Monday, September 6, 2010

The first year of Lyla

first born 8/20/09
1 month 2 months




4 months 7 months




9 months




1 year




This past year has definitely been the most wonderful year of my life. Lyla has brought so much joy and love for both Troy and I. She is just the sweetest thing there is! (most of the time :)) We are just so happy to have this little girl in our life and that we get to raise her! I am sooooo lucky to be her mom!!!
Here are some things about Lyla:
She is the most friendliest kid there is, she will go to anyone and anyone who comes over she just wants to be by them and crawls all over them. She is definitely not shy at all and just loves everyone.

She loves to eat and her favorites are, green beans, grapes, noodles, tomatoes, turkey, avacodo. Basically anything we give her and most of it is pretty healthy which we like!
loves her binky's, we put 6 in her crib because she likes to have one in her mouth and the others she likes to rub in her hands. She now has discovered her stuffed animals that she calls "baby" and she now likes to sleep with one of them.
When we come in to get her from sleeping and turn the light on she quickley gathers all her binkies and tries to hold all of them in her hands before she'll let us get her out of her crib.
Lyla really loves to talk. She only babbles but she really believes she is speaking to us and even nods her head and looks us in the eyes while babbling to us.
She is not afraid of the dark.
She really loves to open and close doors. She'll just sit next to a door and open it up then close it over and over. She ends up getting herself stuck in rooms though unable to open the door after it completely shuts.
She is the most ACTIVE baby ever. She has so much energy and gets into everything. She loves to get into things which she knows she is not supposed to (i.e. the toilet) and will run from us if we catch her getting in trouble.
Lyla loves to climb on and into things. Her very long legs really help her to get on top of most everything. She likes to climb up onto something and then get right back down just to do it all over again.
She plays well with other kids and really gets excited to see other kids playing.
She really likes to read books. She'll babble the whole time we show her the pages of the book, we like to think she is telling us what is going on with the pictures.
She is still not quite sleeping through the night. I think it is because she doesn't have much time between something happening to her such as being sick, getting ear infections, or something else. She has slept through the night but it doesn't happen as much as we'd like.
She still takes two naps during the day
Lyla is a very very happy little girl. She is always smiling and showing off her big front teeth.
Lyla is starting to learn words and is very smart in grasping their meanings. She loves to say "hi" and "bye" to people and even knows when it is appropriate to say each one. She always says bye to Troy each day when he leaves for school. She also likes to say "ball" when she plays with a ball and says "doggie" when we bark like a dog to her. She says "baba", baby, daddy, and ow.





Lyla's birthday party

We celebrated Lyla's birthday on Aug. 28th. We had troy's family and some friends over. The theme was "Lyla's Sweet Shoppe" we had yummy food and candy and cupcakes. Man was this alot of work, I made the invites (which were lollipops).
Here was the the table with all the goodies!


























Birthday girl!













wondering what the heck this thing is
Yay!!! this stuff is yummy








She was so cute eating the cake, she didnt know what to think in the beg. but after a bit she got the hang of it. She even was putting it in her ear! she definitely got a bath after this! She got so many cute things from everyone and had such a fun time!!















Joys wedding

Joy got married aug. 21st 2010 to a wonderful guy. We are all sooooo happy that this day finally came! She waited so long for this day! I have never seen her look so happy. I would just look at her and get teary eyed because of how happy she looked! I wish i had more pictures. me and sissy kristen
me and taryn and macy


all the siblings except carolee :( we missed you!

the happy bride!



Sunday, August 8, 2010

Night before med school

Well tonight is the night. Our last night before he starts med school. I have to be honest I am so scared and sad that i wont have him around all the time. I depend on him sooooo much for everything. The past few months I havent really talked about it because I just start to cry. Dont get me wrong I am so happy for him, he has worked so hard to get into medical school and i have supported him through everything and i am sooo proud of him. But of course it is going to be a very rough journey for the both of us and hopefully in the end it will pay off. These past 5 years Troy has helped so much with house cleaning, grocery shopping, taking care of Lyla and now i'll be doing everything by myself (and yes i know i've been very spoiled) He is just so wonderful and my best friend and I will miss having him with me all the time. But I know everything will work out and I am so happy to have a great ward to give me support and of course my family. Well off to go spend some time with troy before we go to bed. Goodnight

5 year anniversary!

Wow I cant believe its been 5 whole years! I feel so old. In some ways it feels like we've been together forever because i cant imagine my life before him but then again it feels like we just got married! Troys parents watched lyla for us while we went to dinner (the yard house) and saw a movie ( Inception) and then we got yogurt afterwards. It was sooo nice to go on a date with him longer then just 2 hours. We had such a nice time together and i think that that night I fell more in love with him. I am so blessed to be married to such an amazing person. I just cant imagine life without him and love him more and more as time goes by. I LOVE YOU TROY


McCook beach reunion 2010

We had such a great time at the beach with my family. Everyone was there except for Carolee's family, which we really missed. We had such a fun time at the beach, swimming in the pool, having home cooked meals for dinner with everyone and just relaxing and enjoying this view. Lyla didnt do too well sleeping at night and she also got rosiola while she was there, but she was still a trooper and managed to still have fun with everyone.
on our balcony on the pier


Troy and our nephew nate
























Lyla and Macy playing












Troy riding the waves




The sissy's (missing mel and carolee)


Lyla loved the kiddy pool because she could touch the ground and walk around the pool all by herself


we had such a fun time!












HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

Since the 4th was on a sunday we couldnt do anything, so when we put lyla down for the night me and troy just walked around the neighborhood for about an hour and watched everyone else do their fireworks. It was actually alot of fun and there were soooo many fireworks up in the air. It turned out to be such a nice night!

Fathers day 2010

Heres my dad, what a wonderful dad he is. I really look up to him and he is the best person to get advice from. He truly knows everything (at least i think so) he truly is the best dad and i love and respect him so much! Not only is he so smart he is so funny too and everyone always loves to be around my dad. I love you dad And to another WONDERFUL dad is Troy. What lucky girls Lyla and I are. Troy is the most amazing dad, he just LOVES his little girl, and she sure loves him. I always thought troy would be a great dad but he has exceded my expectations. He is such a hands on dad and is always willing to help me with everything. I love watching him play with her and take care of her. I truly and so lucky and I Lyla is so blessed to have such a great example for her and i hope one day she marries someone just like Troy. HAPPY FATHERS DAY!
lyla didnt want to smile in any of the pictures








summer activities in cali

6/15/10 Me and Lyla went to the park near my parents house while troy was at work. She loved it. I love how she kept her hands
sun in the eyes haha


Here we are at the Getty museum in LA. For a few months they had da vinci art. It was so beautiful there! 6/12/10





Here is me and Lyla in LA at Macy's 1st birthday party 6/5/10







loved all the food and decorations





Another day at Dland with my good friend Carissa and her daughter Ava, we had so much fun with them and the girls did so good! 6/1/10










Lyla and Troy at my sisters Kristens pool, the whole fam was there having a bbq 5/31/10


she just was laying back and relaxing