16 months and walking!

What the heck!  I started walking when I was nine months.....at least that is what I am told.  Lyla is such a peep squeak.  I carry her everywhere so maybe I am the problem. She weighed 16 lbs at her 15 month check up and was told to feed her fattening food - peaches with cream, cream cheese, butter, all the good stuff we love.  Bentley was the same way so it is like we are living it all again.  Lyla loves to give hugs, squeeze her favorite stuff animals (her elephant ellie).   She now says mom nonstop.  We will be driving in the car and she will say mom over and over until I look back.  Once I look forward again she starts saying it all over.

Lyla Bug's 1st Birthday

Just the Two of Us!

Well it wasn't just us, we went with a couple of friends to Victoria, but we all left our kids with babysitters.  The city was beautiful and it was fun to hang with some friends from our ward the Beans and Staples.  Tyler is a pilot so we got to fly in a little plane over the Canadian border and stay the night.  The plane ride was scarey, but the views were amazing.  I never realized how many islands there are in Washington, but you wouldn't really know unless you were able to fly over.  Marc, Alex, and Megan each took turns taking off and landing the plane during our different stops.  Each time we took off Tanya closed her eyes and put her head down which made me so nervous since she is the Pilot's wife.  We all made it safely home and had a great time eating, talking, and walking around all the pretty sites. 

Dressed for Church

Bentley 5yrs and Olivia 3yrs

Lyla is almost 1 years old!!!

Lyla can now crawl all over the place. She was already so little and skinny but is now getting skinnier with the added exercise.  Hopefully, she will start eating more....I am sure when we go to the doctor next they will tell me she is off the charts like Bentley was.   She loves looking at the family photos on the wall.  She points to them and tries to say their names.  She says her own name the best, but I am sure I am the only one that knows she is saying it.  Before she goes to bed she has to point to all the photos in her room and say night night.  Like most babies that start to crawl she loves opening draws, cupboards, or whatever is at her level and take all the items out.  She also puts them back some of the time, which I am hoping means she will like to clean.  Lyla is a sweet and lovable baby. She will go to almost any grownup and not cry.  I think she feels safe with adults since she knows what her two sibling are capable of.  They are always picking her up, dragging her across the floor and kissing and squeezing her to death.  We are excited for Lyla to turn one and start walking and talking.  It will be an adventure for sure.

While driving to ballet today Olivia said "Princess's always keep their promises," and after a comment by Bentley she continued and said "Prince's never keep their promises."  I hope she is wrong, but it was funny hearing her say it.

Little Lyla 10 months

 Little Lyla is growing so fast.  At 10 months she waves when you say goodbye or goodnight.  Says mama and dada randomly.  One time I sneezed and she made a "ha choo" sound.  It was hilarious.  I haven't got her to do it since.  She just started crawling backwards so I am sure she will soon.  I haven't been pro active in helping her crawl because I secretly don't want her to grow up......and don't want put the gates back up again. Her hair is starting to stick straight up just like Bentley's did except his was red.  We loved his spiky hair.  She is also petite like Bentley was, but has Olivia's darker, feminine features.  I am sure she will aspire to be a princess like Olivia does.  She just started sleeping through the night which is a relief to us all.  She is the lightest sleeper even as a third child.  You open the door and she wakes up right away.  Olivia could sleep through anything when Bentley and her shared a room.   Lyla's last new talent is that she claps.  She started at about 9 months and does it on demand.   Her favorite food is oranges or clementines to be exact.  She'll eat 2 or 3 if I let her.