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...even for a minute. Lily was being really quiet in the kitchen. When we went in there to see what she was doing, this is what we found. When we asked her what she was doing she said she was "playing in the powder" and "making footprints" (Don't worry Mom, we mopped the floor afterwards!) VIDEO: Lily playing in the powder HERE

Adam and I decided to have a little get together at my 'rents house. We went shopping at Wal*mart and got lots of food. We had BBQ chicken, hot dogs, hamburgers, taco dip, meatballs, veggies, jello, and chips. It was Adam, Lily, Aaron, Eric & I and also Chuck, Jeremy, and Brandon from Festivus came for a little while so we hung out mostly talked trivia. It was a really nice day so we stayed outside. All the boys either didn't know how to grill or where too lazy so I ended up cooking the chicken & then Adam cooked the rest of the meat. Lily had a blast playing with her outside toys including the sandbox, bubbles, cozy coupe, and power wheels car etc. She also thought it was pretty cool when she got to take Chico outside on a leash. After it started to get dark we came inside for a bit and our friends went to Graffitis so Lily & I went to sleep. VIDEO: Lily playing with bubbles HERE

We walked from my parents house to our friends house on Billy Lane. We didn't really have any specific plans besides grilling out. We played a really long game of poker that ended with Aaron and I calling it a draw between us. Adam wore Aaron's cap & gown during poker which was funny (see below) We hung out for a while and Lily took a really bubbly bubble bath in a sweet tub that had jets! There were bubbles everywhere! Lily had a fever on and off and Tylenol really made her dopey and then she took lots of little naps. We played a few games of Nickelodeon SceneIt which we all weren't very good at. Then, Ian Adam and Vanessa went to Wal*Mart to buy SceneIt Squabble, cookies, salad, etc and George and Tiffany also went to Copps to buy something for a late dinner. Once everyone was back and the food was all done we played SceneIt Squabble. It was the guys vs girls (except Ian played on my team because we had too many guys) We played the game 3 times (and everytime the guys won). We stopped playing it because it was 3AM! We then walked back to my 'rents house and went to bed.

It was Friday night and Adam decided that I really needed a night out. So, at about 8pm I went to Joe's. When I got there Aaron and Eric were playing poker with the usual crew. Eric got out of the game after a little while so that was cool because we could hang out...alot more exciting than just sitting there watching people play poker. I talked to our friend Chuck for a while but then he had to leave to check on his brother who had just had an accident with an axe! Ian then came to the bar and we hung out together. He took me to the martini bar next to Joe's and I had a Banana Cream Pie Martini which was delicious and strong. After that, I was pretty silly. We then hung out at The Cabin and Joe's until JD wanted to go to check out what was going on at Clark Place. The band that was playing was called "Rock Soup" and Adam and I had wanted to go see them back in March but he was sick. We got there when their set was almost over though so I didn't get to hear much of them. Ian and I were hungry so we got 4 bags of chips and gobbled them up. Then, Aaron and Eric were hungry too so the four of us went to Perkins. Then, we had an appetizer sampler, onion rings and french fries for our appetizer then we all ordered meals too. WAY too much food! Then, they dropped me off and I went to bed at like 3am.

Starting Monday we are Chico/House sitting for my parents for a couple of weeks because they are going to Ohio to visit my sister for a while. Lily has a lot of fun here especially playing outside. She has a sandbox here and we also went and got her a little cheap pink pool from Wal*Mart. Hose water is pretty cold though so we just put our feet in there. She also helped me make breakfast one day by cracking and beating eggs. She is surprisingly good at cracking eggs (one of the reasons we have a lock on our refrigerator at home)

Here is the one photo I took of the dart team. I realized that most of my Green bay blogs focused only on my adventures with Lily so here's one about darts. The team didn't get to the finals but the did end up winning some money. They had fun though which is good. Sounds like we'll be going back to Green Bay for it next year. In two years the tournament will be here in Point.

Today, Adam didn't have darts until 5 so he got to hang out with us. We went out for breakfast to Denny's which was practically in the hotel's parking lot. Then, we went to Bay Beach. Lily went on the little boats and liked them...but really didn't want to go on anything else. She'd be okay while waiting in line but as soon as they'd open the door she'd change her mind. We did get her to go on the carousel with me and then train with both of us so that was cool. She must have like the boats because she went on that twice! She did have lots of fun on the playground there going down slides and playing on everything. VIDEO: Lily's First Boat Ride HERE
VIDEO: Lily's Second Boat Ride HERE
VIDEO: Riding on the train HERE
VIDEO: Lily on the Teeter-Totter HERE
After that we went back to the hotel and took a nap. Adam left with the team for darts and Lily and I went to Burger King for dinner. There was only 2 people working and a baseball team was in front of me, so needless to say dinner took a while. Then, we went to see "Shrek the Third"...well, the first hour of it. Lily was really good for the first hour. We got a cute kiddie pack which came with popcorn, a junior drink and some candy. She sat in the chair and watched the movie giving me her own lily-style commentary. Then, she got sick of just sitting in her chair so she went to sit on the stairs. Then she decided she wanted to run around so I took her outside to talk to her and then we tried to go back in. She still wanted to run around so we left. We went shopping at the Target Greatland for about an hour which was fun. Then, we stopped at Krispy Kreme and got free hot yummy doughnuts and picked up a kids pack which had 2 doughnuts, strawberry milk, a fun straw, stickers and a hat. Back at the hotel we watched "Shrek" and "Dora's World Adventure" Adam and the dart team got at about 11 and we watched part of "Aladdin" before going to bed

Lily woke up at 6am when the dart team was getting ready for the tournament. I thought she'd go back to sleep but that didn't happen. We hung out in the room watching cartoons and then got ready to go out. We went to the mall which is only like 1 mile away. We had a pretzel and a pretzel dog first. Then, we went to Kohl's, Old Navy, and The Childrens Place. The only things we bought were a couple of tshirts for Lily. Then, we found the little playground in the mall where Lily played for quite a while. She really had a blast! One of the kids taught her to slide down the slide head first which I thought was pretty brave of her since she was going through a phase were she didn't like slides. VIDEO: Lily sliding down the slides and playing HERE (at the end of this video you see a guy hop over the couch and run towards me. That is because he realized that his son was about to jump over the couches on the other side and fall about 3 feet down)
After that we went back to the hotel for a much needed nap. The team came back at about 3:30ish and we hung out and had some pizza. We then went to Olive Garden for dinner which was yummy. Lily really liked dipping breadsticks into alfredo sauce! Now we are just hanging out in the hotel room watching movies. We just watched "Charlotte's Web" and Lily & I are currently watching "Curious George" The other girls are at the Casino and Adam and TJ are both sleeping.

I picked up Adam from work and then we went to Rogan's shoes because we both really needed new sandals and we wanted to take advantage of their buy one get one for 1/2 off deal. Then, we went to my parents house to pick up a few things. We met the rest of Adam's dart team at Opi's. Lily had fun watching people bowl and playing games in the arcade. Then, we were off to Green Bay. In Waupaca the aftermath of a really bad car accident which we heard later that night on the news that one of the drivers died. The trip didn't take too long which was good. We found the hotel and hauled all of our stuff in. Then, we went to look at the hall that the dart tournament was at. Dart boards everywhere! Before we went back to the hotel we wanted to stop at the grocery store to get a few things. After about an hour of looking for one we finally asked for directions and were off to the Super Walmart. We got settled in and went to sleep at about midnight VIDEO: Lily and Adam Playing Darts HERE

Today, Lily spend alot of time outside planting trees with her Grandpa. First they planted the Lilac tree we got for my mom for Mothers day. Then, they planted 10 other little baby trees my dad got in the mail! She had lots of fun and was a nice, muddy mess. VIDEO: Planting Trees Part One HERE
VIDEO: Planting Trees Part Two HERE

We woke up at 9am so we could have some time to eat some continental breakfast and then go swimming. The pool was kind of cold and the hot tub was way too hot but we had fun in the pool anyways. Then, we met Katie, Jeremy, Savannah, and Heidi for lunch at Pizza Hut which was yummy and there was definately no mothers day rush there since we were the only ones there most of the time. After that we decided to go find the mall which was confusing to us and we had to call our friend Chuck like 4 times for directions. After about 45 minutes of driving around we finally found it. We walked around the mall and the only things we bought were some clothes for Lily at Old Navy. Then, we went to the little playground they had in the mall because Lily was going crazy that she wanted to play! After our mall fun we left Eau Claire to go home. We stopped in Stratford to wish Adam's mom Happy Mothers day. We ended up staying there for a while. We went in the hot tub, played in the sandbox, played video games and ate dinner. Then, we went to my parents house. We got my mom a new lilac tree which was pretty.

We went to Eau Claire for Savannah's birthday party. We got there a little early so the two kids could play for a while before the party started. They really had a blast playing together. Then, we tried to take Lily to the hotel to take a nap but she just kept saying "Savannah Party" and wouldn't even lay down at all so we just went back the party. They served tacos which was pretty fun and different. Savannah got lots of great presents including a new bike! After the party Katie, Jeremy, Heidi, Adam and I hung out downstairs while the two kids played and watched a movie.

VIDEO: Lily circling the kids table because she was tired and didn't want to sit still HERE
VIDEO: Singing "Happy Birthday" to Savannah HERE

We went to Oz's Beatlesfest party this weekend. I hadn't been feeling good the last few days so I didn't do that much at the party but it was still really fun. The food was awesome and who doesn't like Beatles music? Lily had a good time running around outside and blowing bubbles. Oz & Chris Wiza were the winners of the Beatles Trivia contest and Aaron & Amy were voted "Beatles King & Queen" (even thought I missed the vote because I took Lily home for a nap) At about 10:30pm Adam and Lily went home and I got to hang out until about 1am which was cool! We hung out by the fire playing games. VIDEO: Lily & Aaron playing with Microphones HERE