Trying out her tricycle!

She still hasn’t really figured out how to use her tricycle, though, so we switched to her giraffe for our walk.

When we got back to our apartment, she brought her giraffe inside, then ran right back outside and posed right in front of the bushes. Ever since Easter, she’s been doing this quite often. It’s hilarious! This time, she even insisted that she take off her sweatshirt for the picture. My little poser — I’m so proud!

This week Baby is the size of an appleseed!

The week increments actually happen on Thursdays, but I didn’t think about the idea of taking this pic until Thursday afternoon and wasn’t able to get an Apple until today. But from now on, you can expect a new similar pic that represents Baby’s size each Thursday!

I’m excited about this Both Baby and the pictures

This was taken at Circle Park in Salinas. Lila had a lot of fun climbing through all the jungle gym equipment.

…and whew! Finally caught up on all the Lila Pics of the Weeks! That was my Mother’s Day gift to myself

Lila loves her new doll stroller. I was so excited to buy it for her, so I’m ecstatic that she loves it so much <3

That smile is infectious.

Fun times at Carmel Beach!

I love her crazy hair <3

This one was taken on Easter.

There’s a funny story to go with this one too. When I took her outside for her photo shoot, she wasn’t cooperating and was in a bad mood. Actually, she was hungry. Before coming inside, I tried to get her to stand in front of this bush one last time for a pic. She threw a fit, so we went inside and had breakfast.

When we went outside again, I let her lead the way and we wandered around the apartments for probably 30 minutes. She had a lot of fun but also wouldn’t look at me for a good smiley pic, but I still got plenty of photos to work with. Then right before we went inside, she stopped at these bushes (which are right outside our door), turned her back to them and posed. She stood there perfectly still with a smile on her face so that I could get a picture. I was so surprised that I almost didn’t get the photo.

She will still occasionally stop and pose in front of those bushes whenever we get home. It’s so freaking adorable.

Got this pic with the help of the Joby Gorillapod SLR-Zoom and Ballhead X I got for Mother’s Day

I also used my kit lens at 18mm since it’s the widest lens I have. I think this is the first time I’ve used this lens in like 2 years.

And for those who may be concerned — no, I am not normally that close to the screen. I had to bring my iMac closer in order for it to fit in the frame. I was really wishing for a wide angle lens today

Here’s the setup!

First she didn’t want to get up. Just wanted to lay with her blanket. Every time I tried to grab her, she said “no no”.

Then she asked Daddy for all her toys.

Then Epsi (aka: “kid kid”) had to join her