2017 is off to a pretty boring start....

I haven't posted since Christmas.... that's been almost 2 months now.  I haven't posted because there really hasn't been anything to post about.

I'll just share a few random highlights and a few random pictures and videos I suppose!

Lyla surprisingly stayed awake until midnight on New Years Eve!

We've had more nice weather than not nice weather the last two months.  That has allowed lots of trampoline jumping.

We've been busy painting and redecorating our house, which is really exciting!  It is finally feeling like our house is ours and not just a place we live and store our stuff.  It makes a huge difference when the paint and carpet and different things are what you picked out yourself versus what was there when you moved in!

Mom and I went on a little weekend getaway last weekend just the two of us.  Its been forever since we did that and we had a really great time!

I really can't think of much more to report on... but we are still here and all is well! 

Christmas Day 2016

Surprisingly Lyla slept in until 5:30 on Christmas morning!  When she got up we headed downstairs to open presents from Santa!

She got the beanie boo and pie face showdown game that she asked Santa for, along with lots of other fun surprises! 

 

 

 

One surprise was a sled.... not a boat!  ;)

After we opened everything we went into the kitchen to get breakfast.  That's when we noticed a card on the table with Lyla's name on it:

 

 

When we got outside we saw that Santa had brought her a trampoline!!!

We spent the rest of the day at home just the three of us playing with our new toys and just hanging out being lazy.  Just the way we like it on Christmas!

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas Eve 2016

We got up Saturday morning at the hotel, got ready, then Lyla and I went down to the salon for our nail appointment!

Lyla asked them if she could have alternating red and green... well not only did they do that, but they painted little Christmas lights on them and put little heart sequins... she was in her glory!

Poor mom only got boring red.....  :(  

After we were done with our nails we had brunch with Gary and his mom.  Then we stayed to visit with her for a little while.

From there we headed to my parents for Christmas with my family.

Lyla and Carter were all wound up and excited! 

When it was time to leave there, we stopped at Bill & Patti's really quick so that Erin and I could get a picture of our families together.

Then we were off for home to get ready for Santa to come! 

Lyla left cookies and milk for Santa and carrots for the reindeer.  She counted them all out to be sure there were enough carrots.