My little ray of sunshine

My sweet mom agreed to take a family picture for us when she visited a few weeks ago, and of course we had to get some of Lyla while we were in the mood.

My little princess drives me crazy some times with her constant whining, questions, disobeying, and mess-making. But she also is my helper, gives the best hugs and kisses, sings and dances with me all day, makes me laugh whenever I need to be cheered up, and is the best friend I could ever ask to spend every day with. Her sweet, innocent "Be happy, mom" frequently reminds me of the many reasons I have to love every minute of my life. She is always trying to copy what I do and I want to be the very best example possible for her.

I love so many things about my little munchkin:

-the way she loves dressing up and shows her pretty dresses or jewelry to anyone who will look

-the joy she finds in dancing

-her love of Trevor and how she does everything she can to make him laugh. When he cries she says "what's wrong, buddy boy?" in the sweetest, concerned voice

-how she squeezes her eyes shut when I sing to her at bedtime

I am grateful for the blessing of my Lyla in my life.

My handsome little guy

 

I seriously can't get enough of my precious little boy. His smile just lights up his whole face and makes me so happy every day! He's getting better at eating some things- he loves chicken nuggets, waffles, fish sticks, toast, rolls, string cheese, crackers. He won't let a spoon go near his mouth so any form of baby food, yogurt, etc is out of the questions. He also won't touch fruits or vegies so I have to find a way to force those in. He loves to sit and play and finally rolled over for the first time but hasn't shown much interest in crawling yet. The hard part is that he gets tired of sitting after a few minutes so I still have to hold him for a lot of the day- and he's a big boy!! But I love the way he rubs my arm or my neck or laughs when I tickle him.

He is still a thumb sucker- he loves to grab my hair and hold it while he sucks his thumb.

It looks like he's getting ready to grab his guns for a duel or something.