Ayla working out with her Dad!

We have the workout game named, "EA Sports" on the playstation. Kurt likes to workout to it and Ayla loves to join him. She even sometimes asks her Dad if they can go and play the workout game.

You wear straps around 2 arms and one around your upper leg. Ayla wears the second pair (that is my set.) Kurt doesn't turn hers on but she loves to fill like she is playing the game. She watches the screen and copies what you are supposed to be doing. In the picture above they are punching. Kurt at the moment doesn't have his jab out but I love how Ayla has her hand out! That is her jab!

Here they are doing some ab work!

A reverse curl!

Good job Ayla!

Doing push ups!

So cute!

I love how the share the strap because our other one broke!

Stretching out the arms!

Stretching out the legs!

Other cute things Ayla has been up to...

I have let her finger paint!

Believe it or not but there is an actual sheet of paper under the purple and orange!

She loves to memorize books and act like she is reading them. In the picture above she was reading, "Horton Sits on an Egg" to Kermit. It was so cute to walk in and see her reading to him!

She has been having a lot of fun with her Dad and her toy cupcakes!

Not to mention that her Dad is such a fun Dad!

I love that she put her "Crocs' on her "1st Birthday Dog" and then put him inside a box! Not to mention that the "Crocs" are on the wrong feet!

The other day I let Ayla have my camera to take pictures. I was busy doing something but I could hear her walking around giggling as she took pictures. I wanted to share some of my favorite pictures she took that day.

Our "Napoleon Dynamite," "Skills" magnet that my really good friend, Leah (who lives in Tennessee) gave us! I also love that you can see a part of one of Ayla's drawings in the lower corner!

It is the simple things that make us happy!

I don't have to say anything about this one!

Or this one, except, I think the paper will need to be changed soon!

A door knob!

I love this one because it is a picture of the pregnancy journal that I have been writing in! I let Ayla color the pictures and let her try to write to the baby as well. I have been trying to get Ayla excited and involved in her little sister, who will be coming soon! I had the exact same journal when I was pregnant with Ayla. It is awesome, It tells you day to day what is going on with your baby and it has you record certain things and it leaves room for you to write your feelings or experiences!

I just love my little girl!

My sister, Marion's bridals!

My sister, Marion had her bridals taken back in July. This time I didn't take the pictures. She had a photographer take them. The photographer's name is Emily and she calls her business, Destiny Photography.

We started the photo shoot at the Capital building.

The stairs in the capital are just beautiful!

I love the red shoes!

The pictures she took on this ledge made me and my mom nerves because Marion was laying on the railing and on the other side is a two story drop. The railing was wide and Marion said she wasn't scared at all that she felt secure. I think this picture turned out darling!

We all loved this one!

I had made her bouquet that day. We bought some roses from Costco and I bunched them together with some rubber bands, cut the stems, then wrapped ribbon around the stems, tied a bow with the ribbon and stuck on a couple strands of pretty bling bling stickers on the ribbon. We thought it turned out prefect!

One of her ring inside her bouquet!

We also went to place called the Garden Park Ward.

This is a LDS church yard. It is called Garden Park Ward after the ward that attends there. It is a very beautiful place to take pictures.

I so loved this one of her sitting down!

One of Marion jumping!
This was one of the last pictures she took.

We all had a great time and we were pleased on how the pictures turned out!

We went to Olive Garden for my Dad's birthday!

On Saturday, Ayla and I went with my family to the Olive Garden to celebrate my Dad's birthday! My Dad turned 63 on January 19th! Happy birthday, Daddy! I will never forget how old he is because he was 30 years old when my parents had me. That is right, I will be 33 this year. Time has flown by.

Anyway, we all had a good time together as a family!

Here is the guest of honor, my Daddy!

He is in the center with uncle, Ernie on the left and my niece, Angie on the right.

I really liked that the Olive Garden put us in our own room!

My Mom and Lane!

Marion and Ayla!

Angie, her son, Ian and my sister-in-law, Carolyn!

Carolyn is Angie's mom.

One with me and my brother, Robert!

And of course one of me and Ayla!

This sweet little baby is named, Rae! She is Angie's other child. Ayla just loved her!

Ayla loves babies! She is always drawn to them. She spent most of the time we were there over by Rae. I am excited for her to have her own baby sister! I look forward to Ayla helping me with her. I really want Ayla to feel a part of raising her little sister. I am hoping it will help her feel love for her little sister and not feel left out. We are just going to have to see how it goes.

We all had a wonderful time together and a wonderful dinner! I love the Olive Garden!