June 29, 2011

Birthday gifts

There is a super cute little girl that will be turning 2 soon and so I've been on the search for present ideas for her. And since we don't know when her little brother will be making his appearance, I'm wanting to get them all purchased and wrapped, asap.

I'm having a hard time deciding what I want to get the little princess. She's good in the clothes department and the shoe department but if I see something that is stinkn' cute I can't say no. We thought about getting her a bike, but she's still a bit young to me for that, so I'm thinking that's an Easter present idea or something. We have a bunch of things for her outside that I thought about an outdoor toy box. I'm just too indecisive!

I've wanted to get her a little apron and I've been big into vintage-y things lately so I'm loving this little apron for her!


And I love the ruffles on this one. I found both of these off pinterest. Are you on pinterest? If not you should be. Don't know what it is? Google it my friend. It's the BEST place to acquire ideas and then put them in different categories with links to come back to later. Loves it.


And I super love this one...but with a 2 year old, I'm thinking a full apron would be better. Maybe momma needs this? I'll thank you in advance, hubby! :)


Anyways, I'm not having much luck on finding something I love without spending a bunch just so Lyla can make a mess. And truth be told, I could probably make it, but if I add it to my list of things to make, Lyla will be 18 before it happens. And I may wait until Christmas since I won't be doing much baking (and truthfully I hardly bake, but maybe Lyla needs to so she can be the next Martha Stewart or Betty Crocker) in the next few months.

I also got one of her birthday presents embroidered today and I LOVE how it turned out. And she loves it too! Adorable, right? Now if only I wait until her birthday!

As far as other gifts, her big gift this year is going to be a DVD player for the car. I was pretty much against having one until she was older as I'm not a fan of TV for kids as a babysitter but she's becoming restless in the car and books and other toys are not holding her attention for long. So I've given in! It'll only be used when she starts to get restless and won't be turned on for short little rides. It'll also be helpful out at the lake when she wakes up and wants to watch "Me" (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse). So I'm also on the hunt for some DVD's for her. And lastly, I'm thinking a few new puzzles and she'll be set. I've also thought about an activity lapboard for her to color on and what not in the car. Now of course, I love buying gifts so who knows what she'll end up with! :)

June 28, 2011

Deep blue watery road...

If you haven't heard the song, I'm on a boat, then the title of this post means nothing to you. So to decipher... we went to the lake this past weekend! Sean's mom and dad and Sister and her family headed out and joined up for the weekend!

Lyla did awesome at the lake. She loved the water and really wasn't afraid of it at all. She got to go tubing again too! She also loved driving the boat! And she didn't hate her life jacket too much, either! I think she took about 4 naps the whole weekend and all of them involved falling asleep on the boat. Unfortunately they all lasted about 30 minutes or less! So even without a true nap, she did really well!


Floating with daddy!

Driving again...she loved it and would yell beep beep over and over!

Lyla and Caitlyn playing, she loved hanging with the girls in the water!

Lyla LOVES sunglasses (we have 5 pairs, I'm obsessed with them!) and will actually keep them on most of the time!

Floating in Wilson lake for the first time in her life jacket! I love my little water bug!


Abi going with her daddy for her first tube ride!

Abs and Ly

Lyla on her first tube ride of the season. Don't worry, no babies were bounced out of me while we were tubing. I don't think we went fast enough to even register speed on the speedometer. It was still fun, and she enjoyed it!

Avery going for her first ride with Renee.

Avery and Ly.

Getting our tan on! Lyla came home SO tan and blonde. She really doesn't look like our child with her hair so blonde :).

Daddy and Ly floating

Love this! Love her! I looked for this sunhat forever and finally got one last weekend! Love it on her!

One last time driving the boat...

Overall, great trip! Unfortunately my in-laws didn't have the best luck with their camper and headed home a day early! But we enjoyed hanging out, eating, and making smores! :) I'm so ready to get back out there! :) Love lake season!