Bowling

We took all the kids bowling, and truthfully, the adults too! I still did not break a 100 but it was fun. Lyla was hilarious. Her dad helped her get the ball down the lane, but once she released it she was turning around and attempting to fist pump and saying "YES , I did it!". She would then give everyone a Lyla Thumbs Up, which actually doesn't use thumbs, but pointer fingers raised and a grimmaced face. I wish I could have taken a better picture of her victory stroll. Priceless.

Beach!

With Alayna and Alijah here for Spring Break, we made a trip to Isle of Palms for some beach fun. It was over 80 degrees and not too windy, so it was a great day for it! Lyla got to wear her new mermaid swimsuit. Even though the water was still chilly, they all 3 got in. L mostly played in the sand. She loves going to the beach!

Wee Bit Irish

I found the cutest St. Patrick's day shirt for our little lass at Kohl's. I love their Jelly Bean line for play clothes and seasonal T-Shirts. We have outgrown the holiday bibs and so I had to replace that with shirts. This particular one had the sweetest little red headed girl on the front so we had to have it. We also found a red headed mermaid towel and swimsuit at Kohls. Red Heads are making a comeback!

Gymnastics

Lyla started Gymnastics in March. She likes the trampoline and balance beam the best. We found the cutest leotard at Princess of Tides in Charleston. They are adorable and Lyla often wears them on non-gym days. They are soft cotton and will be perfect when we start dance class.

Look at how long her pony tail is getting!

Playtime

Playing "kitchen" is a big part of each day for us. We "eat" lots of soup, spaghetti, and ketchup. We wash it all down with our bottles of italian dressing and orange juice. Lyla has also started playing dress-up. This usually involves going to a ball or being a "bal-la-nina". We have to put on classical music and dance around the living room. It's very fancy!

"Soup's on"

Lyla and Neigh

Spin Move

Taking a bow

Pretty Pretty Princesses

For Christmas, my parents got Lyla the entire collection of Disney Princess dolls. Lyla is obsessed with the Disney Princesses. She loves the movies and is perfectly happy with any toy, as long as Ariel or Cinderella, or Jasmine on there. We have to get the "girls ready for the ball". She is adorable playing with them. She will have them tell each other that they "look wonderful" and make up songs for them to dance to. She knows all the princes and has the girls meet them there. It's hilarious. I never thought I would raise a princess, but she loves them so much I can't say no. We will work on the fairytale parts later.

First Day of Kindermusik

Kindermusik is Lyla's "school". She loves going. My usually sleepy girl jumps out of bed on Wednesday morning so that she can see her friends and teacher, Ms. Jennifer. I can not say enough good things about this program. Lyla can recite poems, sing songs and has developed a love for musical instruments. Her daddy and I are not musical (other than loading an ipod) so I can only attribute it to our classes.
My mom always took first day of school pictures of my sister and I so I had to make Lyla part of this tradition as well!