Heritage Hill

Kristen, Lily, and I went to Heritage Hill today (a 19th century outdoor historical park in Green Bay) for a $2 pancake breakfast, sheep shearing, and horse carrage rides. One little goat got Lily's attention by chewing on daddy's finger. Lily also found a horse to have a staring contest with. Overall it was a really fun morning despite the cool weather.

Lily Palmer

Geoff says soccer, I think dance, but Lily has taken a shine to GOLF!

Easter Lily

Lily is now standing on her own and has taken several steps by herself. Celebrating Easter with her was amazing. On Saturday Geoff and I took her to see the Easter Bunny (which she was terrified of), saw some of Geoff's friends from college, and saw some old friends from high school. On Sunday we visited my Mom and Grandparents and then Geoff's parents. We finished the evening with a nice meal and an early bedtime for Lily (she had lots of excitement and was pretty tired). There are lots of cute pictures, but these are some of our favorites.

Boston

The day Geoff went back to work after Las Vegas, his boss said he should go to a seafood conference in Boston. Tickets were cheap, so Lily and I went along. Geoff worked most of the three days we were there, so Lily and I did some sightseeing on our own. We walked the Freedom Trail and did some shopping. Geoff joined us the morning of our departure and we flew out later that day. The biggest highlight? Seeing our friends Ben and Mary Hackel and their three-day-old daughter, Adyson.

Great Grammy Zoeckler and Las Vegas

At the end of February we went to be with Geoff's Grammy right after his Grandpa Zeke passed away. It was the first time that Grammy got to meet Lily, and they were adorable together! Geoff's Grammy seems to be doing well, but we were sad to leave.

Right after seeing Grammy, we spent a week in Las Vegas. There was a surprising assortment of things to do with a baby. Some highlights: The Atomic Testing Museum, Shark Reef, and hiking a trail at Red Rock Canyon.

Lily's All Grown Up!

Just some updates on the Zoeckler goings-on;

As you can see, Lily enjoyed New Year's Eve (even though she celebrated it at 7 pm; right before bedtime). She has been trying more and more foods and is loving solids. Her favorites right now cheerios (she just learned to feed these to herself) and bananas.

Not only is Lily getting bigger, she has mastered crawling and is now pulling herself up onto everything. She can stand while holding onto something, and she can walk with someone's help. In other words, our days at home just got a lot busier!

At the end of February Geoff, Lily and I will be traveling to Las Vegas for a week. We're really looking forward to a vacation. Geoff and I might even get married while we're there :)

The Holidays

Sorry it's taken so long for another posting, but the holidays were crazy as always. This

year it was nice to not have to travel at all, and we even held both family Christmases at our house! Lily had a lot of fun at all three Thanksgiving dinners, and she had fun sleeping at her Gran

dma VanSchyndel's house while her parents camped out at Circuit City starting at 8:00 pm on Thanksgiving night.

Lily seems to be growing more every day. She is now almost seven months old, eating solid foods, drinking from a sippy cup (sometimes), and moving anywhere she wants to go. At her last checkup, the doctor said she is only in the 60th percentile for weight, but the 95th percentile for height. It's time to get a new carseat because she's almost too tall for the old one (she's not even close to too heavy yet)!

We were really excited to see some of you as you came and went during the holiday season, and for those of you we didn't see, we miss you lots. Hopefully our paths will cross soon.