Lila's 1st Birthday Party

Lila had her first birthday party this past Saturday. We went to the Kid's Klubhouse for cake and ice cream and, of course, to play. I was instantly sold on the place when I read that the parents could play on the equipment too. We all had a blast and Lila completely wore herself out running around and riding on the little cars they had.
Lila loved the cars, especially when Eric pushed us so we went fast.
She was also a big fan of all the attention during cake time.
At first, she wasn't sure what to think of the cake but that didn't last long.
Pretty soon she discovered that smashing it was just as much fun as eating it.
After seeing how Lila destroyed her cake, Jackson guarded his pretty closely.
Who's goofy kid is that?
Jackson and Gramma V. on the seesaw.
The place had a great little padded area for the little ones.
Lila had her first trip down a slide with Gramma.
Lila loved the cars so much that when she saw one of the other girls was getting a ride, she just climbed right on the back of it.
I'm not sure Jack knew what to think about the slide.
When no one would push her on the cars, she just pushed it herself.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Lila turned 1 this past Thursday and was thrilled with all the attention. Her gramma and grampa Wolff came Wednesday and her Aunt Erin and Thad came Friday. During cake, she just looked around at everyone with wide eyes. Then she gave just one big cheesy grin for the cameras (which we all missed, of course). Lila was definitely a fan of the ice cream cake but she could only have a couple bites before it got too cold on her tongue.

After cake, it was on to the presents. Lila loved all her gifts but the chair has gotten most of her attention, so far. She crawls in it, sits down, picks up a book and reads to everyone, then she crawls right back out of the chair so that she can crawl back in it again.

As it should be with every girls birthday, Lila's will last more than a week. This Friday Lila's gramma and grampa Vaplon, her aunt Krista and cousin Jack will be here for her official birthday party. I can't wait to see her and Jack together now that she's walking.

Catch me if you can!

Eric and I have now come to terms with the fact that we need to set Jake's water dish outside whenever we're upstairs with Lila. For awhile there, we actually thought we could catch her every time she went for it...silly us :)

She still needs a little work dealing with obstacles and distractions.

Swim Lesson - Take Two

Lila had her second swim lesson on Saturday and, of course, loved it....Eric didn't seem to mind it too much either. Like last time, they fetched their ducks and sang Wheels on the Bus. It's always funny when the song tells you to blow bubbles because the parents are the ones who do it.


Saturday afternoon we ran over to Red Lodge to check out the Skijoring Championship. It was...interesting, but little chilly for Lila. Ironically enough, we chose to go have ice cream instead of standing out in the cold. Lila was a big fan of the waffle cone. It took a couple tries to get her to take a bite and not grab it with her hands but she caught on.

A Little Walking...A Little Falling

Lila is getting better at walking everyday....and worse at falling. She's up to about eight steps before she does a face-plant into the carpet.

Lila's First Swim Lesson

Lila had her first swim lesson this morning and did very well. She's definitely not afraid of the water and even dunked her head a couple times. We learned how to get in and out of the water, we threw the ducky in and jumped in after it, we threw the ducky and swam to get it and we did a lot of playing and singing songs. I do wonder if Jake is a bad influence on her though, she kept fetching the duck in her mouth instead of her hands.

Lila fetching her duck:

She's Ruined Forever!

After almost 10 days of grandparents, Eric and I are confident that Lila with never be the same. She was held constantly, had her first taste of dessert, had a stroller ride almost every day, experienced her first boat show....and....took her first steps. We can now officially say that Lila is walking...ish. Her best showing was last night, when she stood up and took about 3-4 steps on her own. About the 4th step she realized what she was doing and quickly plopped back to the floor.

Grandpa Wolff helping Lila practice walking...