Easter

Lila opened her Easter basket. But i had a wedding so we skipped the egg hunt at our house. Maybe next year the easter bunny will stop.
At Momal's Lila picked up the idea of hunting right away. Daddy helped. Lots of pictures were taken ;) she filled her basket up. Then put them back in the garden to re hunt.
Hoppy Easter!

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Face time with Burke! He is coming to visit soon!

I moved the backdrop for the dessert table into the middle room as a very fin curtain. I couldn't want to part with it (I'm sure lila felt the same) and it was the perfect size!

Lila pats her baby while I pat her... Sweet Lila.

"Da hat!"

Dyeing eggs. Three out if four made it. Lila dropped the fizzy tablets of color into the water/vinegar. She got the eggs out and dropped them in. Most eggs got two colors ( at least) the one that Lila threw we opened and ate.

dying eggs

Look how long Lila's hair is getting!



Tuesday art day! I made finger paint with pudding and coloring. Lila Yates it but didn't like it to eat (me either) The picture is pretty though.



playing with her "hat"

Lila says "up up up" as she climbs up the front of her new scooter from Momal.

Visiting daddy at work...

Lila is one!!!

Today is Lilas birthday!! We had a wonderful day. We went to the park, had lunch and then fed the ducks. Bell we only fed one "duck" I think it was really a baby swan. Then we went and played in the springs. It was cold and Lila had a blast. When she was ready to leave we went home to take a nap. After dinner we walked to hey cupcake and got some cupcakes to enjoy. (sugar mamas was closed on Monday's :( We sung happy birthday and Lila used the candle as a spoon for the icing after she saw me lick it. Of course she was up late after the sugar cake.

Playing dress up

Lila started playing dress up the other day. She has been saying "up" to take her shoes on and off at home for fun. Then we did the same with da's sock. The next morning she decided she wanted to try mamas clothes on.

Vocab

Lila says gentle. It sounds so cute and clear. Gen-tle.... She really has the sweetest little voice. Now she started saying it because she was grappling my face and hurting me. So we were talking about "gentle touches" which she knows is to softly pet a cat. So Lila was petting my face... We both thought it was pretty funny.
She also saw everyone "shhhshhh" ing at the childrens museum on Monday during wheels on the bus... Now when I shush she puts her finger up to her mouth to do the same...
And her favorite new word, "whoa!". I must say that a lot!

Pictures from the park a couple of days ago...

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Wow! I can't believe I am writing this... Today Lila is 52 weeks old.
This week has been full of running, washing her hands, books, and talking!
It seems like Lila adds words to her vocabulary everyday. She started saying hat, and because of that started wearing one. She only wants to wear it for a second or two. The house has been being decorated for the past few days. And we have been reading "Where is Baby's birthday cake?" the baby is wearing it's birthday hat so Lila pointed at the hats sitting on the mat "hat hat". Her favorite word is up. "up up up" she says it so confidently (those are da's words). Lila calles daddy Da. It is so cute. I am Mama.
Lila loves her baby doll. She rocks her night night as she sings "nigh nigh" so so sweet. I put a pillow in a box and made a bed for the baby (she has a blanket too) Lila climbs in the baby bed and rocks her. I wonder where she got that from? :)
A year ago we were at the doctors making plans to check into the hospital the next morning... Two days later Lila would be born. I can't believe Lila is going to be one. What an amazing first 52 two weeks. I love you Lila!

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Today Lila is 51 weeks old. What a week! Filled with lots and lots of words. Lila has quite a vocabulary for a 11 month old. I don't even think I could list all her words at once... The list is long. Gigi said from day one, "Lila has something to say!" and boy does she. She mimics everything we say and lots of times starts to say it too. Thank you is a new one... It sounds similar to hold you but mommy can tell the difference. Another favorite word this week "roar". We got a book from the library that has a dinosaur on a page... We said roar and she roars back. The Dino make her giggle.
This week was SXSW and spring break. Lila and mommy got to do some extra people watching on a few afternoon walks. Wednesday after daddy got off of work the family walked to Jos. They had a stage with music and Lila loved it. When the band first came on she bounced a few times and daddy showed her the stage. She was memorized and as soon as dash put her down she danced and danced. She even got a couple of people to dance with her.
Thursday mommy and Lila went on a camping trip with the unkies and Gigi. We went to Garner State Park. The hill country is so pretty. Lila loves being outside so much, she had a blast. She swam in the Frio River a couple of times. We went on a hike and read books around the campfire. Lila loves camping. She loves the tent too. There is a little field next to the campsite. It is filled with little wild flowers and prefect for Lila to run around in, and she did.