Iyla Update

My two favorite things Iyla says right now are-

(After picking up anything slightly resembling a phone or a camera) "I'm going to take a smile" which is her way of telling you she's going to take your picture.

AND

When she wants to know if it's okay to take her shoes off she asks
"Can I go barefooting?"

She is obsessed with eating strawberries out of the garden right now. But she's also learned that asking "should we go out in the garden?" Or "can we go out to the garden?" Is a great way to trick me into going outside. Often times the minute we get to the garden gate she turns around and beelines it to her true destination.

She loves anything to do with water. Taking a bath of course but also washing her hands (which she then usually begs to also wash her feet), "swimming", stomping in puddles, playing in the sink, and even just drinking water from a cup.

She says "actually" a lot and uses correctly in a sentence.

She loves books so much.  Especially books that rhyme.  Some of her current favorites are anything by Dr. Seuss but most recently Cat in the Hat, Bear Snores On, Seven Silly Eaters and I Love you Stinky Face.

She really likes putting on her own clothes (and other people's clothes) which sometimes results in her wearing several random layers of clothes- pajama pants with a swimsuit over the top of that with one of Nora's shirts over the top of both of those.

She brings so much joy to our family.  Her big siblings still fight to go up and get her after she wakes up from a nap.