Lyla's 1st Lollipop

Too Fast for Pictures

I realize I haven't been blogging much lately. We have a hard time keeping up with Lyla to get pictures of her. She's walking everywhere and exploring everything. She's learning so much. She knows some animal sounds including baa, moo, whoof, & oink (except she doesn't say oink, she does the actual pig noise). She can throw her hands in the air and say touchdown, she kisses us and her dolls using real kisses with a smacking sound, she gives hugs, loves to be chased, tries to blow her nose, loves to chew on her toothbrush but hates for us to brush her teeth; the list of fun new things she does goes on and on.

Here are some pictures of Lyla playing with Abby Cadabby. She had a napkin this morning and kept wanting me to blow my nose, she tried blowing her nose and wiped the noses of all her dolls, mostly Abby Cadabby.

We tried to get some pictures of Lyla on her 15 month birthday, but she was on the move all day which made it difficult.

14 Months and Other Stuff

Lyla turned 14 months old last week. We took some pictures in our backyard on her 14 month b-day. She really likes to go outside now and explore. We blow bubbles for her and she will chase them and laugh. She's walking everywhere & fast too! When we go out the front door I have to watch her or she'll run towards the road quickly. I think Lyla's going to be a carpenter, because she is really enjoying hammering on her workbench. She always leans to the side to hammer, too funny!

Yesterday I went to brunch with a few Navy wives and one of them gave me several beautiful hairbows for Lyla. Lyla grabbed them from me when I walked through the door and wanted as many in her hair as possible. We are so excited to have so many colorful bows now.
Lyla's friend James came over one evening last week and played. They get along great and have so much fun together. Tommy and I actually get a nice break when James comes over because they play so well together. Tommy did read them a book and they told him what sound every farm animal makes. James had to wear his backpack most of the night to keep Lyla away from it. I think I know what Lyla wants next...

Abby Cadabby!!

My parents visited us a couple of weekends ago. We all went to the Navy Exchange just to look around and show mom and dad what it was like. As we strolled down the toy aisle, Lyla enjoyed pointing to different toys and smiling. However, when we left the toy aisle she laid her head face down on the cart handle and cried. It was pretty cute, and Papa and Nana couldn't resist her pitiful face. They took her back to the toy aisle and let her pick out a toy. She chose an Abby Cadabby doll (from Sesame Street). She could hardly wait for Papa to get it out of the box once we got home and she played with it the rest of the day. She loves Abby and gives her regular hugs. Thanks for buying Lyla such a great toy! I think Abby will be in the family for a while.

Lyla talks on the phone AND more exciting milestones

Our neighbors gave Lyla a Fisher Price phone for her birthday. She has a few play cell phones and hasn't put any of them up to her ear. For some reason she gets the old school rotary phone and put it up to her ear like its a real phone. She's starting to really learn things. She can say "woof woof" when asked what a dog says. She also says tennis shoes. OK, probably only Tommy and I can understand that one, but she does try and repeat it when we say it. And....drum roll please....Lyla is walking!!! The most steps she has taken at once is about five, but she's getting there!! It is so cool watching that little baby walk towards me. We took a video of it, but I haven't gotten it on the computer yet.

Tommy's SECOND Father's Day

This year I had my first Mother's Day, but because Lyla was born two days before Father's Day last year, this was Tommy's second Father's Day. Actually, Tommy gave me gifts and let me celebrate Mother's Day when I was pregnant, he's so sweet. Tommy and Lyla had a fun Father's Day. We went to church where Lyla made a craft for Tommy. She used finger paint and put finger prints on a paper in the shape of a bunch of grapes, and it says "I love you bunches." So sweet!!!! Lyla also gave Tommy a book they can read together called Hop on Pop. It's a Dr. Seuss book. We can't get enough of those books. After church we had lunch at Beach Road Fried Chicken Dinners. So yummy!!! We had a Father's Day photo shoot to remember the day.

Morrow Family Vacation

We spent a week in North Myrtle Beach with Tommy's family in mid-June. The vacation included Tommy' parents, his sister Kathryn, her husband Jeff, and their kids Lexi and Max, and Tommy, Lyla and me. We had a great time. The first night, we celebrated Lyla and Kathryn's birthdays. Kat's birthday is the day after Lyla's. As always Lyla thoroughly enjoyed eating her cake.

Lyla's cake had a cute little "1" candle on top. I won't tell you how many candles were on Aunt Kathryn's cake. You can try and count them.Lyla got some great gifts and her and her cousins played with them all week at the beach. She got a Fisher Price Lawn Mower, and lift the flap farm book, a drum, maracas, stuffed elephant and kitten, a Golden Book, and cute clothes.Lyla thoroughly enjoyed the ocean. She crawled around in the shallow end. When a wave came, she sat up and splashed. We had a hard time keeping her from rubbing sand on her face and in her eyes, but other than that, the beach was a success.She took her morning naps on the beach sitting on our laps.We bought this cabana for Lyla to sit and play under. It has UPF in it, and folds up and down so easily that I can do it myself when I go to the beach while Tommy's at work.The condo we stayed at had plenty of pools - one outdoor pool, one indoor pool, two kiddie pools, two hot tubs, and a lazy river. I thoroughly enjoyed the lazy river and Lyla floated around in it for a long time. I know this is probably the only year that she will be still enough in her float to be lazy with me in the lazy river.Here is Tommy's sister's family all on one float.Lyla with Nana Avis in the kiddie pool. She could walk around in the kiddie pool while in her float. Too cute!We went to Ripley's Aquarium in Myrtle Beach. Lyla enjoyed looking at all the fish.Lexi and Max leaving the aquarium in style.All the kids loved playing with Papa Keith on the bed. I guess it's OK to jump on the bed when you're on vacation. We had a great vacation and sure missed everyone when we got home. Lyla enjoyed playing with her cousins. She and Max really bonded during the trip.