First Day of Preschool

We officially have a preschooler and I am one sad mommy.  Sydney started Preschool last week and absolutely loves it!!!  We are lucky we found an amazing school for her this year.  She came home after the first day already and all she wanted to do was play teacher with Lyla and show her all the new things she learned.  I can't wait to see what this year holds for her, she is such a sponge!

It's Peanut Butter Lyla Time

Being a typical second child, Lyla doesn't get much time alone with one of us.  She is such a laid back child though that she never really seems to mind.  Well this past week we had the opportunity to take Sydney to stay with her Mimi and PopPop in Myrtle beach, leaving me with just my Lyla bean.  We spent Thursday just hanging out with MeMaw, and Lyla took that opportunity to ham it up.  She was just as adorable and sweet as can be.  And as soon as she realized she had the run of all the toys she was one extremely happy camper.  On Wednesday night, I even pulled her into bed with me and snuggled her all night long.  (shhh, don't tell me hubby) Then on Friday on our way home, I decided we were going to make a slight detour and stop at the NC aquarium.  Lyla loves her some fishies so I thought this would be the perfect field trip for her. This turned one of the best memories I have ever had  as a parent. It was such a perfect day and one that I will never forget!!!!

Running to the first tank pointing and yelling fishie

 More fishies!!!

Look mommy, MORE FISHIE!!!!

  Whoa, what is that thing???

 This thing really wanted to eat her, he was going nuts, hard to tell in this picture, I couldn't get it, but he kept opening and closing his mouth

 She was mesmerized!!!!

 Look mommy, I'm a big girl!!

We capped off Lyla time by taking her to touch a truck, she wasn't so into the trucks and she was getting one on one attention

This girl loves music and dancing

I am so glad we got the opportunity to have this time with her and that Sydney had such an amazing time with her Mimi and PopPop!!  

My legacy.....

After I showed my mom this blog, her response to me was, aren't you worried about putting the girls pictures out there, and my response was yes, but I can't live my life worrying about the what if. I decided to start this blog as a way to chronicle my daily life with the girls. I want to give them the gift in 20 years of being able to go back and see the love and joy I put into raising them. We are not always promised a tomorrow and I think about that so often with the girls. I want to pour in to them everyday all that I am, lessons I have learned, and guide them through life. If something was to heaven forbid happen to me, I want to give them something tangible to remember me and our memories by. Also, life with two toddlers is incredibly challenging and draining, I can barely remember what I ate for breakfast, much less that after a particularly trying day last week Sydney came to me and said, " I try and be good girl today". I never want to forget that... So I am writing this for them, and for me, a way to remember all the fun times, to challenge us to live life to the fullest everyday, and to show them just how much I love them.

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-This post was brought to you by little miss Lyla:)

Baby mullet

Yesterday I decided that I had had enough of the baby mullet and it was time for Lyla, (and Sydney) to get a haircut.  The place we go is for kids and they have these adorable fire trucks and police car chairs to sit in.  We told the girls about it the night before and they were so excited.  Lyla, my little genius kept saying sit fire ruck.  And that was all Sydney could talk about that day.  After the gym, we were off.  We got there and there were several kids crying because they didn't want to get their hair cut, and Sydney jumped right up there and was all smiles.  She just got a little trim with layers added in.  Lyla was anxiously waiting her turn and well and hopped right in the car, no tears whatsoever and got the cutest little trim.  After we finished with the cut they each got to pick a sucker, Sydney wanted a blue one, so guess what color Lyla asked for....blue.  SO sweet, and they showed everyone they saw that day their new hair cut!