Father's Day

We went camping at Nehalem Bay for father's day. It was our first camping trip with Lyla and our first trip out in our new camper. We had the dogs with us. I had this weekend off from the market and we left on Saturday morning all packed up. The dogs rode in the back of the truck, Lyla in the truck backseat and 5000 more things than we ever needed packed everywhere else. We headed two hours out to the coast and set up shop at our campsite. Lyla did great almost the whole ride. She woke up the last twenty minutes and was hungry. We ended up stopping to get her situated before we headed into the park.

We just hung out on Saturday and got situated. We quickly realized that this trip was not going to be relaxing in any way shape or form. The trip was super fun but it was WORK. Everything was so new. It did feel good to engage my thought process in a new way though- it was nice to get out of the routine of life for a few days.

We got up super early on Sunday to a rainy father's day. I couldn't have been more happy at that very moment to have a travel trailer. Lyla and I gave Matt a few little gifts that morning as we all sat around in our jammies having a great moment together. It was quite cozy with the pups in their too but that made it all the more festive. Once the rain ended we packed the whole family up and the five of us headed down to the beach.



It was really nice to be able to hang out in the evening with Matt around a campfire. Nice to just chat and spend time together. We had a really nice trip. We are already planning ways to make our next camping trip even more smooth. This is definitely one of those trips that I will remember forever.

The open road

Our new toy for the summer.

Look who's excited for summer...

Everything seems to make this little girl happy. Her personality is coming out more and more. She notices more these days. She will drop something on the floor and then look for it. She understands hide and seek. We sit her in her crib and then drop down to where she can't see then hop up and surprise her. She loves it. She trys to look over the edge and then gets over the moon excited when we hop up. Honestly, it is great exercise too- 50 squats later, we are both tired of the game. So fun to constantly discover new ways to entertain, play and teach. Everything looks just a little different to me these days... a little more fun.

6 Months

Lyla turned six months on May 30th. We took her in for her wellness visit last Monday. She is 14lb 12oz (30th percentile) and 24.5 inches (17th percentile). She is just a little girl. She is meeting all of her milestones. She has rolled over, is repeating sounds, can sit unassisted and play and is transferring objects from hand to hand.

She has eaten rice cereal, carrots and sweet potatoes so far. Up next is avocado and bananas. She loves eating. She is completely engaged the whole time and pulls the spoon into her mouth. Too fun.

I can't even begin to explain what a wonderful addition Lyla Belle is to our family. Matt and I still do the same activities we did pre-Lyla but now there is a new focus. A more important focus. She has added so much laughter and spirit to our lives. Perfection.