Lyla turned ONE on May 26. We had a really great party with a monkey theme. She enjoyed the company of friends and family and loved her new toys and clothes. This was her outfit for the special day:
The school year finished out wonderfully- Lyla was sad to leave her babysitter for the summer... but I am so excited to spend every single day with her... that's the huge perk to being a teacher! We started off our summer with a trip to the beach!... Myrtle Beach! It was such a fun time- it's all about the kids now! We went to Ripley's Aquarium, Pirate's Voyage, the Boardwalk Carnival, Broadway at the Beach, and Barefoot Landing (as well as the Tanger Outlets! :) ) We also spent a lot of time at the pool and a little bit of time at the ocean. Lyla loved the sand and water. The kids had a blast.
Lyla is growing so fast! Her hair is getting long and she's doing lots of 'big girl' things. She impresses me every day with saying words. The words I can think of right now that she says: Hi, Bye Bye, Momma, Da Da, Ta Ta (thank you), Bubba (her uncle), Zo Zo (cousin), go, dog, ball, and I'm sure there are more that won't come to my mind right now. Her newest one - shoe... which sounds like 'joo'. That one is my favorite! She loves wearing shoes! Whenever we say any word to her, like, "bug", she will usually say at least the beginning sound back to us. All this, and Lyla is yet to walk! She will be walking any day now though. She will take a few steps now before falling down... she's still working on balance.
Lyla loves Seven more and more everyday! Seven knows to sit next to her high chair during meals because Lyla is sure to look over the side, say "dog", and drop Seven a human food 'treat'. Along with this, Lyla is not a good listener to the word 'no'. Hopefully she will grow out of this... we say "no" and she will turn to look at us and smile, then continue to do what she knows she shouldn't be doing. She's just so cute though! ;)
Just recently, Lyla has become able to climb up onto the sofa and get off all by herself. This morning she climbed onto her toy chest and sat down with cousin Zoey. This was them still in their pajamas:
We are trying to enjoy every day to the fullest! I will definitely be sad to go back to school and leave Lyla :( but I'm really excited to start the school year as a FOURTH GRADE TEACHER!!!! I'm ready for the change and new adventure! We still have a little summer left to live... and we still have another beach trip- to Hatteras. Hopefully I'll do better about posting now that there's so much going on in this big girl's life! :) Thanks for reading!
