~Dedicated to Sam~

Aylah and I were very distraught over the injury of our dear quarterback! So we decided to mourn on the couch and eat popcorn.

Aylah is trying to share her "opcorn" with Sam, hoping that it will make him feel better!

Then she just decides to eat it all herself.

~So Tired and Whiny~

We played so much, I think it pretty much wore Aylah out.

Resting her head on the ball.

Listen carefully for Aylah's cry.

What a poor, poor baby!

~Ranch Dressing~

We had cheeseburgers, fries and ranch dressing for dinner Thursday night and this is how we found sweet Aylah.

Wondering if she is in big trouble or not!

Relieved and proud that she was not in trouble!

~Playing in the Rain~

It drizzled a lot while we were there, but that certainly didn't stop Aylah from playing outside.

She is a little frustrated that I keep following her around with the camera. She started saying, "No, mommy".

A little change in attitude here.


I just love her sweet smile!


Toddler Yoga Ball?

Aylah kicks the ball pretty well, but no soccer in store for the future!

Catching raindrops on her tongue.

She must have not gotten enough to drink from the raindrops, so she decided to go for the puddles.

Aylah said, "Here you go, mommy" as she brought me some water on her hands from the water puddle.

Singing songs while she plays.

If Aylah gets sick from drinking this water, please pretend you never saw this video!

~Simply Beautiful~

We were so blessed to be surrounded by these beautiful trees.

~Campfire~

We were very thankful for no rain the first night we were there...so we had a campfire.

Here is Mike getting the fire started.

Mommy and Aylah are discussing how proud we are of daddy for making such a great fire.


Our fabulous roasting stick that allowed us to roast 2 marshmallows at a time:)

Aylah's first smore, minus the chocolate.

Daddy and Aylah hanging out around the fire. Do you see her sweet little hand on his leg---she "wuvs" her daddy so much!

P.S. If you ever go camping and you decide that you do not want to finish eating your marshmallow, please throw it in the fire and not just on the ground. This will prevent anyone stepping in it and spending much wasted time digging sticky marshmallow out of a shoe!

~More Camping~

Daddy and Aylah walking down the trails.

Taking a break and enjoying God's beautiful nature!


Let's just say Aylah loves picnic tables, because where there is a picnic table...there is always food to follow.

Running to her mommy:)

Deep in thought.

Aylah was very proud of all the rocks she found and thought mommy needed one, so she is tossing it to me.