Layla - 37 months

 

 

Some highlights from this month:

- Layla enjoyed many day trips this month, including evening visits to Turtleback Zoo and Sesame Place.  Weeks later, she is still asking us what our favorite parts about each trip.  Her favorites were the train ride at the zoo, and the teacup ride, Elmo's World show and the parade at Sesame Place.

- Although she doesn't yet have the attention span for fishing, her cousin Tommy, who's (quite the fisherman, let her reel in her first fish!

- We were Italian for a day at the Hoboken Italian Festival, where Layla indulged in fresh squeezed lemonade, ice pops, and several bouncy castles (and mom and dad sampled some delicious Italian food).  Afterwards, she played at the fun waterfront playground before running for cover from the wind and rain.  Luckily, we made it back to the car in the nick of time.  We finished this fun evening with a quick visit to Aunt Nadia and Uncle Jay's. 

- An early morning drive down to Philadelphia for the Kids with Food Allergies Expo was a beautiful way to spend a Sunday! Layla had so much fun playing in the Kids Zone at the Plymouth Meeting Mall, grooving to the music of Kyle Dine, collecting allergy-free goodies from all of the vendors and of course, riding on the double-decker carousel.  After the Expo, we grabbed lunch at Chipotle and then headed home.  That evening, we received a phone call that Layla won the raffle for the Star Wars Lego set! What fun!

- Perhaps the biggest milestone of the month, however, was Layla's first day of preschool.   After meeting her teachers during Welcome to School Day, Layla began attending her Wee Three classes 3 days per week.  She is also enrolled in a sports sampler class after school on Wednesdays.  Layla had a great first week meeting new friends, painting, reading new stories and becoming acquainted with her teachers, classroom, and class pet, a hamster named Coconut.  Mommy and Daddy are overjoyed that the school is entirely nut-free, and that her teacher is personally and professionally familiar with food allergies.  There wasn't any doubt that Layla was going to love school, but everyone is surprised that Mommy didn't cry on her first day!

Funny Layla Quotes:

Layla: "I want bunk beds like Mimi."
Mommy: (laughs)
Layla: "It's not funny.  It's serious."

"It's raining, Mommy.  Know why? Because the flowers are saying, 'I want a drink! I want a drink!'"