Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Family Pictures, December 2009
My good friend, Heather Linderman, took some family pictures for us this past weekend so we could have something to send out in a Christmas card! Even though it was freezing cold outside she got some great pictures of us an of Layla! She is a stay at home mom and is starting to do photography on the side...if your interested in getting ahold of her let me know and I'll pass along her information! Thanks again Heather!!
Monday, November 16, 2009
What have we been up to since June??
Here is a quick update of what we've been doing the past few months, mainly just fun pictures of Layla!
Forth of July
For Layla's first Forth of July we went to our Cousin's, Roxanne and Ted Berger, house. She had a great time watching fireworks and playing with the other kids. She was also in her first "parade"! Each year, on my parents street the kids do a 4th of July bike parade where they decorate there bikes for the 4th and ride up and down the street. The neighbors all stand outside and clap for them. My mom was very excited to take Layla in her stroller. I think at one point, mom and Layla were even running!
Layla's 1st Birthday
We celebrated Layla's first birthday in our backyard with our family and close friends, which I think all together added up to about 75 people in my backyard on a very hot July Saturday! Layla had a really fun time and I hope everyone else did too! We had a bounce house and slip 'n' slide set up for the older kids. We had a kiddie pool to keep the babies cool and we luckily had lots of shade. Thanks to everyone who brought food and to those who came to share Layla's special day!
Trip to the Oregon Coast
Ben, Layla and I took a family trip to Lincoln City, Oregon this summer and had a lot of fun! Actually now that I think back the majority of the trip was a disaster. First our digital camera broke so we had to buy a disposable (the reason for the scanned pictures below), then the hotel we rented was infested with spiders (I'm exaggerating, but we moved rooms anyways) so I spent the good portion of the day trying to find us another hotel which is very hard to do in Lincoln City on a Friday. Then I lost my cell phone, got home, went to AT&T and switched everything over, came home, unpacked and found my phone, went back to AT&T and got everything switched back. This is only a few of the things to happen to us on our vacation but I think you get the point. Layla had a fun time and loved the Ocean!
Halloween
For her 2nd Halloween, Layla was a butterfly, and let me tell you she was the most beautiful butterfly you've ever seen. We stayed home on Halloween night since Layla isn't walking yet and there was no reason to take her around the neighborhood but she helped me hand out candy and she loved seeing all the costumes! Easton was a Monkey and he looked adorable as always!!
Forth of July
For Layla's first Forth of July we went to our Cousin's, Roxanne and Ted Berger, house. She had a great time watching fireworks and playing with the other kids. She was also in her first "parade"! Each year, on my parents street the kids do a 4th of July bike parade where they decorate there bikes for the 4th and ride up and down the street. The neighbors all stand outside and clap for them. My mom was very excited to take Layla in her stroller. I think at one point, mom and Layla were even running!
Layla's 1st Birthday
We celebrated Layla's first birthday in our backyard with our family and close friends, which I think all together added up to about 75 people in my backyard on a very hot July Saturday! Layla had a really fun time and I hope everyone else did too! We had a bounce house and slip 'n' slide set up for the older kids. We had a kiddie pool to keep the babies cool and we luckily had lots of shade. Thanks to everyone who brought food and to those who came to share Layla's special day!
Trip to the Oregon Coast
Ben, Layla and I took a family trip to Lincoln City, Oregon this summer and had a lot of fun! Actually now that I think back the majority of the trip was a disaster. First our digital camera broke so we had to buy a disposable (the reason for the scanned pictures below), then the hotel we rented was infested with spiders (I'm exaggerating, but we moved rooms anyways) so I spent the good portion of the day trying to find us another hotel which is very hard to do in Lincoln City on a Friday. Then I lost my cell phone, got home, went to AT&T and switched everything over, came home, unpacked and found my phone, went back to AT&T and got everything switched back. This is only a few of the things to happen to us on our vacation but I think you get the point. Layla had a fun time and loved the Ocean!
Halloween
For her 2nd Halloween, Layla was a butterfly, and let me tell you she was the most beautiful butterfly you've ever seen. We stayed home on Halloween night since Layla isn't walking yet and there was no reason to take her around the neighborhood but she helped me hand out candy and she loved seeing all the costumes! Easton was a Monkey and he looked adorable as always!!
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Where does the time go?
Well, I really have no excuse for why I haven't updated my blog in 5+ months. Normally, I would blame my crazy, hectic life, but honestly these past few months have really been great. Not too busy, not too stressful, we've just been enjoying our baby girl and life the way it is right now.
On to some updates on Layla. She is almost 16 months old and perfect in every single way. She is learning, growing, and changing every single day. Ben and I are amazed at how much she remembers and retains. She is becoming a very smart little girl. Her favorite thing to do is read and I never thought I would say this, but reading can get really tiresome after your tenth go-over of the same book. Layla is already starting to memorize her books and she will read them out loud to her self when we are cooking dinner or messing around the house. Granted, she doesn't say the words perfectly, but you can definitly tell what she's saying! She can count to ten and say her ABC's but is she walking...well that is the one area where she hasn't quite grasped yet. I personally just think she's being lazy and perposefully deceiving. Yesterday, she was playing in the living room and I was watching her without her knowing it. She was walking along the couch, which shes been doing for months now, when all of a sudden she started walking on her own over to our other couch. I quickly started clapping and said "Layla, your walking" to which she immediatly sat down and refused to do it again. She is getting quicker and quicker walking along the couch, and she'll stand in the middle of a room and just look at you, so I'm sure the walking on her own will happen very soon!
Here is a video of her counting and ABC's.
On to some updates on Layla. She is almost 16 months old and perfect in every single way. She is learning, growing, and changing every single day. Ben and I are amazed at how much she remembers and retains. She is becoming a very smart little girl. Her favorite thing to do is read and I never thought I would say this, but reading can get really tiresome after your tenth go-over of the same book. Layla is already starting to memorize her books and she will read them out loud to her self when we are cooking dinner or messing around the house. Granted, she doesn't say the words perfectly, but you can definitly tell what she's saying! She can count to ten and say her ABC's but is she walking...well that is the one area where she hasn't quite grasped yet. I personally just think she's being lazy and perposefully deceiving. Yesterday, she was playing in the living room and I was watching her without her knowing it. She was walking along the couch, which shes been doing for months now, when all of a sudden she started walking on her own over to our other couch. I quickly started clapping and said "Layla, your walking" to which she immediatly sat down and refused to do it again. She is getting quicker and quicker walking along the couch, and she'll stand in the middle of a room and just look at you, so I'm sure the walking on her own will happen very soon!
Here is a video of her counting and ABC's.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Turning 1 next month!
I can't believe that my baby will be one year old at the end of July! We've been wanting to get some good pictures to send out in her birthday invitations, so we decided to borrow Gpa Ken's camera and see what we could do ourselves. For just "pretending" to know anything about photography, I think Ben and I did pretty well...ofcourse it's easy when you have a beautiful baby to work with. :)
Swimming Lessons
Layla and I are taking "mommy & me" swimming lessons along with my good friend Sarah and her son Easton! We have been having a blast! Layla and Easton are both doing great and are very fast learners, I'm sure they will be swimming laps in no time! Since it's very hard to take pictures while your in the pool we hired a professional photographer (aka Grandma Wanda) to come and capture the moment! Layla and Easton both LOVE the pool!
Layla, Squeener and Boozer
Here is a video of Layla laughing while watching Squeener and Boozer play. It's a constant struggle for me to keep her away from them because she is at a stage where all she wants to do is pull hair as you can tell from the end of the video...
Monday, June 1, 2009
Summer Time Pictures!
Hi Everyone,
Sorry I haven't posted any new pictures in a while! Things with us have been busy, Ben has been working a ton of overtime and I have been busy getting my program closed up for the year. I am officially done for the summer after next week! I am so excited to spend the next month with Layla. We took Layla to Grandma and Grandpa Briggs' pool this weekend to see how she would do and she LOVED it! I'm excited to be able to spend my summer pool side. Other than work, we are now busy following our little crawler all around the house. She pulls on every cord we have and puts everything on the ground in her mouth so we are trying to get everything "Baby-proofed" as quick as we can. Man...why was I so anxious for her to crawl??
Enjoy these newest pictures.
Sorry I haven't posted any new pictures in a while! Things with us have been busy, Ben has been working a ton of overtime and I have been busy getting my program closed up for the year. I am officially done for the summer after next week! I am so excited to spend the next month with Layla. We took Layla to Grandma and Grandpa Briggs' pool this weekend to see how she would do and she LOVED it! I'm excited to be able to spend my summer pool side. Other than work, we are now busy following our little crawler all around the house. She pulls on every cord we have and puts everything on the ground in her mouth so we are trying to get everything "Baby-proofed" as quick as we can. Man...why was I so anxious for her to crawl??
Enjoy these newest pictures.
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