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Dagney's First Soccer Practice

Last night Dagney got to meet her Coach and teammates at her first-ever soccer practice. It was the tail end of a long day for her since she also has preschool on Thursday mornings, but she hung in there like a champ. Daddy, Paige and I were very proud of her and we had a great time watching her "drive her car (ball) on the highway," "sit on her dinosaur egg" and get the "egg into the nest."

Dagney's First Day of School...Without Mommy!

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Dagney's First Day of School!

Today was Dagney's first day of preschool! She had a wonderful time and loves her teacher and classroom. I stayed, too, because the parents had their own orientation. I'm just as excited as she is because it's a fantastic program and I think she's going to have an awesome school year!

"The Itsy, Bitsy Hermit Crabs..."

Welcome the two newest members of the Bunkers family...Itsy and Bitsy! After admiring the hermit crab that Cole got for his birthday, Josh decided to bring home two for Dagney and Paige after a trip to South Jersey. They're a lot bigger than the ones I remember on the Jersey boardwalk when I was younger....and these are considered medium-sized!

After doing a lot of research, I set up a perfect crabitat for them complete with dechlorinated water, sea water and lots of sandy substrate for them to burrow into (as you can see Itsy the green-shelled crab doing above).

Because they're nocturnal, they're not the most interesting of pets unless, like me lately, you're up with a baby at 2 or 3 in the morning and get to really see them in action. They're pretty interesting, but Dagney and Paige don't think so because they only ever see them napping!

Baby Lillian Update

Well she's not walking yet, but she's so close! The other day she was able to stand independently for about 2 seconds and while mommy didn't get to see it for herself (I was at the Cheesecake Factory enjoying dinner with Aunt Kara! woo hoo!) I did get a play-by-play from daddy.

Lillian is such a ray of sunshine. Except when she's crabby due to a new tooth, she's such a happy and loving baby. I say baby, but she's pretty close to being a year old already. It's amazing how fast the time is going by.

She's got two teeth on the bottom and another coming in on the top. She can cruise along the furniture and can crawl all the way to the top of the stairs in record time. She loves the "Itsy Bitsy Spider" song and tries to mimic mommy's hand motions.

She's also a champion eater with the meatiest shanks to prove it. She loves any kind of fruit that's soft enough for her to "chew" in addition to bread, yogurt and mommy's carrot cupcakes.

I'm pretty sure I'm going to be writing a "Look Who's Walking" post by her first birthday, but hopefully I didn't just jinx it!

An Exciting New Endeavor

My good friend Janelle and I have finally launched our home-based business! You can now visit Sweet Vintage Baking Co. at our temporary blogger website. Much thanks goes to the friends and family (especially our husbands, and my brother Franz who worked so hard on our logo!) who are supporting us.