Last Day of Summer

Layla spent the last day of summer vacation gnawing on teething biscuits made from Grandmommy's recipe*. I quickly learned that the best plan is to strip her naked and let her have one right before bathtime.

First attempt




















After I learned my lesson



















After our adventures with teething biscuits we went to Lexington Center for ice cream and a trip to the playground.



















TEETHING BISCUITS
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
2-2 1/2 cups flour
Break eggs and stir; add sugar and stir again., Gradually add enough flour to make stiff dough. Roll out to 3/4" thickness. Cut in round shapes. Put on lightly greased cookie sheet and let stand OVERNIGHT, 10-12 hours. Bake at 325 until browned and HARD (at least 30 minutes.)

$20 Art

Well...it's certainly no Picasso, but it fills the space above the couch, and it wasn't a huge investment....so we'll keep it for now :). Gotta switch the bird to the middle, I think, but other than that, you get the idea.

Finally......Teeth!

For weeks and weeks and weeks we have been able to see Layla's bottom teeth through her gums. The stubborn things just did not want to poke through....until today! I *think* that just one has poked through right now, but Layla's not thrilled when I'm feeling around in her mouth, so it's a bit hard to tell. If it hasn't already, I'm sure second one will make its appearance soon, too.

Standing Tall

We picked up this Leap Frog Musical Playground today. Layla is already in love with it. The family we bought it off of (love Craigslist for baby stuff!) had a mom named Rebecca and a little girl named Payla. Weird, right?

Bill Delays Chris

Layla and I were anxiously awaiting Daddy's arrival last night, only to learn that the hurricane had canceled his flight. He had to stay an extra night in Charleston and then his early morning flight was delayed. Hopefully he'll be able to catch a noon flight from DC and will be home around 2:00.


In other news, Layla came down with a cold yesterday. Right now she is super snotty and I'm just hoping it doesn't end up in her chest like all of the previous times. Last night she woke up every 45 minutes or so. Needless to say, neither one of us got much rest.

Grandparents!

Layla has had a lovely visit with her grandmommy and granddaddy this week. Today we went to Drumlin Farms and she got to see lots of chickens, goats, sheep, and pigs. She loved them all and was desperate to escape from her stroller so that she could get up close to the critters. (and yes, we met ANOTHER Leila while we were there!).

After the farm, we came home and played.



Then we went to dinner at Nourish, a new restaurant in Lexington Center. Mommy enjoyed her blueberry mojito and Layla enjoyed some ice cream!

More Pics from CT

Check out Sofia and Daniel's blog for even more fun pics.

Layla and Sofia hang out on her gym mat.


Watch out, Daniel...Layla might jump on you!


Layla LOVES animals. Here she is meeting Truffle.


Then on Friday Layla was happy to meet Mommy's friend, Katie, who drove from NY to see us. Yes, even away from home, Layla swings with her maraca.