Sledding

Lila got a new sled for Christmas (along with the cute bear hat). Although she can only last about 5 minutes with as cold as it's been out, she loves it and can't stop smiling the whole time.

(kudos to Eric for finding a sled with wings, a back and a seat belt - who would have thought one existed)

"Whatever Jackson does, I can do better"

We had a great time with the family over the Christmas holiday. Everyone got in some good quality time with Lila, including her cousin Jack. She followed him around relentlessly, alternating between copying him and competing with him.

Jackson laid out his blanket to watch a movie – so Lila laid out her blanket to watch a movie...

Jackson laid on the kitchen floor - so Lila laid on the kitchen floor.

They raced around the kitchen island, pushing their chairs...

which Lila thought looked like fun, so she kept sitting in Jack's chair so he would push her.

Growin' Up

It's been a lot of fun watching Lila's personality come out. While none of us are surprised by the attitude (apparently we weren't reading the book right so she had to do it herself) her shoe fetish has developed a little earlier than I expected. She tries on and walks in any pair of shoes she can find.

Trick or Treat

Lila had a fun filled Halloween weekend this year. We went to Howl-o-ween at the zoo to see all the animals and Lila loved running up and down the paths with the other trick-or-treaters. Then, Sunday, she helped us hand out candy to the neighbor kids. She did a great job grabbing the candy from our bowl but needs work a little on giving it away.

Happy Halloween

Lila got her first pumpkin earlier this month, while her Grandma and Grandpa Vaplon were here. She ran around the "patch" checking everything out and even took a turn through the maze...until she panicked and had to be rescued.

Lila's first fishing trip

Sunday we decided to take advantage of the beautiful fall weather and took Lila out on the river for her first fishing trip. She was a little scared at first of all the new sounds, but once we stopped at the first fishing hole she started to get excited. She kept running to Eric so he could hold her over the edge and she could touch the water.

Lila was unsure about the fish Eric caught but as soon as he dropped it back in the water, she was racing to the edge to watch it swim away.

Fall Raspberries

After an entire summer of Lila spitting out berry after berry that we gave her, she’s finally found a taste for them and can’t get enough. She’s gotten very good at spotting the ripe ones and picking them off the bushes. Even after they’re all gone, she’ll stand against the fence, pointing at them and signing “more”, looking up at us with pleading eyes….then crying and pounding her feet when we tell her they’re all gone.