Friday, February 18, 2011

Practicing with a Cup

We've started working on Leila's proficiency with her own big-girl cup.
She drinks really well...

But she also gets very excited about it and ends up moving the cup a bit too much...

....splashing water all over her face.
She also enjoys feeling the water with her hand.

It's a bit messy, but she seems pleased.


Thursday, February 17, 2011

Birthday Parties

We have attended two birthday parties in the last two weekends... both of them for super-fun girls!
The first one took us all the way to Lubbock, where we transported the birthday cake. We were so blessed that it traveled perfectly and required no repairs once we arrived!
Here's the invitation...
What a cutey!

And here's the cake...
I really liked the way this one turned out!

It was Leila's first time in a hotel, and she really seemed to enjoy it.

She loved our view and kept banging on the window when it started snowing.



This past weekend we helped Katelyn celebrate her second birthday.
Leila got to swing for the first time...

And she and Ian loved playing with Katelyn's set of Little People.

She also found a fabulous Elmo balloon to play with...

And, before we all left, we got the three birthday girls (Katelyn -2, Karsyn -1, Leila -11 mos) together in the matching dresses "Aunt" Rachel bought for them this time last year. It's hard to believe that they're already old enough to wear them!

(Note - these phtotos are proof that it's virtually impossible to get 3 babies under the age of 2 to sit still and look at the same camera with a nice face at the same time! :)
(Looking at the moon.)

(Not the best faces, but at least all looking in the same direction.)

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Playing, Playing, Playing...

Leila's is a fantastic player.
She loves to play dominoes...


She loves playing with her daddy in the snow...



She loves playing around the coffee table and throwing things off of it...



She loves playing with Betsy...


She loves playing at the window - especially when it's snowing...



And, the newest addition - she loves to play in the swing...


What a fun girl!

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

First Valentine's Day

Leila had a wonderful first Valentines Day!
Her daddy brought her a long-stemmed pink rose...

Yes, she did try to eat it...

She got a book and a toy from us, as well. (Sorry... no pictures of it)

She played a bit

She got to visit with her Grandfather and her Nan, who both brought her presents, as well as a friend we haven't seen almost since Leila was born! Our friends, Amanda (who moved to L.A. right after Leila was born) and Elizabeth stopped by to see Leila for a little while. It was a wonderful visit and we were so glad to see them!

And, to finish it off, there was a be-a-utiful sunset!

Happy Valentines everybody!

Friday, February 11, 2011

Just a quickie..

This is to help keep Leila's Auntie Danielle sane up there in Nebraska..

We'll see you soon!

Monday, February 7, 2011

The Many Faces of Leila

Here is what you can expect to see during one mealtime with Leila...
(Thank you, Aunt Becca, for the documentation.)

Folks, I do believe we have a ham on our hands!