Happy Memorial Day!

It poured rain all weekend...but the sun came out long enough for us to make an outdoor visit.

We miss you Dad, Grandma and Grandpa!

The Mobile Child

Not only do you get a walker here, but being the movie star that she is, Lyla throws in a little dance for you as well.

Walking Breakthrough!

Today Lyla decided that she's ready to take walking seriously...no more holding on to the walls, furniture, people...she spent the evening wandering all around the house and seemed very pleased with herself. It's after bedtime and she's getting worn out, but she's still going!

No Rest for Mom

As cute as our Lyla is, she is also persistent and doesn't think Mom should be able to rest on the couch.

Watch Out, She's Walking! (a bit)

Lyla has been slowly working up her walking, stepping out more each day. She seems to have an uncanny sense for when we are trying to capture it on film though, so it is like trying to catch koalas mating on film.

Our Little Monster

Lyla makes this "monster" sound all the time...here she's keeping herself occupied on our long trip home from Alta Lake.

Alta Lake Family Vacation

Every year Nick's family takes a trip to Alta Lake in Eastern Washington. This was Lyla's first official camping trip. Here we are in our tent the first morning. Lyla was a champ and slept great in her pack-n-play in our cold tent. Here she is having a morning snack with Dad.


Dad's got sleepy eyes. This is his attempt at opening them up wider to look awake. :)

Saturday morning fishing. The fish were all EXTREMELY small this season. We eventually felt too bad for all the little babies we were catching and gave up fishing for the weekend.

Nick playing around with Emily's catch...the fish was still alive. Gross.

Lyla checks out one of Dad's fish.

View of the lake

Family Photo. Several more people showed up later...but here is most of the family.

Bella the Bulldog...she thinks she's one of the people. Here she having a seat at the picnic table.

Kisses for Mom

Exploring the lake

Tasting the rocks

Having a snack and saying goodbye. Here's Lyla smiling for the camera.

On the 3 1/2 hour drive home Lyla was a REALLY good sport. She took a nap and then ate lots of snacks and looked at books. No fussing though. What an angel!

A Mess

This is for all you folks who were disappointed that Lyla didn't get to make a mess with her birthday cake. She has plenty of opportunities with her daily meals. Now that we have taught her how to use silverware, she won't let us spoon feed her her messy meals. She insists on taking the spoon...and this is what happens then.

Looking at her dad.

Riding Bikes in Mount Vernon

We were hoping to take a bike ride around the tulips, but we didn't realize it was the big Tulip Festival weekend and the traffic was AWFUL!!! We ended up inching our way out of the tulip part of town back to our old neighborhood where we biked the old loop that we used to bike regularly when we lived up there.


After being stuck in the car for the commute and all the traffic, then being stuck in her bike seat for the ride, we gave Lyla a break on the grass before heading home.

This view from the back is so you can see all the hair she is growing!

Lyla found the pen in Grandpa's pocket. This is the face she makes when we wants to show you something she's found.

Riding Bikes

Lyla received this amazing bike seat for her birthday. Doesn't she looked thrilled!


It was a beautiful weekend, so we headed over to the Centenial trail for a ride. Grandma came too. Everyone wore their helmets!

She never got very excited about the ride, but she wasn't upset either...just hanging out.

Introducing Silverware

Lyla Turns One!

Lyla turned one year old on Easter Day! She wasn't particularly interested in blowing out her candle.


She did think her cake was good though...BUT you're not allowed to give us any grief for not going with a frosted chocolate cake. We know it would make for more entertainment, but she has hardly ever had any sugar and we didn't want to deal with the aftermath.

Hanging out with my Dad

Whenever Dad is home he spends a lot of time with Lyla.


Dad is definitely a lot of fun...always coming up with fun games. Here's Lyla in a tissue paper cape.

Lyla loves to play with our phones. She has figured out how to open it and push the buttons.

Time for a nap.

Expressions