A Visit from Hunter

We were so excited to get a visit from Hunter today. Thank you, Na-Nee for bringing him up with Mimi. Cade napped through half of it, but we were glad to spend time with him nonetheless. 

Here, the boys played a little before Cade became obsessed with Mimi's iPad: 

Sweet boys:

Here, Cade is back to what he loves most these days: 

And, Lyla was kind of doing her own thing today: 

It was a great afternoon, and a reminder of how the sweetest times of life are often the most simple. About 25 minutes after Hunter left, I received a phone call from Lance that he'd been in an accident that involved a semi truck on his way to work. Mercifully, he was ok, but the Civic was ultimately totaled. 

He was okay - no physical injuries - and he went to work that night as planned. It was really one of those moments, though, when you stop to realize just how blessed we all are. 

We are all so relieved that Daddy is ok. 

 

 

First B-day Party Preparations

Shana, Tevan, Mom, Aunt Nancy and Aunt Donna came to Louisville today to begin preparing for tomorrow’s birthday celebration. We’re all very excited about the party.

Here, Shana is reading Lyla her birthday book from Nana in Lexington:

Lyla loves the new duck Nana sent as well:

Here, we’re working on the final touches of the slide show that Aunt Tevan has been working on for months for the big event:

Visit to Elizabethtown

We went to Elizabethtown to hang out with Marmie and Aunt Nancy this week. We met Sarah for lunch and went to the play area at the Towne Mall. As always, there was lots of walking throughout the afternoon. It’s amazing the distance such short legs can cover – she doesn’t ever seem to get tired:

And, it didn’t take long for her to develop a little crush:

Let the Packing Begin!

We're busy beginning preparations for our move from Lyla's first home in East Hyde Park, scheduled for May 21, back to the Ville. Mom and Aunt Nancy came today to help us start packing - we've realized that we have a lot more to pack than we originally came here with:

















They also helped with a little babysitting while they were here so that Lance & I could make it to the gym. When we came home, Mom helped with another helping of rice cereal for Lyla Q. Slowly but surely, she's starting to like the stuff! Carrots will be next for Lyla in about two weeks.