Purse?

Lyza loves carrying this thing around where ever she goes. She's always trying to get it through the smallest spaces and then gets pretty upset when the pieces fall out.

Pancake Picnic

I have a hard time getting breakfast made before playtime, so we had a pancake picnic with Molly!

~Pig Tails~

Our children were not known for their lucious thick hair, so we were pretty excited when Lyza's hair barely fit into a pair of pig tails!

She walks!!!

At 14 months Lyza finally decided to walk. She is a stubborn little girl who will not be pushed into doing anything unless she is completely and utterly ready for it. Hmmm...that sounds vaguely familiar. She even wants to walk down the stairs, which means it's time for that annoying little baby gate again.

Sumo Butt

I love that Bentley always puts his underwear on backwards. I don't correct it because he has the cutest little butt I've ever seen!

California

It was Steve and Steven Jr. birthday party so we all headed to California. It was so much fun! (aside from all the throwing up and diarrhea from Bentley, the poor kid got sick the night before we left) We finally got to see Steve and Carmen's new apartment, very cute!My dad even flew in from Texas. We went to the beach, had a picnic and went body surfing...oh wow, sooo awesome! Steph and I were surfing partners, we got so caught up in it, my brother chased us down and told us we were almost a mile away from our family. He told us to head back because my mom and older sister Emily wanted to try. I couldn't believe my ears! Two of the biggest chickens in my family were actually going to body surf...I had to see this. As we were walking out into the cold water with them Emily took one look at the waves and said "Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh!!!" she crossed her legs and started to pee her pants. That's my Emily! She even managed to get a sand burn as she tried to body surf in very shallow water in fear that the big waves would drown her. My mom did enjoy it, and had way better success than Emily. I had a really great time and hoped to visit again soon but my brother will be moving back to Saint George in December! Wahoo, see ya soon bro!

Labor Day

We had a Labor Day picnic at Liberty Park in Salt Lake with Steph. It was so much fun! My personal favorite was canoeing...if that's even a word. Bentley wanted to row by himself and almost dropped the oar in the water. He got to go on a few rides, an airplane and a MUSTANG! All Bentley really cared about was playing in the dirt. That's my boy!

Perks

Being a mother definitely has some perks. Like waking up to my son filling the toilet with as much toilet paper as the bowl will hold...two days in a row.

Lyza's 1 Year Pictures

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