Dearest Lyla,
As I sit here and write this at 11pm on January 24th, 2014, I think back to exactly one year ago when Daddy and I were in the hospital and you were almost ready to make your entrance into our lives. I knew we would love you, I knew we would have so much fun together, but I couldn't begin to fathom at that point how much you would add to our lives. In the last year we've watched you grow so much. In fact, it feels like it is happening too fast! I wish we could just slow it all down. Now you're a walking, talking, beautiful one year old little girl. You make us smile and laugh on a daily basis. You allow us to have fun every single day, and you inspire us to make the best choices for our life as a family, because all we want is the absolute best for you.
Things we love about you, our little one year old:
*The way you toddle around the house
*That you shake your best friend, Monkey, as you walk down the hallway
*The way you hear the door entry beep and immediately say "Dada" and watch for Daddy to walk up the stairs.
*That you are obsessed with your 100 First Animals flap book
*How excited you get when you see a dog!
*When you give us kisses, randomly
*How you do your funny belly dance (you've got some awesome dance moves!)
*When you wave and get excited at the window as I come to pick you up after school.
*When you say Momma
*Your laugh, smile (with all those teeth), and bright blue eyes!
You are the best thing that ever happened to us little Lyla and we love you more than anything. I'll update with more pictures this weekend. (I've been slacking since going back to work, I'm having a hard time juggling everything...and when I'm home with you now, I just want to play with you!!) But I will leave you with this little photo...a flashback to your first days here, when we were still in the hospital. My little, little love.
Happy 1st Birthday Lyla Jane!
We love you forever,
Mommy & Daddy
