Asa's Protector

Kira is a good dog. She has dropped several rungs down on the ladder over the last few years but she is still our puppy girl. And she had definitely taken on the role of Asa's protector. I think she is much happier to have a little one around her than the older hoodlums that she has to deal with running at her and bouncing balls around her. Surprisingly, Asa's hair pulling seems much more tolerable to her.

Tommy recently had to make a Pecha Kucha presentation for work and he decided to make Kira the focal point of his presentation. He made a slideshow of photos of her over time and set it to the J.B. Jovi song/poem "I'll be there for you." I just rolled my eyes at Tommy when he told me he was doing it, I didn't really think too hard about it. Tommy thought it was funny. 

The women he worked with had visible tears rolling down their cheeks at the end of his recitation. They all thought it was a tribute to Tommy's dead dog. 

Kira is very much alive and kickin', loving on her newest puppy!

Art by Steven and Lyla

And only a few short days later ... snow on the ground!

Our Tree, one year later

April 14, 2013

April 14, 2012

Birthday Gymnastics

A new gymnastics club opened in our 'hood a few months ago. What a fun party for Lyla! She was the star of the show and loved all of the activities that they did during the party. They balanced on the beam, swung on the bar, hopped on Roddy, ate cake and opened presents. It was such a fun afternoon and so fun to see her with all her friends. 

Friends we celebrated with included: Aria Kahm, Rachel Abadie, Jane Bunck, Grace Sellars, Maria Carson and Isabel.

Lyla is Four!

She's four. Four. Four!

This little girl is one of a kind. She is strong-willed, emotional and downright silly! And I can't imagine her any other way! For as dramatic as she is, there are moments where she can still be very shy and want to give all the attention to someone else. I am constantly amazed at how articulate she is and she reports that she is doing "big" work at school, I know she is excelling beyond her age.  

We had our family birthday celebration in the morning. She got to make breakfast with me - pancakes! and then we got dressed and opened presents. She was thrilled with her scooter and wanted to ride it right then and there in the house. She also got a gymnastics leotard to wear to her party later that day. She wanted it on IMMEDIATELY and didn't take it off the rest of the day. Let me tell you, leotards these days ... I am starting to become a prudish, old woman!

 

Home Opener

One of Daddy's favorite days of the year: The Royals Home Opener. Asa celebrated with Tommy in his Royals gear. He is excited to make it to his first game of the season in a few weeks!

Asa at 6 Months

Solid Food! You got to try some smashed peas this month! Slowly but surely you started to like them. Your daycare teachers are total food pushers. They can't wait to know the next kind of food that you are allowed to eat. I keep telling them that we are going to do this slowly, I guess they don't believe me yet!

You also have learned how to sit. You still throw yourself backwards on occasion but we try to protect you with a pillow or sleep toy (that is what your bro and sis call stuffed animals).