Evening play

It is BEAUTIFUL out.

Oh, I {heart} fall.

So we played.

Ya'll know, since she is now not afraid to actually stand up, we can do a little more.

So we headed outside to play with the slide.


She liked it.
Actually, loved it.

Then...
she figured out a trick.



Hmm...should I do it?

Yup, I think I should.

Kerplunk...

I wish I could have gotten her when she toppled over herself.

But I was laughing to hard.

Which made her laugh...So fun!

Then she tried it the other way....going back up.

A shot of Lyla with all her pups. She {hearts} puppies.

It doesn't matter how grumpy she is, if she sees a puppy she instantly smiles and waves at it.

Happy Thursday! Can't you believe tomorrow Miss Lyla will be {13} months.Oh.stinkn.my!

Lookie here...

Someone has finally decided to get up and move. Around her birthday she started refusing to walk while holding on to our hands. Then just today she started walking with us so we used her stroller and off to went. The best part...without whining, which is what she had done in the past! Tonight she also finally decided to start cruising the furniture as well!

My baby is getting big! :(

My life as I know it right {now}

When you're walking with a friend

And listening to the breeze.

It matter not which way you choose,

There is only you to please.

When you're neither here nor there,

Don't wonder where you're going.

On any great adventure,

The best part is not knowing.

- Emily Hutta

{Sweet} love

I *heart* them.

Forever will I love them both.

Oh, Rose..

..eola.

Miss Lyla is sick. again. Can I mention how tired I am of going into the peds office? Between winter sickness, ear infections and now this, I feel like I'm there at least twice a month.

Miss Thing has roseola. Nice huh?

When I picked her up from daycare Friday she felt really hot...like 103 degrees hot. Tylenol and a nap and she was a bit better. The next am she was fussy but no fever, same with Sunday. Monday night we noticed a little rash on her when we were getting her ready for bed. Didn't think much of it until I woke up to her screaming bloody murder at 4 am. Then I found this...

A little 4 am google session and I diagnosed her myself with Roseola "because that's what google said." Well after her appt today, google was correct. Luckily she's not contagious but she may have a rash and be a crankster for the next few days. And more good news...she should never get this again. Our doc said that this is just a viral thing that takes a few days to run its course and there isn't anything to do for it. But still...poor girl. And poor mommy.

I'm tired.

Rock Chalk

This post is going to rank high up on the list of my most favorite posts.EVER.

Why?

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I met Todd Reesing AND got to touch him....swoon!

Oh, isn't that man delicious?

For those that don't know, he was the awesome quarterback for KU. I feel in love with him at my very first game. Here's a play by play for ya...

Jonathan: Todd Reesing is here.

Me:WHHAAATTT? Omigod. Omigod. {giggling uncontrollably}

Jonathan: Yes, he's up at the front of the store.

Me: {Walk up there and peek around a shelf} Omigod.{More giggling}{Race out to my car to get my camera.}

From there on, all I remember is more giggling and feeling like a high school girl googling over a crush. Every time I thought about talking to him I'd giggle. If Sean or Jonathan mentioned that he was there and I was going to meet him, my voice would squeak with excitement and get super, super high.

So we buy our shirts and I try very calming to walk up to him. I'm next in line and I try very hard to not start screaming. I try hard to talk without my voice squeaking. I try extremely hard to act like a normal person and not a crazy fan. I couldn't even look at him because I knew I'd start giggling. He mentioned how cute Lyla was and signed her shirt and his book. Then....I asked if we could take a picture. THEN...I stood next to him and....THEN

he put his arm AROUND me! Oh my. I think I died and went to heaven.

And for the rest of the day, Jonathan or Sean would give me heck saying, "You met Todd Reesing", and a HUGE smile would get on my face and I'd get butterflies in my stomach.

I can now die a happy woman! ;)

This was me after we got out to the car. I was a dingdong and didn't have him sign my jersey though, doh!
In other news, this was Miss Lyla's first KU game and it couldn't have been better. Well, except for the fact we could have won....but that was outweighed by the fact we met Todd Reesing..Mmmm.

I made her an A-dor-able outfit. We can't attend a KU without a stinkn' cute outfit! I rhinestoned KU on a onesie with a KU rosette flower and then made a KU flower rosette headband. And of course, no outfit is complete without a tutu! I also made a KU rosette flower for me!

So cute!

Us girls!

We tried to get Lyla's picture with the cheerleaders but she wasn't having a thing to do with them! I'm hoping this isn't what she thinks of cheerleading when she's older!

So cute!

We love her!

Our first KU game as a family!

Uncle Jonathan and Miss Lyla!

So since Todd Reesing is no longer there, my new favorite player is Kale Pick. He's quite delicious himself but he has a lot of proving to do to be the next Todd Reesing. And by that I mean, he needs to learn to throw the ball. Ooii!

Cheering for the Hawks!

We had taught her to put her hands up for a touchdown. However, KU never got a touchdown so she couldn't show off her skills.

A group picture! We are such a cute family! And yes, the bromance guy is part of our family too!

The bromance plus Lyla!

The end. We lost 6-3. Pa-stinkn'-thetic.

Overall, we had a great time! Miss Lyla did so good, even with not feeling that well. I wore her in my Ergo most of the time and she napped and was pretty much a great little girl all day. Everyone thought she was sooo cute in her little KU outfit and I must agree!

The next day (Sunday) we did some shopping for clothes for Sean and I. Since we've been working out, we both were needing new sizes of clothes! Such a great feeling! We didn't get home until 10:30 so we were exhausted after a long day! Such a great weekend though. Sean and I both feel so blessed that we are able to do this and live the life we want to live. I can't wait for future years of going to the games with Lyla and future kids.

Yoder Trip

A while back, we headed to Yoder, KS with Sean's family. We ate at The Crossing and visited "The Farm", a farmstead ran by an Amish family. The food was really good at the restaurant except......Sean ordered fish and it literally came out on the plate as a whole fish minus the head. It's like they chopped the head off and dipped it in batter and fried it up. That was totally disgusting but the rest was really good!

The Farm was a really interesting place. They had a bunch of different farm animals that we got to visit. Lyla even went on her first pony ride! :) And loved it. Pops...I think she needs a horse now!

The most interesting part of it was the fact they had no air conditioning or electricity. Not really my idea of fun but it was interesting to see another way of life. Especially when we are so used to those necessities, to us at least. I couldn't fathom not have my cell phone or computer or Internet or the TV. Overall, it was a great experience to see how another culture/religion live, especially since it is so different from our daily life.

Enjoy the pics!

Lyla {12 months}

Happy Birthday, Miss Lyla!

- You weigh 18 lbs 7 oz and are 27 1/2 inches tall.

- You wear mostly 6-12 months even though 1/2 of it is still big on you.

You sleep from 8:30 til 7:30 unless of course you have to go to daycare.

You nap 3 times a day and normally nap for 1-2 hours and a small 1/2 hour nap

You officially started crawling on your hand and knees about 1 week before you turned 1.

You can also pull up to your feet if you try really really hard but most of the time you pull up to your knees.

You wear a size 3 diaper.

You can say mama, dada if we are lucky, and hi.

You can wave hi and bye and way to about everyone.

You started doing this little dance where you raise and shake your hands over your head whenever music comes on. If we ask you to dance, you do it too!

You can do pat-a-cake and so big.

You love, love, love the water and have been so good every time we go to the lake. You also went on your first tube ride.

Reese would be your most favorite friend ever. You absolutely love her and laugh so much whenever you are playing with her.

You have 8 teeth!

You love ALL food except for eggs and are the absolute best eater. You're quite the piglet!

You are still a huge mama's girl, which is good and bad.

You are getting better at playing with other kids even though you would rather bite them! You have officially bit 3 kids (that I know of).

You love being outside!

And lastly, you are NO where close to walking. We are predicting by 15 months...if even that. My guess is by preschool!

Happy, Happy, Happy 1st Birthday Lyla!!! We love you!