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We always strive to teach Lyla lots of useful and important things...

L-Y-L-A !

Bluebonnets

The wildflowers are unbelievably beautiful this year! I honestly can't remember the last time they have been this plentiful. Bluebonnets, phlox, Engleman daisy, Texas star, Indian paintbrush, and Prairie verbena (to name just a few) have painted the fields and highways every color of the rainbow!

My friend Sarah and her son Jack joined Lyla and I on a trip out to the Wildflower Center so we could snap some pix of the kids in the bluebonnets. We had such an awesome time and took some great photos. Here are a few of my favorites!

I thought this one was too funny!



For fun, I thought I would post one of last year's bluebonnet pictures. I can't believe how much she has grown in a year! Can you believe the big 2 year birthday is just a few weeks away?!

Playroom

I have been working on Lyla's playroom since we first moved in and it has finally come together.
Here are some pics!

I found this chest in my parents storage room and covered it with some a fabric that Lyla picked out. Next to that is a pot lid rack that we no longer needed...now it makes a perfect book rack.


My mom came up last weekend and repainted my old table from when I was a child. The chairs were pretty beat up so we decided to buy some new ones from Ikea that matched perfectly. This picture also shows the clothesline I added for all of Lyla's artwork.



On the back wall I painted a large chalkboard and framed it with pieces of quarter round moulding I spray painted red.



I also built an extra shelf in the closet to take advantage of the storage space.



Now, with all of this wonderful play space and easy access to her favorite toys, what does Lyla decide to play with?

Weekend fun

We have been having lots of fun around here lately! Ever since spring hit and the cold weather has disappeared (thank goodness!) we have been spending every second we can outdoors! Lyla got to hang out with both her cousins, Grandma, and Aunt Mel last Friday. They had a blast running all around the backyard getting into all kinds of messes. Then on Saturday we spent the morning at the zoo with cousin Bliss and Aunt Chan. After nap time we checked out a new frozen yogurt place which was quite a treat, and finally on Sunday we went to a free kids show at a local coffee shop. Here are a few of my favorite pics from the weekend!




Checking how her height compares to some of her bear friends.



Feeding the goats at the zoo.



Loving the frozen yogurt!



Lyla is really into pirates right now and calls this her pirate shirt. Then she added a sparkly tutu skirt and said she was a pirate princess. She picked the outfit out herself and was extremely proud of it!