Swimming!

Fireworks!

We went to a local park to view the fireworks this year. So fun! Elise had a blast even though all she had were her two stick in the mud parents to play with. Although, I can tell nursery is teaching her some social skills. I brought enough different things to keep her entertained.

Stick in the mud #1

Stick in the mud #2

This girl loves climbing, even if it is only into a chair.

Pop its on the sidewalk. I didn't think she would be able to throw them hard enough but she proved me wrong!

Yummy treats, like the bean dip on her lip?

Mommy's hat was a big deal

Her light globe kept us from having to buy those light up necklaces although she was still enthralled with the kids that had those necklaces.

This is me pre teaching her what fireworks were and what they were like and then we played a game where I would say boom! and she would cover her ears so she wouldn't be scared. It worked awesome.

She loved the fireworks, she eventually found mommies lap and her binki and just ooh-ed and awed along with everyone.

Happy Independence Day!

Happy Fourth!

my little punk

She's figured out how to put her shorts on her self and well this morning she found dad's pants and with a little help from mom we ended up having to take a picture of this.

Cell phone pictures

Kind of fun, these are some of the pictures from my phone. I finally connected it to the computer and downloaded them.

Elise being propped up with marshmallows, darn I had to buy them, might as well get those rice crispies and make something yummy.

Cute Panda outfit and one of her first smiles

me holding her for the second time ever.

Ryan holding her for one of the first times, he got to help hold her up occasionally in the NICU

mommy and baby doing well!

Her moving up to her oxygen chamber in the NICU

She just never really liked her binki when she was little, when she truned a year old they became inseperable

eating my first sandwich at Quizno's on the way to Utah

Slides are so fun!

The first time she sat up unsupported!

walking a friends dog and elise at the same time.

If Ryan were in there it would be four generations

I love when she wakes up happy, it makes the early mornings easier

Out and about at a fountain

So happy to see the water splashing

her first halloween

Newborn and daddy

she was sweet asleep we took tons of pictures.

Beach Day!

My ipad jimmy rigged up in our car for the long journey to Utah. Elise loved it so that's all I care about.

Elise's crib in her room/closet

I think is the only pic we got of her in this hat my sister made, are  you ever sad to realize you didn't get pictures of things you wanted to?

I think she stayed like this most days for like the first four months of her life.