We pick pumpkins

On Monday before turkey dinner, we travelled to Howard Dill's Pumpkin Patch. It was darn cold, and darn windy. But we picked out some fun pumpkins to carve. And Lyla got her first kiss. From a strangers kid. She didn't cry tho, just stood there stunned. It was cute, kind-of. Except for the whole stranger germs. I just wanted to post a picture of our little lady picking out the pumpkin she wanted.

And a family shot. Good times. 

Hope you all had a happy Thanksgiving.

All about Lyla

As it usually is.

I come posting pictures tho, that's fun.

Blogger is being a bit of a jerk this morning and wont let me put my pictures where I want them, so you'll have to use your imagination, pretending that it all makes sense.

Here we have Lyla learning how to climb onto the coffee table we had in front of the tv so she wouldn't get too close, or touch it. This method clearly no longer works.

And here she is helping daddy swiffer. We love her willingness to work :)

At Peggy's Cove a while back. We went with the Keeping's. We love being friends with them. Mostly because they are nice and ask us to hang out with them and stuff. And they let us use their tools.

Eating an Oreo cookie. So yummy. So bad for you. So ok with me.

"Unlocking" the door with mummy's keys. Genius, right?

Enjoying some mini crisps, or whatever they're called. She will sometimes snack on these for hours. Again, not so good for her, but better than her not eating at all I guess. Judge me all you want.

That's all I got. Just wanted to show off my super talented, highly intelligent, overly advanced child. Gosh I love her.

and my kid is actually 14 months

wow. thank you ariel for pointing that out.

i am an idiot.

don't tell lyla.

And my kid is 15 months old.

She can:

walk

run

say lots of words (mum, dada, what's that, tickle, ball, baba, hi, bye)

go up stairs, and about half way down

answer yes and no questions by shaking her head

brush her teeth (tho i get to them before i let her have at it)

feed herself with a fork, but prefers her fingers

help put her shoes on

help mum get her dressed

crawl out of the tub

get out of bed in the morning to find mum and dad getting ready for work

dance

she loves:

to sleep

mum and dad

cuddling

playing games

eating ice cream

bath time

music

she dislikes:

car rides

being told no

being ignored

Work and Play

So, we (Extreme Group) just got back from White Point. Translation: one major stress in my day to day work is over! Yay.

I am hoping to get some pictures soon.

It was awesome. Our meeting was wicked. My massage was awesome. The party that night was stellar. The cold I took with me couldn't keep me from staying up way past my bedtime. Gosh. I love my job, and my bosses and my co workers. Ice Awards are next, bring it on.

PS. No one understands me at this point, except Kristi, Lynds and Cav. But that's cool. 

...

i know a bunch of you have been asking me to update my blog.

sorry.

i've been busy. and honestly, if i get on here, i might explode with some not-nice-ities towards certain parties...

so i'll wait for the annoyance to pass.

and then i'll be back.

side note: we're all doing well. lyla is awesome. and we still love her, even a year and a month later.

Tall, skinny and a big fat head.

That sums up Lyla's one year appointment with Dr. Robinson. Here are her stats:

Weight: 20.8 lbs = 25%

Length: 30 in. = 75%

Head: 18.5 in. = 90%

She had her needles, all three, and did amazing. Even with the last "really painful" one. She's my hero.

We're having her b-day party on Sunday, and we're getting rather excited about it. I have a million cupcakes to bake this afternoon, so cross my fingers they work out. Thank heavens Caverly is lending me her talent to help decorate. We had 2 birthday parties for Lyla so far, at the grandparents homes. And when I am not at work, I will post those pictures.

I guess that's all I have time to say. I am at work today because they are filming a movie in our office, and I am overseeing our space. Extra money is what I am in it for. And maybe some free food. 

But yea, ciao for now.