so Zoe wanted some too. Her favorite parts of the meal were flour tortilla and shredded cheese, as you can see here! This morning we all went to UIUC's Stay'n'Play group again, and we got to try some fun new things. Here's Zoe's 1st time fingerpainting... it was neat! They had bubble wrap taped to the table so that made for an

Leif & Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099106722539573413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-57544193785615040332007-03-16T13:42:00.000-06:002007-03-16T13:42:28.530-06:00

Now that she can walk, Zoe frequently chooses to go to her closet, open the LEGO bucket, and proceed with emptying LEGOs all over the floor. Amazingly enough, though... if I ask her to put them away, she actually does.... that is until she grabs them right back out and throws them again :) It's a fun thing watching her discover new processes. So instead of letting her throw the LEGOs all over

Leif & Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099106722539573413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-54346372549699973212007-03-14T21:16:00.000-06:002007-03-14T21:53:43.308-06:00

SATURDAY, MARCH 10thHere's Zoe last Saturday (March 10th) after our new playgroup. We were originally put onto a waiting list for a "Stay n Play" group that meets at the UIUC Child Development Labratory, but then last Friday we got a call telling us a family had dropped out of the program, so we could come starting the next day if we wanted... so that's what we did!! It turned out being a lot

Leif & Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099106722539573413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-86815121542477200862007-03-03T21:43:00.000-06:002007-03-03T22:23:35.496-06:00

Today was Zoe's last "Shrimp" swim lesson!She's done a great job- she loves to splash around and play with water toys (OK OK OK- you're right... she really just wants to chew them). She kicks pretty well (froggy-style.... it's ADORABLE) when she's on her back but when she's on her front she tends to fold herself in half and just let her legs 'dangle' in the water :)The pool has been really cold

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686669509459869120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-38289659330425575872007-02-25T21:41:00.000-06:002007-03-03T21:43:49.556-06:00

Today we all went to see the Illini Women's Basketball team take on Purdue @ the Assembly Hall. Unfortunately the Illini lost :( BUT a fantastic time was had by all of us... There was plenty of walking space for Zoe and there were also lots of stairs for her to climb. That's her newest thing... she can't get enough of stairs... when we go ANYPLACE with ANY stairs whatsoever, she tries climbing

Leif & Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099106722539573413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-34763372553996055162007-02-22T11:24:00.000-06:002007-02-24T22:25:40.551-06:00

Wednesday morning Zoe was just TOO PRECIOUS FOR WORDS when I laid her down for her morning nap. I laid her down and she wasn't the least bit unsettled. She rolled over partially onto her side and was OUT cold. By the time I went to the kitchen, got the camera, and got back to her room she had already spat out the binky (which is the undeniable sign that she's zonked out), as you can see in

Leif & Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099106722539573413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-49770965260888511662007-02-20T21:54:00.000-06:002007-02-24T21:55:24.544-06:00

Today was National Pancake Day @ IHOP, so we went to get our free short stack of pancakes. Leif and I each ordered one shortstack, with the intention of sharing with Zoe.... but once she got started eating the pancake she wanted more and more! SO we ordered her a single pancake and she had a great time. We had a great waitress named Stephanie and she just couldn't get over the cuteness that is

Leif & Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099106722539573413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-75090537991905138042007-02-18T21:42:00.000-06:002007-02-24T21:44:44.805-06:00

Here's daddy & Zoe, walking around the kitchen after church... thank you to the Leland family for Zoe's beautiful dress! She got lots of compliments on it from the people sitting near us :) (by the way- the tshirt she's wearing under the dress is labeled 3-6 months... now C'MON! I know Zoe's on the small side, but REALLY?!?! She's 10.5 months.... she shouldn't be fitting in a 3-6 mo outfit.

Leif & Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099106722539573413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-31953556000787470552007-02-17T16:06:00.001-06:002007-02-24T21:37:02.111-06:00

After taking a good 15-20 minutes to get READY to play in the snow, here we are! Layers and layers of clothing keeping us warm :) Daddy tied a scarf to the toboggan to pull me, and Mommy helped keep me ON the toboggan :) Once I had a couple turns going down one of the bigger snow drifts in our back yard, daddy took his turn. He was having a good time for sure :) Before we came inside to warm up,

Leif & Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099106722539573413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-36022120885177114692007-02-16T11:48:00.001-06:002007-02-24T21:32:23.901-06:00

Valentine's Day was interesting around here... at first it was great! Leif had another snow day, so we were playing and walking all morning. During Zoe's nap, I went outside and shoveled for about a half hour (we were still completely buried at that point because the snow didn't stop comin' until Tuesday pm and it was so darn cold it wasn't worth trying to shovel that night). When I came back in,

Leif & Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099106722539573413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-6543251100523791542007-02-13T22:06:00.000-06:002007-02-13T22:21:47.025-06:00

Yeah. That's right. After something like 26 hours of constant snow here, we are pretty much stuck inside. Not only is it snowy, but it's windy. This means drifting snow that piles up really high in some places. Like, for instance, our back patio. This picture was taken in the afternoon after less than 20 hours of snow, so you know it's only gotten deeper by now... the remains of Frosty (

Leif & Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099106722539573413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-30500551343872772362007-02-13T11:39:00.000-06:002007-02-13T11:39:24.875-06:00

 It's been a few days since an update and a lot of things have been happening! Saturday & Sunday we took a road trip over to Indianapolis to go see Uncle Mike perform at the WGI Percussion Regional with Matrix. It was AWESOME! Their show was the best... they won the Independent World class and Zoe could NOT sit still during their entire show :) She was jumpin' and singing along as she watched

Leif & Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099106722539573413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-44450591707661389132007-02-07T17:52:00.000-06:002007-02-07T17:52:09.797-06:00

 Here's Zoe, Natalie, & May at Natalie's house for today's play date! We had a lot of fun- Zoe wanted to walk all over the place (exhibiting a definite affinity for the basket of dog toys and the adjacent stereo speaker) but she finally settled down with the other babies to play. The 'big hit' of the day seemed to be the ball popper/slide thing-a-ma-jigger (made by Playskool... I dunno it's

Leif & Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099106722539573413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-74016681945429016472007-01-31T23:11:00.000-06:002007-01-31T23:12:00.703-06:00

 Here's a (POOR) picture of our playgroup friends: Zoe (April 5), May (May 10), and Natalie (June 2...?) They're all growing and learning differently, and it's a lot of fun to get together with the mommies (Lisa, Rachel, and Cathy) to hear all about it! I hope to continue finding friends here in "chambana"... there have been some lonely times, but I think those are on their way out (PHEW).At

Leif & Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099106722539573413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-66854431898640925212007-01-31T22:49:00.000-06:002007-02-13T11:55:04.014-06:00

 Just give her a teething toy and a blanket and she's happy... at least that was the case a couple nights ago when she played under this blanket-tent daddy made! Zoe's friend May and her mommy Rachel came over to our house for dinner Monday night (while May's daddy was in D.C.). After both babies and all the parents were filled up, we headed over to the library for baby lap time "moonlight

Leif & Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099106722539573413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829707000364184097.post-11862414830949921792007-01-27T11:16:00.000-06:002007-01-27T16:41:21.422-06:00

Last night was AWESOME! Zoe stayed up a little late (til 9pm) but she slept all the way through until about 6:30 am (at which point she started talking as she pooed in her diaper... probably TMI, but oh well...). So I was feeling quite refreshed- THANKS, ZOE!Zoe had her 1st swim lesson today, and it was a success! She floated (in mom's arms) on her tummy & back and went underwater two times...

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Here's a new one for ya-Zoe managed to take her diaper off by herself today... with her sleeper on!!!! I was playing with Zoe and my mom asked "What's that all bunched up around her knee?" Upon closer examination we discovered it was indeed Zoe's diaper. I had to unsnap her pj's to put the diaper back on her! She had gotten 1 tab completely open, so the side that was still attached to itself

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Update: The radio station called me back to let me know that I ALSO won the grand prize drawing (into which I had been entered because I won the call-in thing this afternoon) today! I don't remember exactly what all it includes, but it includes dinner for 5 at a restaurant, a free haircut & style, and some tanning (woo hoo.... not...). All I really wanted were stinkin' tickets to an Illini

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Zoe has made a new discovery. The light switch. This isn't actually a brand new discovery, but today is the day that I know for certain that SHE knows for certain what that thing does. She stood in her crib today flicking the lights on and off. I have it on video!At any rate, today's been quite eventful- Daddy left to go to All-State in Peoria (a music thing), Zoe got a haircut at the salon,

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Zoe's newest taste in foods is guacamole! That means daddy now has to share that with baby & mommy (neither of whom originally liked it)... sorry, daddy! :)Zoe also likes to help make dinner... Friday Jan 19th she helped tear up the lettuce for taco night!!!On Saturday the 20th (daddy's birthday), mommy packed the car and the baby and the doggie and drove over to Purdue, where daddy had a jazz

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Hey all!!!!I can't stop telling everyone... Zoe took her first independent steps this afternoon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!We were on a playdate with two other babies and their mommies and Zoe decided to show off her standing skills... then before I knew it OFF SHE WENT!!! She took a good 4/5 steps before losing her balance and she was SO THRILLED. She did that a couple more times

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OK OK OK-so Zoe didn't try the meat, but she did try the roasted veggies I made for dinner tonight and she loved them! She must've thought it was pretty neat-o to be eating the same thing as mom & dad... at least that's what I like to think. It was mostly carrots & potatoes with some onion (way less than the recipe called for, of course :)) and other spices for flavor. She should probably be

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Lime and White Polka Dots I know you can't really see the suit.... but this was just such a cute moment! Shades of Pink with yellow & orange flowers Zoe's on the run again... watch out, world!(No, I'm not pushing her... she's grasping my pinky finger, so it sort of looks like I am, but I promis I'm not!)WHICH SUIT DO *YOU* LIKE? please post!!!

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Hey there!Just wanted to give you a quick update about Zoe's recent activities... she's discovered how to kick a ball, so that's now all the rage in the hall household! Zoe will walk all around the house (with my help still) kicking a ball... this can last for as long as 10 minutes or so and then my knees/back give out so I redirect Zoe to try something else :) otherwise she'd probably keep

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Today was Zoe's 9-month Dr appointment (well-baby check-up... whatever you wanna call it...). Fortunately she's doing just great, and the doctor gave her (and us) an A+. Zoe weighed in at 16 lbs, 8.5 oz and measured 27 inches long. The Dr gave us 'permission' to start even more true table foods (i.e. whatever we're having for dinner), just pulverized into the mush/tidbits Zoe can handle :), and

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Self-Portraits @ the park in Urbana on December 30th... can you believe it?!?! It wasn't even freezing! We were just fine without our coats for a wee bit (and for those of you questioning our parenting abilities, please trust that we had the lil' punkin TOTALLY bundled up in layers, and we bundled her up between pictures :)). We had a lot of fun, we entertained quite a few onlookers who were

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! To all our friends & family members... May 2007 be filled with love, peace, and happiness for you and yours. Oh and we had a SUPER DUPER New Year's Celebration with Amy & Erica in town (OK so it was just the adults... but at least Zoe enjoyed her sleep)! We loved having your company!!!Talk to ya later... Zoe's up from her nap.XOXOLisa

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I'm a quick study with this whole walking business... I do love my little red car! By the way, Mom & Dadtook me to the park today(YES- ON DECEMBER 30th in URBANA!)and we did some family photos... it was fun! Check out my picture website to see what wegot out of it. I really should get back to bed now....if only these new teeth of mine weren't keeping me up... XO,Zoe

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Zoe has finally begun cutting her first tooth. I noticed it as she was gnawing on my thumb about two days ago :) She seems to be handling it pretty well- she just REALLY wants to chew on everything. If we leave one of Roxy's cheweez within Zoe's grasp, she snags it up and chews away (EWWW!) so that's just one of the 'babyproofing' steps I'm having to take these days. Zoe got a great new toy

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Hey there! We're going to give this a shot... no guarantees on the frequency of posts, but it's our goal to use this to keep ya posted on what's happenin' with the Halls... these days the phrase "Chew on this" has taken on all new meaning... between the baby and the dog it's hard tellin' who wants to chew more.Y Happy New Year!!! Y

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