Lyla is so different this summer than last summer. I guess a year makes a huge difference when they are this little. Since she is at such a fun stage, I really want this summer to be super fun for her. So pretty much, we have been doing something different everyday. Going new places, trying new things, as well as our usual staples. The zoo membership we got a few months ago has WELL payed for itself. We go once a week for the most part and this outdoors-loving girl absolutely loves going to see the animals. She also loves the freedom she has running around on her own. We have our little routine down and she knows when we are pulling in the parking lot. We have been going right when the zoo opens in the morning, since it is SO cool in the mornings. Yes this summer weather has been A-MAZING so far. Cool in the mornings and bearable in the afternoons. We pack a lunch and when she is done running around and checking out the animals, we sit and eat. She has discovered the playground there and is obsessed and still loves the elephants. She especially loves that one of the elephant's name is Kelly.
We tried the Splash Park in Roswell the a few weeks ago, which would be awesome now that it is starting to get hot, but this playground-obsessed girl spotted the regular playground about 10 minutes into playing in the water and from that point on that is all she wanted to do. Oh well. Maybe we will try again. After all it is only $1 to get in and we brought our lunches and were able to have a picnic.
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| Testing out the water. |
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| We went with Eva and Courtney which always makes for a good time. |
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| Tasting the water. |
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| Eva was not so sure at first. |
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| Loving the fountains. |
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| Eva quickly figured out that it was fun! |
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| Happy girl. |
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| Lyla has spotted the playground. |
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| "Let's go to the playground Eva" |
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| Lyla LOVES Eva. |
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| Picnic time. |
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| Time to go. |
We tried out LegoLand at Phipps and Lyla was WAY too young for it. Plus I felt like it was too expensive for what it was. We won't be going back, but I think if you have kids that like legos it is a good place to go to get out of the heat...just not for us.
We have and will continue to spend a lot of time at the pool this summer. In just the fews weeks that we have been going, Lyla has become so comfortable with the pool. She by no means can swim and we have to watch her like a hawk since she has no fear, but she wears water wings and is so content to just float around the pool and jump in a million times. She can stay at the pool for hours and not get tired of it. And she sleeps SO well at night.
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| Ready to jump in. |
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| At the pool with Tripp. |
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| Walking down to the pool. |
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| Love that girl and that pony-tail!! |
Before it started getting too hot, we were of course doing the park and playground a lot. Lyla loves to go and feed the ducks and geese.
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| Lyla and Tripp playing. |
Lyla's new found obsession is the carousel. There is one at Northpoint Mall and one at the Zoo. She loves picking out her animal to ride on and says "weeeeeeee" the entire time she is on it. She also does her beauty-queen wave as she rides around.
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| On the carousel with Eva. |
We are loving summer. I have such wonderful memories of summer fun and hope to create lots of fun memories for Lyla. Summer days filled with staying up late, sleeping in, eating ice cream, living at the pool, cooking out, trying new activities.
