Saturday, November 2, 2013

four and a half

 We gave Cedar a few gifts yesterday morning in honor of his half birthday!


 The traditional half birthday gift: socks!  He also got a new lego!


I knew Cedar would like these fake mustaches!


 I didn't anticipate his idea to put one on Elsa.  This was too funny.  She even wrinkled up her face & twitched her mustache a bit.  She looks like a baby Ron Swanson!  :P

Some photos from my phone:

 Smiles for her big brothers!


Smiles for Dad after sleeping all night!  Way to go, Elsa!


Finley & Cedar were out of school, so I took all three on a walk/ride to Grocery Outlet to buy ice cream (to go with the apple crisp I'd made!).

Friday, November 1, 2013

happy halloween

 I love this photo.  It just feels like an instant classic!  


 It was drizzly last night but not too cold.  Elsa stayed warm, cuddled up to Mama in the Ergo carrier.

We walked from our house to Mummi & Pappa's house, trick or treating along the way.  It worked out really well; it's so fun to live so close to Kenton's parents.


 Our vampire, Finley (almost 7!)


 Our knight, Cedar (almost 4 1/2)



We've been driving by this house all month & enjoying it's spooky decorations!


 Finley watched this spider fall down on the group of trick or treaters in front of us, so he was ready for it!


 He still jumped pretty high when it finally dropped on him!  ;)


 Great decorations!  So fun!


 More fun decorations!


 It was pretty dark by the time we made it to Mummi & Pappa's house.


 They gave the boys special flashlights that were super helpful for the dark walk back home.


 After walking our neighborhood, we drove to my parents' house to meet up with the aunts, uncles & cousins.


 Cedar, Griffin (special forces soldier), Sadie (nerd), Ronan (soccer player), Finley, Tyler (his own Minecraft character), Elsa (not really in costumer...maybe glamour girl??) :P, Cohen (soccer player), & Tate (alligator)


 Elsa & Sadie
Elsa was a little grumpy, but after nursing for a bit, she cheered up before falling asleep in Aunt Gretchen's arms.


 Getting some special treatment from Papa.  Elsa got her first cold & I wanted him to listen to her lungs to make sure she was doing okay.  She's lost her voice & can't really cry out right now, but she's doing just fine according to Papa.  :)


We had a great night, ate too much candy, got some exercise, & enjoyed ourselves overall.  

Happy Halloween!

6 days old photo shoot

 When Elsa was 6 days old, our friend Amy came over to capture her sweet "newbornness" in photos.  We are so thankful for these photos.  I love taking pictures, but it's difficult to make the time to do a whole photo shoot.  Aren't these great?















 Kenton & I think her expression is so funny!  We're still getting used to all the pink & flowery headbands & ruffles that go along with baby girl clothes & accessories.  :P





Tuesday, October 29, 2013

her favorite place

 Elsa's happiest place is her changing table.  It's during diaper changes that we see the most smiles.  She's so interactive, it's become a favorite time for all of us!  That's one way to make us eager to change poopy diapers!  :P










 The things a mama will do to get a smile.  Certainly not a flattering photo of me, but smiles are worth it!







Photos by Kenton