Beautiful Weather and Daylight Savings time

Wow! What a great weekend we had! It began Friday afternoon with a family trip to Ikea. We went to look at their patio furniture and although we did not buy anything, a trip there is always an adventure! We woke up Saturday morning to sunshine and what was expected to be 70 degree weather! I decided enough was enough, I was tired of looking, we had to buy a table for our deck so we can sit outside to eat. So we finally decided on one at Lowes. I will post pics as soon as I get done "decorating" the deck. We spent every meal at home outside with music. Layla loves it and so do Lucas and I :) After a nap we ventured to the park and played for about an hour while Lucas was with some friends watching Bama play in the SEC tournament. We had a great time but unfortunately Bama lost, putting them out of the tournament. Saturday night, we walked to our neighbors and had a HUGE cookout. They had outside ping pong, which was a hit with Lucas. Layla had a blast playing with all the kids and I had a great time getting to know some great people in our neighborhood. Plus the food was excellent. With the time change, Layla finally crashed out about 9:15pm, so we decided that the usual early service at church was probably not an option. As expected, Layla slept her 12 hours and we went to the 11pm service. We are still so thankful that God led us to Buckhead Church. We look forward to every Sunday and it is a perfect church to raise our family in. Then Sunday afternoon, Lucas played softball with the neighborhood team. They won! Thankfully, the spring team is so far proving themselves much better than the fall team. Layla LOVES watching her daddy play softball! Afterwards we all headed to a local pub for some dinner with the team. We ended the evening with our walk home to work off all of the food we ate.:)

It was a perfect weekend with my 2 favorite people and many others who I am growing fondly of very quickly. Hope your weekend was enjoyable and relaxing as well. I know I am worn out and will be hitting the sack very soon. I will leave you with a couple pics of Layla:)

Yay for Sunshine!

Model Pose

Layla would not leave the house without her purse. This is her and Lena playing with her necklaces at the cookout.

Above: Who knew pebbles could be so much fun??

Below: Layla and her BFF Kyson at the ballfield.

Playing in the rain!

Weather in Atlanta this week has been rather blah, as I think it is all over the southeast. We have spent the last day and a half reading books and dancing to Madonna but by this evening we were all in need of some fresh air. So, I loaded up the BOB with towels and all 3 of us headed to the playground. When we got in sight of it, Layla started yelling "play!, play!". She was so excited. We were the only ones out there but after a few trips down the slides, they were pretty dry but Layla sure wasn't and she didn't care a bit! We played for about an hour and then headed home for a warm bath! Perfect end to the day.

I also must mention that Layla is on a raisin kick. Can you eat too many raisins?? She also is loving some pancakes. I made few little ones and froze them. Pancakes is what she wants every morning for breakfast. She can also say the words "raisins" and "pancakes" with good clarity. Her vocabulary is improving daily and I am still waiting for her to speak her first sentence.

Looking forward to a sunny day tomorrow! We are in the process of buying furniture for our front and back porches. Why is everything so expensive? We are hoping to spend some time out there when Lucas's parents visit for a few days in a couple weeks!
Happy hump day everyone!

20 Months in Pictures

Celebrating Kyson's First Birthday!

Using Mom's eyeliner as lipstick and wearing her bib as a "necklace"

Coloring on her Valentine card from Great Granddad

Girl's day at the Scott Antique Market

Riding in her new BOB to the park!

Warm weather means ICE CREAM!

First black eye. Ran into swing at the playground!

Pigtails!

With warmer weather comes the out of control curls!!

Making friends on the playground...typical Layla look :)

Peek a Boo!

Kicked back relaxing...She always takes the cushion off.

Making friends at story time

Swinging with Kyson! She always lies forward when she is swinging...maybe it feels riskier??

20 Months with Layla has been a blast! We spent the majority of the time outdoors enjoying the early spring in Atlanta. What a fun age. We sure do love this kid:)

Running Away from home!

Layla has been feeling somewhat better today. She woke up without a fever but still had a little fussiness from the pain of her teeth, I'm sure. The weather today was beautiful. I will take 70 degrees in February any day. We started the day with Stroller Strides at Piedmont, then headed to Lenox to spend her Stride Rite gift certificate, only to find out they don't have one! So then we headed home and Layla took a two hour nap. She still is eating hardly anythig which is not unusual for teething.

Later this evening, all three of us were sitting on the front porch listening to music and Layla took off down the sidewalk. She decided she was going for a walk whether we went with her or not. Lucas said he would go with her and he pretty much let her determine their route.
She walked a half of a mile (without being carried) and was about to pass Natalie and Chris's house when Lucas decided to stop her. When asked if she wanted to see Uncle Chris and Aunt Natalie she said "no". We both decided then that she was trying to get to the park where the playground is but unfortunately it was almost dark. So we then talked her into walking home.

Poor girl was feeling better and wanted to play! I guess a walk to the park tomorrow is a must.
Hope everyone had a beautiful Friday!

1st Throw Up

Last night, Layla went to sleep at 7pm so I was shocked when I woke up at 9am and realized I hadn't heard a peep from her. I got up and made some coffee and muffins and then she was awake. I went upstairs and she had thrown up some of the french fries that we had for dinner. Then when I picked her up, she obviously was running a fever. Along with this fever, her runny nose is back AGAIN which says to me more teeth! After I gave her some Motrin, we snuggled and watched some Barney and she didn't ask to eat until about an hour after she was awake which is extremely unusual and then she really didn't eat. Once the Motrin set in she seemed to feel pretty good and helped me clean the house. Then in an attempt to get her to eat, we went to Chik Fila for lunch and she hardly touched her food. When we got home she took a 2 hour nap and when she woke, she was burning with a fever again. It was 6 hours later so I gave her more Motrin. We went on a family walk because it was beautiful outside. We stopped by the playground but she didn't even feel like playing so we just kept walking. After about an hour and a half she was starting to perk up. The only thing she would eat out of the fridge for dinner was leftover pizza and she chowed down! She went to bed full and happy, so we will see what the night brings. Every time she cuts more teeth it seems to get more intense. She was so sweet today but so pitiful too. I hope she feels better tomorrow! Please say a little prayer for her :)

What Layla is doing at 19/20 Months!

Can't believe my little girl is growing up so fast right before my eyes! She is now in the months that start with a "2"! Each day with her is a joy. So thankful she is happy and healthy.

Here is what Layla is doing these days:

Wearing size 24 months or 2T

In diapers size 5

Has 8 top teeth and 6 bottom ones

Loves to drink more than she eats but will always eat Chik Fila

Sleeps 13.5 hours at night

Takes 1 nap a day about 1.5 hours

Still sleeps with Minnie and Monkey

Now prefers to watch Barney over Mickey Mouse

She knows all the motions to the songs

Loves to dance and sing!

When we pull in the drive way she says "home"!

Tells me when she baths "No Bubbles"

Says "Eat" when she wants food and can usually tell me what she wants

Loves yogurt, green beans and peas, cookies

Just had her first diaper rash

Will repeat about everything we say

Says please and thank you without being prompted

Knows all the basic animals and noises

Says "Love you" when we tell her we love her

Still a HUGE mommas girl

Is becoming quite the participant in Music Class

Anything that fits over her neck is a necklace, over her wrist is a bracelet, and if it is a tube container it is chapstick

Calls M&Ms "medicine" and I have to agree:)

Montana Trip

It was SO COLD that:
1. When we sat in the hottub our drinks froze and icicles formed on our hair.
2. When you would walk outside the snot on the inside of your nose would freeze!

We had a great get away to Montana. I had no more ski school post because I never skied anymore! We were signed up to go the next day and Lucas and Chris met us at school and told us how cold it was. That was all it took for me and back to the cabin I went! It is funny how your priorities of a vacation change when you have a toddler. I was way more interested in lounging around reading a book all day than I was working hard on the slopes in the freezing cold. So that is pretty much what I did! I read two books while I was there: Nicholas Spark's new one Safe Haven (YES I LOVE N. Sparks:) and then I also read ROOM. I also enjoyed our meals out at night just sitting and talking without having to entertain an almost two year old. BUT at the end of the day, I really missed my little girl. I just kept reminding myself to relax! It was great "adult" time and I will definitely do it again but maybe somewhere warmer!

I have to say that my morning at the spa was awesome!! I could have spent everyday there but the bank account would have not been happy:)

After we landed in Atlanta Friday night, we drove straight to Chattanooga to pick up Layla! I COULD NOT WAIT! Funny thing was when we got there, she really did not want much to do with Lucas or I. She wanted Granna. I thought it was sweet because she never gets quality time with them and I knew in an hour she would go back to being my shadow and sure enough she has. I am so thankful for grandparents that take such good care of Layla. It definitely made our time away easier!

Here are a few pics!

Our drive to Big Sky from the airport


Before dinner.. Natalie had a little altitude sickness :(


We took a snow cat up the mountain to dinner! So FUN!


Hard to see because it was dark but this is what we ate dinner in. It is called a Yurt. The kind of tents Mongolians build. It was so neat and the food was excellent!


My man and I at dinner


Snow coming in over the mountains! I was watching from the hottub! Beautiful!


Breathtaking


Trying to show how deep the snow was....