Tuesday, June 19, 2007

ARUBA PICTURE MONTAGE

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JAMIE AND KEVIN GOT MARRIED IN ARUBA IN MAY. MY MOM STAYED WITH ELISE SO THAT BRIAN AND I COULD GO. WE ONLY WENT FOR A WEEKEND AND IT WAS SO HARD TO LEAVE HER! YOU WOULD THINK THAT WE WOULD LIVE IT UP, BUT WE TALKED ABOUT ELISE THE ENTIRE TIME AND STILL GOT UP AT 6:00 OR 7:00 EVERYDAY. WHAT DID WE DO BEFORE SHE CAME ALONG?!

JAMIE AND KEVIN HAD A BEAUTIFUL WEDDING ON THE BEACH AT SUNSET. BRIAN AND I WERE HONORED TO BE IN THE WEDDING AND WE HAD A BLAST IN ARUBA. VERY FEW PEOPLE CAN SAY THAT THEY HAVE KNOWN THEIR BEST FRIEND FOR 26 YEARS- WE WOULDN'T HAVE MISSED IT FOR THE WORLD! ELISE AND GRANDMA (AND WYATT) HAD A GREAT TIME TOGETHER- MY MOM SAID THAT SHE DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE WE WERE GONE.

Monday, June 18, 2007

ELISE'S FIRST BIRTHDAY PICTURE MONTAGE

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SHE WAS 17 LB, 12 OZ AT HER ONE YEAR CHECKUP AND AHEAD DEVELOPMENTALLY. HER PEDIATRICIAN SAID THAT SHE IS JUST "GENETICALLY PETITE". SHE HAD EAR TUBES PLACED IN MAY AND HAS NOT HAD AN EAR INFECTION SINCE (YAY!). SHE HAS REALLY HAD AN APPETITE LATELY AND HAS BEEN PACKING ON THE POUNDS. SHE WEIGHS OVER 19 LBS ACCORDING TO OUR SCALE, SO HOPEFULLY SHE CAN GO FORWARD FACING IN HER CAR SEAT SOON. ELISE IS QUITE TALKATIVE AND VERY DRAMATIC. SHE CLIMBS ON EVERYTHING, LOVES TO DANCE, AND ALSO HAS A VERY BAD TEMPER.

SO YEAH, THAT FIRST YEAR JUST FLEW BY! I HAD SUCH A HARD TIME WHEN ELISE WAS BORN- SHE WAS A VERY DIFFICULT BABY AND I WAS SO WORRIED ABOUT DOING EVERYTHING RIGHT. I DON'T REALLY MISS HER BEING A LITTLE BABY- EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE I MISS THAT NEW BABY SMELL AND THOSE CUTE LITTLE NOISES, BUT I REALLY LIKE BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH HER AND ANTICIPATE HER NEEDS. THIS IS SUCH A FUN AGE AND I FEEL LIKE IT IS MY REWARD FOR STICKING OUT THOSE FIRST FEW MONTHS. I AM AMAZED AT HOW MUCH SHE HAS GROWN AND CHANGED AND HOW MUCH SHE HAS TAUGHT ME ALONG THE WAY. I HAVE LEARNED TO REALLY ENJOY SUCH SIMPLE PLEASURES LIKE WATCHING HER LAUGH HYSTERICALLY WHEN DADDY TICKLES HER BELLY OR WHEN SHE LOOKS AT ME WITH THOSE BIG BLUE EYES AND TELLS ME THAT SHE IS "MIMI'S BAY-BAY". WE ARE TRULY BLESSED TO HAVE SUCH A WONDERFUL LITTLE GIRL.


Thursday, June 14, 2007

RETURN OF THE BLOG SLACKER



THE LAST FEW MONTHS HAVE BEEN SO CRAZY... WE HAD ELISE'S FIRST BIRTHDAY, JAMIE AND KEVIN'S WEDDING IN ARUBA AND THE RECEPTION WHEN WE GOT BACK, I STARTED MY NEW JOB, BRIAN'S BDAY, ELISE'S SURGERY, MY BDAY, MOTHER'S DAY, AND VARIOUS OTHER EVENTS. I WILL PROBABLY JUST START POSTING LINKS TO SLIDESHOWS TO GET CAUGHT UP.
YEAH, I KNOW SHE LOOKS ALL CUTE AND INNOCENT CARRYING AROUND HER "DOG GAY", BUT DON'T BE FOOLED! THE LITTLE RASCAL IS INTO EVERYTHING! I DON'T GET MUCH TIME TO SIT AT MY COMPUTER THESE DAYS, BUT I'M GOING TO GET BACK ON THE BLOG WAGON.
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