No More Training Wheels!

Logan has been asking to have his training wheels taken off his bike so he can ride with his friends that don't have training wheels and be able to keep up with them. So, Sunday Sean took the training wheels off. Then, he held onto the back of Logan's seat and told him to start pedaling. Logan pedaled, Sean let go, and off Logan went. Down the driveway, down the street, around the circle, and back. He pushed back on the pedals to stop and hopped off. He was beaming! We were quite surprised, we thought it would take him a few tries. I guess when you're ready, you're ready! Logan has wanted to do nothing but ride his bike since Sunday. Too bad this is the rainiest year ever and it's sopping wet outside!
The rest of Daddy's evening went something like this...

6 Months Old!

Our little guy is 6 months old! I can't believe it has gone by so fast! Lewis is such a happy baby. He loves rolling around on the floor and playing with his toys (or trying to eat them). He's not crawling yet, but working on it! He's such a joy and his brother and sister love him so much.
His hair is growing in about the same color as Lyla's. I hope it stays that color, it's beautiful!

Disneyland 2011

We decided to take a family vacation before Sean leaves for Basic Training, and after looking at weather reports for possible camping spots, we decided Disneyland was the place to go! The kids were very excited to go, even though they didn't quite understand what Disneyland is until they got there. They had lots of fun, and each picked their favorite rides. Logan loved the Buzz Lightyear ride and Soarin' over California. Lyla's favorite was the Carousel (the horsie ride). Grandma and Grandpa came with us, and we are so grateful! They made a trip to Disneyland with 3 young kids possible!
I was a little nervous, at first, that the kids would be afraid of the characters. I didn't need to worry, they LOVED them! Lyla was so excited to see Eeyore, she tried to run over to him as he was walking over to his spot. She was also very excited to see Minnie.

After pictures with Tigger and Pooh, Tigger came over to Lewis and gave him some kisses. It was very cute!

Sean and I have a tradition of eating dinner at the Blue Bayou, the restaurant inside the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. It is way fun and very good food!

In Toon Town, we went through Mickey Mouse's house, and ended up waiting in a line for something , but we didn't know where the line went. It turned out that we were waiting to meet Mickey Mouse! The kids were super excited. What a great surprise!

Grandma and Grandpa. . . "just being a couple of old people."

Sean and I asked Logan if he wanted to ride an elevator ride that went up and down with us. He said ok. He was fine until we got inside and then he started saying he didn't want to do it. We got him strapped in and told him he'd be fine. He was afraid we were going to disappear like the people in the little movie. He didn't believe we were going to be ok. He made it though! He did such a good job! After we got off, we asked him if he wanted to go again. . . he gave us an emphatic "NO!" Maybe in a couple years.

Grandpa's kind of snack machine!

We had so much fun and can't wait to go back!

One Month Old!!

Lewis is one month old! I can't believe the past month has gone so fast! He hasn't lost any of that awesome hair and he is such a good baby. It will be even better once he starts sleeping through the night! If he looks a bit chubbier than his pics from a couple weeks ago, it is because Lewis LOVES to eat! He has gone from the 11% for weight at one week, to the 25% 2 weeks ago, and now to the 50% this week!

We just can't believe what a perfect addition he is to our family.

Thank you to all those who have helped us this past month with babysitting, cleaning, meals, gifts, transporting Logan to and from school, and much more! We love you all and are so happy we could share this time with you!

Baby Blessing

We had the opportunity to bless our sweet little Lewis on Sunday Nov. 21, 2010 in our home with our family and friends present. It was a wonderful evening and we're grateful for all who were able to come and support our family.

Lewis got so tuckered out from his bath and getting dressed for his big day! He slept through the whole evening in the comfort of the arms of those who love him so much!

Logan is such a proud big brother! He and Lyla both love to hold their baby brother and give him hugs.

So peaceful!!

New Baby Boy!

On Friday, November 5th, Lewis Mark Davis joined our family. He was 7 lbs. 6 oz. 20 in. and perfect with a beautiful full head of hair. All of the nurses kept swooning over him and kept trying to convince me to leave him in the nursery so they could play with his hair. He is such a good baby so far, very cuddly and very sleepy! We love him so much and think he is just the perfect addition to our family!!

Logan's First Day of School

Tuesday was Logan's first day of pre-school. He was pretty excited, we've been talking about it for months. He did so well, he wasn't tentative about the drop off or anything. He had lots of fun, but when he got into the car and I asked him what fun things he did at school today, the first thing he said was, "I don't like the songs at school. They're weird!" It was funny. I told him he would learn them and then they won't be weird. He had all positive things to say after that. I'm so excited for him!

Easter

I know I'm late getting these pictures up, but here they are!
Easter morning, Logan was up and excited to see what the Easter Bunny brought. Daddy was less enthusiastic about getting out of bed.

Easter egg hunt.

Silly Kiddos! I tried to get some good pictures of the kids in their nice Easter clothes. This is the best one I was able to get. The sillies wouldn't cooperate!

Easter Sunday Afternoon.

Silly Kids

This is Lyla all dressed up and nowhere to go. She loves to go outside and will bring me her shoes and jacket to have me put them on her. This time she found one of Logan's hats as well. What a cutie. She wasn't feeling well, being very fussy, but as soon as she gets all ready to out, she feels much better! She walked around like this for most of the day.

Any parent knows that if one child has something, then the other has to have one too. We bought Logan a doll when I was pregnant with Lyla and he is very protective of it. Lyla, naturally, loves dolls and so we had to find her one, too.

My pretty little dancer. Now, if only cinder-Lyla could find her other shoe, we could go dancing!

Ring around the rosies...in snow boots? oh well!

Logan sees me doing pilates and yoga and likes to join in. He's actually pretty good at some of the moves!


Pretty in pink. It is so hard to get Lyla to be still long enough to take a picture of her. Logan has some Dr. glasses he got for Christmas and Lyla loves to wear them. I have a ton of pictures of the side of Lyla, the back of Lyla, too close to recognize Lyla, Lyla running away. all because she looks so darn cute in the funny glasses and I'm trying to get a picture of her in them!

Both Logan and Lyla love to read. On this particular day, the decided to sit on the TP and read together. Logan is being VERY patient and good natured as Lyla keeps sticking books in his face to "show" them to him. Last night as we were kneeling for family prayers, Logan was saying the prayer and Lyla started hitting him on the head (she thought it was hilarious) but Logan sat calmly and finished his prayer, not paying any attention to the hitting. It was so sweet. I guess it makes up for all the times he does typical "big brother" things to her.

Snow

This is Logan and Lyla's first time playing in the snow this year. And it is Lyla's first real time out in the snow. She enjoyed it, but her snow clothes keep her from being able to move about very well. The snow is several inches deep, but it has melted and been refrozen so it is pretty solid. The kids are so light that they just stay right on top of the snow.

Logan climbed up the mountain of snow left by the snow plow.

Lyla's hands don't quite come to the ends of her coat sleeves, but she managed to eat the snow any way. she put her sleep don't into a hole of loosened snow and then ate the snow that was on the end of her sleeve when she pulled it out.

Trying to figure out these boots.

Lyla wanted to be like Logan and climb the mountain, too. They had lots of fun and didn't want to go in for lunch and naptime.