Ayla's Indiana adventure

Indiana Vacation in Ayla's own words:
What did you think of Holiday world? "Splash World was the best part and I loved the colorful slides".
Meeting Santa? "Santa wouldn't kiss me, but he hugged me."
Did you like your hotel stay? "I did, but we had other things to do."
What was the best part of going to Fuzzies? "The games. I really liked the pink game."
Tell me about the Mill. "I liked the Mill.I liked feeding the fish cornmeal."
How about Marengo Cave "I was really scared of Rarango Cave. But the cave bacon was funny when I got to see it. I saw a pink stone there."

What about your 4th of July? "I really liked the SMALL fireworks"

Ayla bowls!

Ayla bowled for the first time- she really did a great job! Her favorite part was the slick shoes.

Ayla at Walker's Bluff

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

Ayla's Big Spring Update!

A condensed version of spring '11

Naps with favorite toys...

New Cousin Baby Stella is born!!

It rains.. A LOT and Ayla must find things to do indoors...

Saluki Pow Wow!

Ayla makes friends with a random Italian woman.

And wins $5 during the "Spot Dance" !

A hike through the Arboretum with family- Happy Birthday Uncle Alex!

Mini Stagecoach ride at the Waterloo Fiber Festival!

Playing with "Peeps" at Easter!

Breaking bread with the cast of SIU's "Macbeth"

Making and eating wholesome snacks.

Makandafest '11

Playing at "castle park"

Waiting for the water to go down...

Ayla's Newest 'Do

Ayla's obsession with cutting her own hair continues... This time, she shimmied up my desk, grabbed the sharpest pair of scissors I own, got into my bed and made a horizontal chop at her earlobe, effectively cutting half of her hair off. I went through a moment of denial, brushing it and trying to put it into some kind of ponytail, hoping we could mask it long enough to "grow it out" but, denial soon turned into a sad acceptance and we went to the mall to get a proper cut.

It's not the best shape, but it reminds me of my sister's awesome Dorothy Hamill haircut from the '70s.
And Ayla is irresistibly cute no matter what her hair looks like.

Snowman!