A birthday, playtime, banana experience and The Kevin Show!

It was (auntie) Karen's birthday on January 11th and we had a great dinner at my Mom and Dad's place. The ribs didn't turn out the way she wanted cause she tried tripling the recipe! Too many kids! LOL It was still a great meal and a great excuse to have family together. I didn't get my camera out until cake time. It was the BEST cake EVER! It was one of those DQ Blizzard cakes: chocolate chip cookie dough!! So good. Anyways, here are some of the few pictures I got.

Karen's cake
Lily had her dinner
Nana cutting the cake
The kids waiting for the cake
Lily still enjoying her messy dinner
The WORST picture of Karen, EVER

(Yep, had to put it on here! LOL)

K, so my Mom was joking and said, "Ok, you gotta cut up the rest of this cake into 7 pieces so everyone gets seconds", and for some reason Kevin started trying until we all burst out laughing and were like, "what are you doing?!"... Kevin was like, "Oh, I thought I was really supposed to cut 7 pieces!" LOL It was hilarious! So here's a picture of the one little tiny slice. It's so sad.

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Lily has found the door stopper that's behind her bedroom door. It's IMPOSSIBLE to get her changed in her room cause she knows it's there and heads straight for it. I tried to capture her enthusiasm on tape, but by the time I got my camera out, she was "over it". Oh well. Here's what I got...

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Lily got this really cool 3-1 bike from Nana and Grandpa Lengle. Right now, it's a rocker and will convert into a moving bike on wheels. It's amazing how when you put her on it, she knows instinctively where her hands are supposed to go on the handlebars, etc.

Oh, by the way, I'm well aware that most of the pictures of Kevin and Lily are with Kevin with no shirt on. After a hard day at work, I allow him to get comfortable. *laughs* I've just had MANY comments like, "Does Kevin own any shirts?". Yes, yes he has many. :)
Lily likes her bike!!
Taking control of the road

Here's video of her babbling on her bike. :)

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Recently, I've been experimenting with different finger foods and today I gave her pieces of banana. Wasn't really thinking about the mess that was to come. Needless to say, she had 3 wardrobe changes today. Still cute though!

"Peace!"

"I LOVE these bananas!"

Lily's mastered crawling and has quickly started to pull herself up on furniture and people. She bumps her head daily, but is still willing to get back up and try again. We're very surprised by her progress but are so delighted that she's learning. :) Notice the 2nd change of clothes.
Lily standing up on her own using a crate full of books (thanks Jeff and Angela!!)
Looking less than impressed!

Daddy just got home from work and is playing with Lily in the kitchen! Notice the third change of clothes! LOL
Learning how to walk...
Everything's easy with a helping hand from Daddy!

Here's another classic video of Kevin wanting to steal the show. *laughs* And, yes, the hockey game is on in the background, as in most of the videos I take. I don't plan that, I swear! Hockey is ALWAYS on in our house. :)