Tillie sledding!

Tillie is loving the snow so much this year! She even will be walking and fall face first in it and just laugh! Here is a video of her sledding for the first time this year down the hill in our front yard. It is the perfect hill for her!

Tillie Update!

Tillie is ready for Christmas! She love the tree and the ornaments but like to throw them too! Now she is good about just taking them off and putting them back on. It is just a game.

Tillie loves to take pictures on her own. She is very independent and likes to even dress herself sometimes. What a big girl she is. I can't believe it!

Tillie loves babies! Oh babies! Her favorite is her water baby and the one that uses a paci too! Daddy took this picture and she has one pony tail in and one out; hmmm.......

We hope you are all ready for Christmas! I will follow with some pictures of Tillie playing in the snow! She loves the snow so much!!!!

Tillie went to the Playstation for a birthday party! She had so much fun. It was her first time there and as you can see you she had a blast!

Tillie was a cow for Halloween and we were lucky to get her in her costume! She had fun trick or treating and never wanted to put her candy in her bag. She wanted to hold it all.

Our cute cow!

Tillie wearing a kitty mask that Grandma gave her for fun. Just too cute!

Roar!!!!!!

Little Tillie Time Update!

We went to the duck pond at a local park the other day. Tillie really likes the ducks this year. They also had a cow and he was mooing and she didn't like that so much. She actually cried! Poor girl.

Say cheese! Grandpa let Tillie play with is camera! Oh Grandpa. Tillie actually took some good pictures. She now likes to play with Mommy and Daddy's camera thank to this. Oh well, she likes it and it entertains her well. I like this one because she is taking an upclose picture of herself! Say cheese!

If we all could look so cute sporting a swimsuit and sneakers! Tillie likes to do the splits. It is really funny because then she falls over and laughs at herself. She is a huge ham! She laughs at a lot lately.

We redid our bathroom surround and so Tillie got to take baths in the sink. She really liked that. This shows how long her hair is getting. She never wanted to get out of the sink.

Tillie has great fine motor skills and like to build towers. Daddy helped some on this one and Tillie was topping it off. Good team work!

Fun day!

Tillie sporting a headband that Daddy put on her. She looks a little like Rambo's child here!

Her tough face!

Tillie and I met our friends Brittany and Avery at Noelridge park today and played on the playground and fed the geese and ducks. It was fun and the geese get really close!

July has been great!

Dancing at a Ragbrai party with Daddy! Tillie had so much fun. It was a big party at a town outside of Mason City. Daddy did 1 1/2 days of the riding and had fun but I think he was quite sore.

Tillie getting a shoulder ride from Mommy so she could get a better view of the party!

Tillie and Daddy still dancing and sharing a snow cone!

Time for dress up Olie!

Olie, you are such a good boy and a good friend for Tillie. You look stunning!

I am sure this will not be the last time that Olie gets dressed up by Tillie. She decided that the needed some pretty accessories on. He was good sport!

4th of July weekend in Chicago

On the 4th of July, Tillie got up bright and early at 5:30! I think she was excited to get going. We walked around downtown Chicago and had a doughnut at Dunkin Doughnuts with festive sprinkles on it. Then we walked to the lake and Tillie took a nap on the way and then woke up after we were there for some time she woke up and got to dip her feet in a lake for the first time. She didn't like it at first, but then loved it and didn't want to leave. She like the sand a lot too. Later on we went to Ryan and Martha's for a BBQ and Tillie loved Martha's cat and he tollerated her very well. No tail pulling! Tillie like Uncle Benge a lot that night. It was a long and fun day!

Uncle Benge and Tillie playing.

Loving the water. Tillie had fun watching a dog play catch in the water too! This is Mommy's favorite picture.

For some reason July 3rd posted after July 4th. Sorry!

In the belly of a Kangaroo! How cut is that!!!!

Where is Tillie?

Daddy and Tillie pretending to be Dragonflies.

Looking at the lions! Tillie loved all the animals.

Tillie, Mommy and Daddy went to Chicago this weekend and had a great time! We helped Uncle Benge move into his apartment on Saturday morning, went to the Brookfield Zoo in the afternoon and then checked into the hotel and walked to find a place to eat startin at 7:15 and didn't get to eat until 9:30 or so. A long and fun day. Tillie loved the zoo especially the underwater animals.

St Patricks Parade and More!

Tillie getting a boost on Grandpa's shoulders so she could see better. She got a lot of bead necklaces! Way to go Tillie. Most people were handing out necklaces at the parade instead of candy. It was nice. Grandpa, Grandma, Alena and I (Mommy) all had a great time at the parade. It was over a hour long. We are looking forward to our next parade!Mommy and Tillie watching the parade. She liked Mommy to sit in the street with her so she could sit on her knee. What a beautiful day! We were so glad to see the sun come out about 20 minutes before the parade started. Towards then end Tillie finally started to wave at people.Tillie had so much fun at the parade and didn't want to nap in the morning like cousin Alena did that she fell asleep on the walk back to the car! What a sweet girl. I love her so much.

Daddy was pushing Tillie around on her horse. She was also sporting her Cubs hat that he bought her when she was only a few months old! She looks so cute in it. She love her horse but doesn't quite understand that if she moves her feet it will go. I guess it is more fun to have Daddy help!

Colorado

A Cahalan tradition is to put money, a loaf of bread and a book in a row and see which one the child goes to. Tillie went to the money and so that means that she will not be without money in her life.
Mommy and Tillie in front of the Vail house. She was sitting in the snow before this picture. She had a great time.
Tillie and Daddy sitting in the snow.
Tillie and Grandpa Cahalan at Beaver Creek village after lunch.
Tillie got to dig into another cake for her birthday. She likes cake! Thank you Aunt Renee and Uncle Nick.

We went on a trip to Colorado this past month. We had a great time and look forward to going back in the spring for Ryan and Martha wedding! Tillie had a great time and looks forward to when she is big enough to ski! May her height help her balance. Andrew learned how to snowboard this year and had a great time on the slopes with his brothers and sister-in-laws! Hopefully I will get out there some day soon.

Tillie talking on the phone.

Tillie likes to talk on the phone. Here she is going to town. I still don't know who she was talking to, but it was very important by the sound of things.

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Bundled up.

Tillie is trying out her sled. She went up to visit our neighbor Kelly. She had fun. It was her first time.

Food!!!!!!

Tillie is a very busy girl as many of you know. She is into everything, always going no matter if she has had a nap or not. She love to yell and clap and run around the house. Her favorite thing to do is to play with Olie. He is her best friend and she will always find one if his toys and take it to him or throw it for him. He plays really well with her too.

The other day, I was making a list and Tillie was watching Baby Einstein and she was actually quiet. I didn't think much of it. I went to see that she was still sitting in the spot where I left her and she wasn't! She was sitting by her diaper bag and found a container of food that was open from her lunch. She opened it with her teeth as usual and helped herself with her hands. Here are some pictures of the event. I don't think she will be feeding herself any time soon!

As a result, Tillie needed a bath and Alena was here too so she wanted in on the fun.

What is stuck to your foot?

Is there something stuck to your foot?
Tillie loves to unroll the the toilet paper. This day she didn't realize it was stuck on her foot. It was cute. There have been numerous times that we have used toilet paper that was folded on the counter instead of on the roll!

What a big little girl!

Tillie had her 1 year check-up on Monday. She went from the 10% in height to the 3%. She is in the 34% for weight. She is our big little girl. This explains why she is still wearing 6-9 month size clothes and have tiny feet. She is as tall as most 6 month olds! We love her so much; every inch of her.

Tillie is 1!

Tillie really liked her cake and she was on a sugar high the rest of the day and never had a morning nap!
She love her pots and pans and love to bang them together since the make such great noise. She also has been cooking in them in her new kitchen. I don't know what she has make but she will put her fork in the pan and then in her mouth so she is making something good to eat.
What is it? Tillie had fun and did a great job at opening her presents.
Time to read the card. It makes music too!!!!
What a ham. She stood in front of her present for pictures and looked at everyone waiting for them to take a picture.

We had a great party for Tillie on her birthday. All of the family came and our great neighbors Nick and Kelly and Tillie's Aunt Amy too! Tillie is a lucky girl and gets to have a second party in Vail, CO with the Cahalan family. That will be a great time as well. Here are some pictures from the fun fun day.