Swimming Video

The Layla Shark

We went to Rigby Lake this morning and had a lot of fun. I was a little skeptical about the cleanliness and overall appeal, since I'd never been, but it turned out to be a great spot for summer fun! Layla was so excited to go to the "wake" but had no idea what it was. When we got there, she immediately exclaimed, "Whoa, water!". 

She was very hesitant about actually playing in the water for the first hour or so and settled with scooping sand and rocks with someone else's shovel. Tanner and I both kept taking turns with her, coaxing her further in, it was finally Tanner who got her LOVING it! I have a video too, but I'll post it separately. I was SO relieved that she finally enjoyed the lake the way it was meant to be enjoyed on a hot day.

(When I bathe Layla, one of the only ways I can get her to lie back and rinse the shampoo out of her hair is to say she's just like a shark. I tried "fish" at first, but shark was much more affective for some reason. She loves it and will now always call herself a "Waywa shark" anytime in water.)

COOOOOLD!

 One of Layla's favorite treats these days are Otter Pops. Layla calls them lollipops most of the time. Close, I guess. Here, she thought it was really funny to say "cold" as loud as she could. I love her silly personality.

Kiddie pool??

Who needs a pool, when you have a big plastic bin full of water?

Okay, so maybe it'd be a bit more spacious.

But does this look like a face that cares?

More summer fun...

We've been having a lot of fun this summer, just finding little local spots to hang. Layla loves feeding the ducks and usually picks out a favorite each time. This one was it! I'm trying to do as many fun things with her as I possibly can, before this next baby comes and steals some of the spotlight.

Here's a BIG bow I made for her and think is cute... but Layla begs to differ sometimes. She's taken it off a few times and says, "too big, Mom." Maybe she's right :)

We hit the splash park today, lots of fun! It was SO nice to get together with our friends Olivia and Lola. The girls got along fine and I really think it helped Layla to have Lola there. Lola is so adorable, she'd be running and splashing through all the water obstacles. Even stuck her face in a fountain. She must have sparked a little more bravery in Layla, because she too stuck her face in the water! Here they are, both enjoying a yummy ring pop, thanks to Olivia. 

Layla did have some trouble staying at the water. She loves the other playground and got tempted a few times. I didn't take as many pictures as I would have liked, probably because I actually had a friend with me this time to talk to. After we got home, Layla kept asking for "Wo wa" We'll definitely have to do that again!

Dancing on the table

Ike and Layla had a lot of fun on the 4th. He may have been teaching her a few tricks that I wish she wouldn't have learned... but that's what cousins are for!

Fabulous Fourth

We decided last minute that it'd be a lot of fun to spend the 4th with Tanner's sister Leah and her family. We drove down to Ogden, UT the morning of the 4th, during Layla's naptime, and got there around 2? I can't quite remember... maybe it's because our car's air conditioning stopped working halfway there. That's about and hour and a half of driving in the scorching heat of Utah. I think I might have blacked out a bit or lost a little brain functioning or something. Anyway, we made it and had so much fun hanging out with the Knighton's!

Layla and Ike are at the age where they can really have a lot of fun together. I realized that people need to make a "doggie door"  big enough for toddlers, because they want in and out all the time! Here's a picture of the two of them trapped outside :)

Gotta love the smooshed faces here. Silly kids.

Every time I took the camera out, Ike would demand a picture taken. This was the best one.

Out of all the yummy food, Layla's favorite snack was ice in a cup. 

Ike is such the comedian, chucking rocks out into the yard. Layla couldn't get enough.

Our day consisted of eating till we were stuffed, playing games, watching Cars, and just relaxing. There is a big fireworks show in Kaysville that started around 10pm. I was very surprised that Layla stayed awake for it! I kept asking her all day if she wanted to see the fireworks and she'd say, "Yeah, Fowerworks!!" Last year was a nightmare for us (well mostly her and I because Tanner had a blast lighting them off all night). SO... I was anxious to see if she'd have the same reaction. Thankfully, she LOVED them! She was SOOOO excited to see them going off and even more excited that there were "pink fowerworks!". 

Most of my pictures looked like this... kind of resembling jellyfish.

Pink fowerwork

This was her expression throughout most of the show. We were all bummed, because Ike slept through the whole thing and was probably the one MOST excited. All in all, it was a very fun filled day. We left around 11:20 and got back into Rexburg around 3am. Late night, but well worth it!