Obligatory Reflection Post

Tomorrow, July 6, Dillon turns one. It is amazing to me that the year has gone by this fast! We have gone from this...

(Me feeding Dillon the day after he was born...)

to this...

(Grandpa and Dillon on Mother's Day.)

It has been the best and most rewarding year of my life. I remember coming home from the hospital being so overwhelmed. God had intrusted a life to Chris and myself... and I had no earthly idea what to do! I am still not sure I know what to do, but the last year has taught both of us so much. It can still be overwhelming, but it is such a blessing! I am so thankful for all the friends and family that we have had supporting us, praying for us, and being there for us throughout the ups and downs of the year. :) I can't wait to see what the next year is like...

(By the way, while writing this post, we found out our friends Les and April are in labor. Their baby was due on July 24, but it looks like Dillon will have a friend come July 6 to share a birthday with. Yay!)

random picture time!

Mommy thought it would be fun if I helped her drive.


And when we got home, my birthday present from Uncle Ben was waiting for us. It's bigger than me!

getting there.

Oh, by the way... I can walk... with some help, that is.

Dillon's 1st Birthday Party

We had Dillon's first birthday party today at Grandma Drilling's house

Mommy and I had fun opening all my presents.


When I started getting clothes, it was time to leave, though

This one had a note that said for Daddy to go into the dining room.

Daddy brought back a really big box. It was a carseat for Daddy's car!

After presents, it was time for cake. I wasn't sure what to do at first....

I got the hang of it pretty quickly, though.


Mmm, cake is good stuff!

Father's Day 2008

This picture was taken at our Father's Day brunch by the other man in my life, my daddy. :)

Father's Day was good. Chris got off work Saturday at midnight and decided to open his presents then. I got him a shirt, khaki shorts, jean shorts, and some brown flip flop shoes. Sunday we went to church and then had a steak lunch at Mom and Dad's house. Uncle Tom joined Mom, Dad, Michelle, Chris, Dillon and me. It was obvious Dillon was tired, but for the most part he was good. :) Chris left for work at 2:00, but a good lunch was enjoyed by all.

Saturday afternoon fun

This past Saturday, Dillon and I went to the 50th anniversary party for two choir members. (Chris was at work, although we did get to spend the majority of the day together.) It was incredibly nice. There were a lot of people there from their growing up years, college, and assorted church members. Dillon was good, for the most part. Even though Dad was taking pictures, he also got to hold Dillon and show him off. :)

Chris and I have talked a lot about how amazing it is to us for a marriage to last 50 years. We are both praying that we are alive 50 years from now to celebrate the incredible milestone!

By the way... Father's Day pictures were taken this morning from my dad's camera. When Daddy gets the pictures downloaded, I will share them with blog world! :)

Swimming

On Tuesday, Chris and I went to my friend Ashley's swimming pool. She lives in an apartment complex that allows guests and invited us over. We had so much fun, and Dillon absolutely loved it! He did a lot of head dives into the water, but we swam around with him and he laughed and smiled. We forgot the actual camera, but we got some pictures on my phone. This is the only one we've emailed to ourselves thus far. (Ashley took this one.) As we email more, we'll update more. :)

Friday Night Bath

Tonight at bath time, i heard Daddy filling up the bathtub, and came to see.

Daddy, it's so cool!


This is me waving to the camera.

I thought about shutting the curtain so no one could see me.

I'm very talented, i can hold 3 bath toys at once.

Here's me in my froggy towel.

and Mommy with me and my froggy towel.

Helping Grandma Drilling

This past Sunday night, Dillon spent the night with my parents so we could go see the fireworks. (Thanks Mom and Dad!) Apparently when Grandma decided it was bath-time, Dillon wanted to help. He likes his own bath well enough, I suppose he thought it was time to enjoy someone else's! Here are some pictures Mom sent me. :)

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