Visitors

We had some fun visitors right after Lyla was born! My mom flew in the day she was born and was able to stay for a week to help out. And she was a HUGE help to us. I was so grateful to have her here with us for that first week with Lyla home. She bought us a bunch of groceries, helped clean and organize the apartment, and made our meals. I loved it. That first night we were home, my mom even took care of her all night so we could get some sleep. That was so awesome! That's when we found out that Lyla liked to sleep in the corner of our couch. We have an L shaped couch, and she liked to be swaddled and set right in that corner of the couch. There have been many nights since then when she is extra fussy, I take her out there and set her in the corner while I sleep on the end of the couch.

 

 

A couple days after we came home, Bethany came to visit with her 3 boys! It was so nice. Doug had just left to do his Residency Auditions for medical school, and so Beth was taking some time to do some traveling and visiting family. She drove here from Colorado after visiting Doug's family. They were so much fun. The boys LOVED Lyla. They wanted to hold her all the time, and it was so cute.

We were able to take them over to Chris's parents house where they got to ride their horse, and also ride on the little cart that's pulled by one of their miniature horses. The boys had so much fun. It was too bad that it was so windy out, but it was like the boys didn't even notice. They had the biggest smiles on their faces as they rode around. I loved watching them. After that we all went to Cocoa Bean to get some cupcakes and ice cream to celebrate all the August birthdays we have in the family: Jared, Esther, Beth, and Lyla. Boy do I love me some Cocoa Bean!

While they were here, we also took them over to Leo's Place. It's a big place that has a bunch of arcade games, laser tag, and a huge play place for the kids to run around in. We had some yummy pizza, Mom took the boys to play some games who picked out some candy with their prize tickets.
Bethany and I were able to go to the beauty supply store together which is always fun for me. :) Sometimes I wish I had a million dollars so I can buy lots of fun hair and nail stuff.

I loved having my family here. They were a big help with Lyla and we always have so much fun. Just wish we lived closer so we can all see each other more than once or twice a year!