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Our little family, including the puppies, has ventured to California to visit family. As part of our vacation, we went to my parents’ houseboat on Lake Oroville. This was Lila’s first trip to the lake and she had a grand ol’ time!
She was very cute in her little bathing suit and board shorts!
She went kayaking with Grammy.
She also went inner-tubing with Grammy.
And... 
Lila has been learning how to feed herself over the past few weeks and is getting pretty good. She even managed to eat all her pieces of peaches, this morning, despite them being very slippery and difficult to pick up.
We don’t let her feed herself for every meal, but she always feeds herself once or twice a day. She really likes it and is rather proud of her new independence ... 
Lila took her first steps tonight!
Of course I missed them.
All three of us were in the kitchen getting ready for dinner and Lila was standing at one of the table chairs near the backdoor. I needed to go outside to hang something on the clothesline, so I walked through the door. Seconds after the door closes I hear Dave yelling “HUN!” because she was walking after me towards the door. I... 
After yesterday’s failed attempt at “swimming”, we filled the pool with water in the morning and let the sun blast it all day to warm up the water. Lila was still nervous when we put her in this time, but after I joined her, sat her in my lap, and slowly put her in the water over the course of a couple minutes, she was having a... 
So we set up a little pool today, but the hose water was way too cold and made Lila cry. She also proved to us that she can stand unsupported for quite a long time because she was scared to sit down in the cold water! It’s funny how motivations works!
We’re gonna put the water in the pool in the morning tomorrow so that the sun hopefully warms it up and we can try again.
Isn’t her... 
She travels on all fours
She chews on anything she can get ahold of
She tries to wedge herself through the gate the second it’s opened
She ‘runs away’ (laughing) when she gets something she knows she shouldn’t have
She’s not potty trained
She fetches after a ball, but doesn’t understand the concept of bringing it back
She pants when excited
She’s always... 
When I the sun started going down, yesterday, and I realized I still hadn’t taken the Lila Pic of the Day, Dave was finishing up dinner and I didn’t have time to run down the street to the park real quick. So I desperately looked around in my disaster of a backyard. We have a brick grill thing and I thought perfect! After triple checking that there wasn’t any dog poop close by, I sat... 
Even though she lives in Colorado, Lila is a California baby at heart! She had her first trip to the beach yesterday and she loved it! We went to Lover’s Point in Pacific Grove and she had a blast playing in the sand. Of course, she tried to eat it a few times, but not constantly. She was mostly interested in how it felt. She was adorable
She wore little sunglasses the whole time. My mom put... 
My name is Leanna Lofte. You'll find me everywhere on the internet as llofte. I'm a mom, wife, math teacher, tech blogger, and photographer. I use Mac, iPhone, and iPad. I love my family. I love my life. 