We’re Building!

Our family made a major decision this week, one that we’ve lamented over, prayed about, discussed and researched: we’re building a house. This was a huge deliberation for Lance & I, but we’re convinced we’ve found just the right neighborhood and community for our family. We’re excited to get started on the project, which should be completed mid-September.

We decided to take Lyla to our lot to check it out before anything is done there – we think we’ll all love looking back on these photos. She loved being there and cried when we put her back in the car.

Another sign. We’ve made just the right decision together.

Here are some pics of our beautiful girl:

Happy St. Patrick’s Day.

I’m feeling tremendously blessed today in so very many ways.

A Visit from Leah & Aunt Donna

Lyla really enjoyed a visit from Auntie Donna and Leah today. It was so much fun hanging out with them both. Lyla tried on shoes and got to play airplane with beloved Leah for the first time in months. Gosh, we miss her!

Hanging out with Rand

We had dinner at the Girls’ tonight, and Lyla enjoyed time with one of her favorite playmates, “And”.

It is one of life’s most wonderful pleasures to watch them play together. They really enjoy spending time with each other:

Past Times

Lyla is a bundle of sweet personality these days, and she’s really exploring her environment at ever turn. Here are some of her most favorite things to do these days:

Looking at the “babies” across the street – she loves watching the kids from the preschool next door come out to play. She runs to to the door and watches them longingly. I am sometimes a little sad about how quickly she will become one of them:

Putting on “clothes of any kind” – whether it’s a shoe, purse or Mommy & Daddy’s underwear from the laundry basket, she LOVES trying to dress herself.

Here she is sporting a pair of Mommy’s panties:

Aunt Donna’s shoes:

Daddy’s boxers:

A purse:

And, Mommy’s panties again:

By the way, in case you’re wondering, all of the clothes depicted in this post are CLEAN!! Ha!

Spring is in the Air!!

We were so excited to go outside today for the first time in a long time to just walk around the yard and check on the doggies next door (Lyla’s favorite). It was so warm for a February day, and Lyla was delighted to really navigate the outdoors on her own for the one of the first times ever. She’s obviously thrilled with herself:

We are so looking forward to balmy days of Spring ahead!

Big Girl!!

It's official, Lyla is now a Big Girl: no bottle last night for the first time, and no problems from her.

We're so proud of her!

We went outside for a few minutes yesterday, which she absolutely loved. She's so happy with herself for how well she can get around.

Blogging has been so horrible lately because we've been so sick - I'm hoping we're on the upswing so I can catch up soon.

Here's a photo from yesterday. Note how pleased she is with herself:




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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Lance & I had a great Valentine’s Day evening. Our babysitter came over and helped us put Lyla to bed. Then, we left for dinner at Porcini’s and enjoyed some time together.

We had a wonderful evening – so glad Lance was off for the night.

Happy Valentine’s Day.