MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

WE WISH EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS! WE WILL POST PICS LATER OF ALL OUR FESTIVITIES...UNTIL THEN, HERE IS A COPY OF OUR CHRISTMAS CARD. WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE PICS OF ALL THE BABES OPENING THEIR PRESENTS!

EIGHT MONTHS OLD

SHE IS OBSESSED WITH CRAWLING NOW- SHE TAKES HER MILK "TO GO"

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A MONTH MAKES! ELISE IS OVER 15 POUNDS NOW (LITTLE FATTY!). SHE IS DEFINITELY GOING THROUGH A GROWTH SPURT...SHE HAS BEEN EATING ALMOST 30 OZ OF BREASTMILK PLUS HER BABY FOOD! SHE CAN CRAWL ACROSS THE ROOM (WE CALL IT "DOING THE INCHWORM"), SHE LOVES TO CLIMB AND PULL HERSELF UP ON STUFF, AND SHE FINALLY STARTED "TALKING". THE OTHER DAY BRIAN WAS SITTING WITH HER ON THE CHAIR AND SHE LOOKED UP AT HIM AND IN THE SWEETEST VOICE STARTED SAYING "DA-DA, BA-BA, GA-GA, & BLA-BLA". IT MELTED MY HEART!
ALSO, THE LITTLE STINKER IS FINALLY SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT! AFTER TRYING ALL OF THE "NICE METHODS" WE HAD TO RESORT TO "CRYING IT OUT". WE HAD ABOUT 4 ROUGH NIGHTS, BUT NOW SHE WILL SLEEP OVER 12 HOURS AND GETS MAD WHEN I WAKE HER UP!!!! MY ONLY REGRET IS THAT I DIDN'T DO IT SOONER!

ELISE'S FIRST THANKSGIVING

ELISE ENJOYED HER FIRST THANKSGIVING. WE WERE SO THANKFUL THIS YEAR TO HAVE OUR LITTLE TURKEY! WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO HER FIRST CHRISTMAS... IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE A KID AGAIN- GETTING ALL EXCITED ABOUT SANTA, SNOW, AND ALL OF THE HOLIDAY FUN. WE WENT TO THE MALL THIS WEEKEND AND SHE GOT TO MEET SANTA- SHE JUST PULLED ON HIS BEARD AND LOOKED AT THE PHOTOGRAPHER LIKE SHE WAS CRAZY!

DADDY DAYCARE

 
BRIAN HAS BEEN OFF WORK ALL WEEK, SO I AM WORKING A LOT. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU LEAVE DADDY IN CHARGE! 

HAPPY ADOPTION PARTY

 
WE HAVE ALWAYS CONSIDERED SALVADORE FAMILY, BUT IT WAS OFFICIAL THIS WEEK. DAVE AND PATTY GOT MARRIED IN MAY AND DAVE FINALLY COMPLETED THE ADOPTION PROCESS. THEY ARE EXPECTING A LITTLE BAMBINO IN APRIL- WE WILL FIND OUT NEXT WEEK IF ELISE WILL HAVE A GIRL OR BOY COUSIN. WE ARE HOPING FOR ANOTHER PRINCESS! 

SEVEN MONTHS OLD

 
 
 
 
ELISE WAS 7 MONTHS OLD LAST WEEK. SHE IS SITTING UP ON HER OWN, STILL SCOOTING, BLOWING RASPBERRIES, REACHING FOR US, AND GETTING TO BE SUCH A BIG GIRL. THE BIGGEST MILESTONE OF ALL- I CAN FINALLY GET A BOW IN HER HAIR!!! 

WYATT'S BIRTHDAY

 
 
HE MIGHT NOT GET QUITE AS MUCH ATTENTION SINCE WE HAD ELISE, BUT WE STILL LOVE OUR LITTLE BOY! WYATT TURNED 4 YEARS OLD THIS MONTH AND GOT TO GO TO PETSMART TO PICK OUT A BONE. 

SPA DAY WITH KYLIE

 
I TOOK KYLIE FOR A FACIAL AND MANICURE. SHE LOVED IT AND WANTS TO HAVE A "SPA DAY" EVERY YEAR FOR HER BIRTHDAY NOW. WE FIGURED ELISE COULD JOIN US IN ABOUT 5 YEARS! THIS IS WHY I AM SO GLAD I HAD A GIRL:)! 

SMILES

 
 
WE ALL KNOW ELISE LOOKS JUST LIKE BRIAN, BUT HE THINKS SHE LOOKS LIKE ME WHEN SHE SMILES. HERE ARE SOME OF HER CUTE SMIRKS AND GRINS- I JUST LOVE 'EM! 

FUN WITH GREAT GRANDMA'S SCARF

 
 
 
 
AUNT SANDY AND UNCLE DON WERE IN TOWN LAST WEEKEND, SO ELISE GOT TO HANG OUT WITH THE FAMILY. SHE LOVED PLAYING WITH GREAT GRANDMA'S SCARF, SO THEN WE GOT THE BRILLIANT IDEA TO HAVE HER MODEL IT. ELISE THOUGHT THIS WAS VERY FUNNY. 

EBONY AND IVORY

 
 
ELISE AND KENDALL ARE OFFICIALLY "TWINS". THEY BOTH WEIGHED 13 LBS, 14 OZ AT THEIR LAST CHECK-UPS. HERE THEY WERE EVEN SLEEPING IN THE SAME POSITION- TOO SWEET! 

ELISE'S FIRST HALLOWEEN

 
 
ELISE WAS NOT A HAPPY BUMBLE BEE (SHE HATED THE COSTUME), SO AFTER THE COSTUME PARTY SHE JUST WORE HER HALLOWEEN BIB AND PASSED OUT CANDY WITH DADDY. 

HALLOWEEN PARTY

 
 
WE WERE QUITE THE INTERESTING FAMILY FOR ROGER'S HALLOWEEN PARTY. I WAS A MARDI GRAS GIRL (NO- I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR BEADS:), BRIAN WAS ELVIS, AND ELISE WAS A "KITTEN PIMP". 

BABY COSTUME PARTY

 
 
WE TRIED TO GET A GROUP SHOT OF ALL THE BABIES IN THEIR COSTUMES- EASIER SAID THAN DONE! 

BABY DEDICATION

 
 
 
 
HERE ARE SOME PICS FROM THE BABY DEDICATION AT THE VINEYARD CHURCH. MY MOM GOT ELISE THE KEEPSAKE BONNET SHE IS WEARING (OR SHOULD I SAY- WORE LONG ENOUGH FOR A PICTURE) AND IT TURNS INTO A WEDDING DAY HANKIE. 

FALL FUN DAY

MY FAMILY CAME UP FOR A "FALL FUN DAY". WE WENT BACK TO THE APPLE ORCHARD, WENT TO THE PUMPKIN PATCH, AND THEN TOLD GHOST STORIES BY THE FIRE.

PICKING APPLES

WE TOOK ELISE TO HARSHMAN ORCHARDS TO PICK APPLES WITH GRANDMA AND GRANDPA. SHE HAD FUN, BUT WAS REALLY MORE INTERESTED IN THE LEAVES THAN THE APPLES. WE ARE GOING TO MAKE THIS A FAMILY TRADITION EVERY FALL.
"I'M A BIG GIRL DADDY- I CAN PICK THIS ONE ALL BY MYSELF."
THE APPLE OF MY EYE
THE PICK OF THE CROP
EVEN WYATT GOT TO ENJOY THE APPLES.