Our New Kiddie Pool

I decided to buy Lily a kiddie pool this week, since the weather has been ridiculously hot! She really likes it, but insists on calling it "cool" instead of "pool." Here are some photos:

And here is a video clip of her playing:

The Dogwood Festival

In celebration of Charlottesville's annual Dogwood Festival, we took Lily to her first parade this weekend. She enjoyed the parade for the most part, but I think the bands were a little loud for her. The horses were probably her favorite part (and the Elmo balloon that Nana bought her!).

Click HERE to see more photos from the parade.

Click on the video below to see a clip from the parade:

Jon's Birthday Weekend

This weekend was a busy one for the Fortneys! On Saturday, we celebrated Jon's birthday a little early by having dinner with his family.

To see more pictures from Jon's birthday dinner, click here.

On Sunday, Jon, Lily and I participated in our first community event as a family. We signed up for a four mile walk to support March of Dimes. We probably only made it three quarters of a mile before Lily had had enough! Thanks again to everyone who supported us! After the walk, we took Lily to play on the carousel on Charlottesville's Downtown Mall.

Here is a video clip of Lily choosing which horse she wants to ride on the carousel:

Easter 2009

This year for Easter, Lily participated in her first Easter Egg hunt! Since the weather was kind of rainy, we had to search inside. The children didn't mind though; in fact, Lily now knows how to say "choc-o-late" and "candy" quite well. On Easter Sunday we went to Jon's mother's house to celebrate with his family.

To see some more Easter photos, click here.


Here is a video clip of Lily finding her Easter basket on Sunday morning: