Dylan Visits Zoo, Gets Attacked by Animal!!

Dylan got to go to the zoo today.. but unfortunately she got picked up by one of the animals. She's lucky to have made it out alive. Here is a picture of the dangerous encounter..



This is the rare Ursus Gradius (or "Grady Bear") a large hairy bear of slightly Irish persuasion, known to inhabit the South Side of Chicago. According to eyewitness accounts, the Grady Bear swooped in and grabbed little Dylan while she was snacking on a yogurt bite. Luckily Dylan is ok. The status of the bear is unknown.

Uncle Eddie Returns from Deployment

Dylan celebrated the return of her Uncle Eddie from the coasts of Somalia on Monday night. Fun was had by all and Dylan even got the chance to see her cousin Arabella walk around. Dylan was very jealous.

Here are a couple of pictures of Dylan, Eddie, and Arabella, in various stages of excitement.

Dylan Climbs Stairs

Since we don't have any stairs at our place, Dylan had to go over to her aunt Sara's house to try out her latest trick... climbing stairs. Here are the pics:

Dylan and Her Mom

Field of Grass

Dylan Hits the Baby Circuit

Dylan had a wild Saturday, where she hit two baby parties.. first she went to the 1st birthday party of her friend Kennedy. Then she went over to Sherry's house to hang with a couple of twins. Here are the pics...


Dylan's friend Kennedy is 1.


its a table covered with water... its a water table!


Dylan hanging with some twins

Determined to Crawl

In the picture below, Dylan attempts to break through a pillow barrier her Dad made to keep her from roaming throughout the house. She's getting more and more clever.. a couple of weeks ago she wouldn't have figured out that you can just push pillows aside and crawl through them. I think I need an actual gate.

Dylan Reads "Pat the Bunny"

Dylan's new favorite thing to do is have her parents read her a book called Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt. Its a book that has things for her to do on every page.. like look at herself in the mirror, wave to the people in the book, and of course, pat the felt that passes for a bunny. Anyway, she wants to have someone read this book to her endlessly.

Here are a couple of pictures of Dylan trying to get her Dad to read it to her.




Dylan finds Pat the Bunny


Dylan looks at her Dad and says...


"Read me my book!"

Happy 4th of July

Dylan's Head

Yep, that's shaving cream on her head... and Dylan thinks its hilarious

Go Cubs Go!

Dylan and her Dad are both Cubs fans.

Up All Night

Sometimes... Dylan refuses to sleep. Here is a picture from one such instance.. that's a tired baby.