Fun Art

While we were in downtown to go to the tar pit museum, we found these art installations at the park next door. How cool are these pictures? Ryan warned me to bring my nice camera. I'm a little sad I didn't except for when I think about how many times we left the stroller unattended at the museum.

Do you love her belly sticking out and the dog she wont let go? Oh to be a kid again and just not care.

Silly days

Elise is a lot of fun. We love her.


You can get her to do or say things just by doing them yourself. She loves to wash her hair, brush her teeth, do dishes and do pushups and squats. Life is pretty good right now, well except for the whining/fake crying.

200?!?

200th blog post, what can I possibly have that much to talk about? Oh yeah, Elise!

She's learning really quick, and I'm learning what I seem to do a lot.

For example, she says "He-you-go" to everything. I've noticed I say that to her for everything I give her. Food, Toys, Bink-a-bink, Shoes, Clothes, new Diapers. So, now she gives her stuffed animals food and says her "Here you go" phrase.

I say "So...um..." a lot while I'm thinking. She surprises me when she pulls that out. It seems completely random, but then I guess when I say it it's pretty random too.

I don't just sit and watch tv, I play with Elise, get on the computer and blog, facebook, look up recipes play games, edit pictures, look up scriptures and conference talks (occasionally I get ambitious and get out a craft, those are good days). I do dishes/laundry/de-clutter/make meals and listen to audio books. Apparently Elise has learned to multi task too, although the love of talking on the phone didn't come from me!

Talk on the phone and make a pretend meal, the toys behind her also were played with and we had Kung Fu Panda on the tv. (that's a fork in her hand)

She talked to Aunt Courtney for SEVENTEEN minutes the other day on the phone. And then wanted me to call dad. Oh goodness.

Cute pictures

For mothers day we got to church early and I have pictures to prove it. Elise gave me two of the best presents ever. She apparently went to nursery for the first time and was loving it so much she never needed me. She was so good that a mom that had spent lots of time in there came in and told me that elise should teach the other kids how to go to nursery. Elise also started saying mom! She still calls me dad when she isn't thinking about it. We had the Heyborne's over for dinner. Yay! We hadn't seen them in way too long.













She now owns some of my makeup brushes because she LOVES playing with them. I gave her some of the ones I never really use and she is in heaven. Also we no longer get out of the bathroom without giving her some lotion. It's nice to have a girl that loves hygiene. I hear brushing teeth is a kin to teeth pulling for some parents.

My daughter missed her dress ups

How can I tell? She was very creative about finding alternatives.

Her improv purse is the silverware holder from the dishwasher.

Her improv hat is a bucket.

And her Easter basket is a great improv necklace, don't you think?