Weekend Update

The past 5 days, Levi has been hunting in ND. Lily and I have been pretty busy while "daddy" is gone. On Wednesday, our friends Angella and Tallula came over to play. It's so fun watching the girls interact, by interact I mean Lily watching Tallula!!! Tallula was very interested in trying to get Lily's sock off, and Lily had no problem with that.



My mom came down on Friday and was planning on babysitting Saturday while I took a class. We got a pretty big snow storm that night (about 7 inches) and I only made it about 10 miles from home when I had to turn around and come back. The roads were awful, there were cars in the ditch everywhere, and I didn't feel very safe being on the road. We took Lily outside and she seemed to enjoy her first trip out in the snow.



Lily continues to amaze me the way she is developing. She loves to hear her voice and uses her kicking legs to move all over the floor. She is going through sleep regression right now, which means mom is very tired from her getting up 5 times during the night. We hope that it will only last a few more weeks; fingers are crossed.

Our Hunting Trip

Last weekend was the opening of MN Deer Hunting. My dad has a hunting cabin up north near Thief River Falls that he has been going to since he was young. Levi wanted to try deer hunting in MN as it's different than what he's used to in ND. In MN, people sit in a deer stand all day, where in ND, most of the day is spent walking in the woods pushing the deer out. (I learned all about this last weekend)
We drove to my parents Thursday night and left Friday morning. It's a 3.5 hour drive so I was a little nervous how Lily would do in the car, but she slept almost the entire way...what a trooper!! We spent the afternoon scouting for deer and looking around the land. Saturday at 645 a.m. the guys headed out to their stands. Lily wanted to join them as she was wide awake. Levi saw a few does on Saturday, but was waiting for the BIG BUCK. Unfortunately, the BIG BUCK didn't appear this weekend. Next weekend, he will be hunting in ND, and hopefully he will get one then.

3 Month Pictures

I decided today that I would shoot some pictures of Lily. Levi bought me a really nice camera last year, and I hardly ever use it. Part of the reason is that I'm intimidated by all the features. But...after 450 pictures, 5 hours, and multiple changes, I found a few that I really like. Of course, the day I decide to shoot, Lily didn't want to give me many smiles. She was very serious today, and wasn't too sure of the big black camera in her face. Overall, she was a great sport.
Enjoy !!