Life lately

During the last week of nice weather, I suddenly felt that we hadn't sufficiently enjoyed being outside in warm weather. Paul had a lighter week at work so we spent every evening outside. We went to a fun park that has a frisbee golf course and Lyla LOVED throwing frisbees around. 

 

 We threw a baby shower for our darling Alisha and it was so fun!! Of course my mom did an amazing job with the food like usual. I let Lyla stay up with us for the shower and she was so excited all day as we got ready, talking about Alisha's "birthday" party that she was invited to.

After the shower, we went to St George for a few days to relax. We got together with Jarilyn & John and Karen's cute family to celebrate Grandma Payne's birthday. We had a yummy ice cream cake that I'm sure she would have loved!!

We hiked around on the red rocks above the temple and Lyla had a blast climbing and walking around. It was such a pretty day- warm but not too hot. I'm definitely gonna miss being warm over the next several months!

Love these two!! I love every minute that I get to hang out with Ty and Alyssa and they are constantly making me laugh. They are so willing to help with my kids and so concerned about my life and how I'm doing.

Lyla kept trying to pose with her hand on her hips so we all followed her lead

We went for a fun bike ride and my dad was so sweet to pull both kids. Lyla was a little hesitant to get into the bike trailer until I called it Cinderella's carriage. After that she loved it! Trevor just sat sucking his thumb and holding onto his favorite toy of the week- a tub of chapstick. Love my crazy, darling kids!

Birthday videos

Here are a few videos from Trevor's birthday:

Trevor is 1!!

I seriously can't believe that my baby is one!! This first year went so much faster than it did with Lyla for some reason. We had a fun birthday celebration for him. Here's the birthday boy sitting with his blue balloons that he loved chasing around!

Lyla has been so excited for his birthday and has been talking about it for weeks. It was sweet to see her focusing on him although of course there were moments when she tried to steal the show.

 Lyla had a little date with daddy to make the cake and then I had fun decorating. My sweet angel! I love how he puts his arm around me and holds on so tight when I hold him.

 I used a ton of gel food color to get the frosting red enough for the barn so Trevor had red lips and hands all night. He enjoyed eating and playing with his cake- he was definitely more willing to get messy than Lyla was at his age!

He got a Thomas set that will be fun especially as he gets a little older. Lyla loves it for sure!! We invited some friends to be our family for the night and join us for cake and presents and it was really fun to have them with us.

Trevor is growing and changing every day! He still hasn't had the desire to attempt a step on his own but loves walking around while we hold his hands. He loves to click his tongue and crawls all over the house clicking away. He likes books, especially animal books and calls every animal "dog!" Anytime we go into our basement he reaches up for the swing and begs until we put him in it. He's very content there for awhile, but only if we stay right there pushing him. If we walk away he gets upset until we're back. Unlike Lyla who is still scared of the vacuum, he follows it around as I clean the house and tries to touch it. He's my little snuggler- if I lay on the floor or on my bed he'll crawl all around me playing and then come racing and crash into me. He'll lay on me for a few minutes, just sucking his thumb and holding on to me. Those are my favorite moments!

Here are his current stats:
Height: 29 3/4 inches (46%), Weight: 21 lbs (47%), Head 47 cm (75%)