Halloween (1)

Little Miss Piggy

Party at the Holm's

10.29.10

15 Months

{Proof that she smiles}

I haven't done an Eliza update in forever... She changes so much every day it's crazy. Here are our family's latest and greatest:

~ She wakes up saying mommy? Dada? Mama? We love it.
~ Sometimes she goes to bed screaming Mama! Dada! Adaddy! Amommy! We hate it. She usually goes down no problem though.
~ She had the stomach flu a few days ago. She was so good. No complaining- just a lot of puking.
~ I on the other hand, got it a couple days later. There was a lot of complaining and whining. Craig had the day off of work- thank goodness.
~ She's been sucking her thumbs raw. She never sucks them during the day- just at nap time and during the night. Her Dr told me I need to start using Mavala Stop so it doesn't start messing with her teeth. I feel so guilty though... she just screams because she can't suck her thumb and she doesn't understand why. It breaks my heart. I don't think I can do it again until she's a little older.
~ It's still really hard for me to find healthy food that she will eat.
~ She learned how to slurp noodles and she loves it. At least she'll eat that lately. Whole wheat Spaghetti with marinara is on the menu a lot these days.
~ She can feed herself and prefers it that way.
~ We've been house sitting for my parents the last 2 weeks. It's been nice to have real life vacuums (the dogs). No sweeping/vacuuming/mopping the floor after every meal.
~ It's going to be really hard to go from this 10,000 sq ft home back to our 1,800 sq ft townhome. We've been spoiled.
~ Our tv needs a new bulb ($250). We decided to just cancel our direct tv instead.
~ It's been awesome. I cook every night... the house is always clean... Eliza and I get out more... it's the best.thing.ever. (ask me if I'm still enjoying it in a month from now)
~ Eliza understands a lot lately. She brings things to us. Puts things back. Cleans up. She understands where we're going. I love it.
~ She repeats everything we say- it's the cutest.
~ She knows how to remove her diaper. It is so not cool.
~ We just refinanced our house.
~ Eliza is obessed with shoes. She is always carrying a pair around with her.
~ She knows how to go up and down the stairs by herself.
~ Her favorite foods (lately): Tomatoes, peas, spaghetti, and peaches.
~ She was a piggy for Halloween- I still need to post those.
~ She's been entertained by the tv since we've been at my parents (and they actually have one). I have to admit it's pretty nice. But I'll be glad to get back to not having one.
~ She's still not 20 pounds.
~ We tried her forward facing the other day in the car just to see how it was... I think she loved it.
~ I've been babysitting my friend's 5 month old little boy every day. Eliza is so intrigued by the "baby". She only sees him for a few minutes because they're on opposite schedules. He's awake while she sleeps, then she's awake while he sleeps. If I'm ever changing him or holding him Eliza comes up to me and holds my face up to hers and says "Mama. Mama. Mama." She's so jealous. It's adorable.
~ She asks for "caka?" (crackers) all day long. It's starting to drive me nuts. I read in a book they should eat snacks in their high chairs just twice a day. I need to be better at that...
~ I can't wait to get home and put our Christmas decor up. It's never too early.
~ Eliza's 8th tooth just broke through.
~ She still wears 6-12 month clothing. I've learned that buying clothes in advance is a dumb idea. What.A.Waste.
~ She's in size 3 diapers. We tried Kirkland brand because they were on coupon. They worked just like huggies- but they stink. Bad. Pampers are still my first choice. I just wish Costco carried them.
~ She is Daddy's girl lately. Which works out great for me except he's at school or work all day. If he is by chance home (ever)- he's good at entertaining her while I get things done. She bawls when he leaves. She clings to him when he tries to hand her to me. He loves it. Of course.

Laguna Beach
California
October 13-17

We planned a weekend vacation with the Legg Family.
We all needed a break from Work, School, Accounting, (& the "Single Mom" life).
We thought relaxing on the beach, laying out on the deck, and hitting up our regular shops and restaurants sounded like the perfect getaway.
Of course it rained the whole time we were there.
Why wouldn't it???
We still had a blast.

We left Wednesday about 5:00
All six of us piled in Craig's truck.
I wish we would have taken a picture.
Cass: How did we not get a picture?

Thursday
Was supposed to be our "sunny" day.
We decided to spend the day in Huntington.
It was freezing.
We braved the beach anyways- the boys even got in.
Crazy.

Eliza didn't like the sand at first (again).
She wouldn't put her feet down in the beginning.

She slowly warmed up to it.
She even ate some with her lunch.

Our amazing "gifts" from the husbands.
So thoughtful.

These girls were so fun together.
It was soooo nice they were able to entertain each other.

Friday

Shopping at The Spectrum.
We tried the Merry-go-round for the first time.
Eliza hated it.

Kendall loved it.
She didn't want it to end.
Oh this picture is priceless.

Saturday

We braved the beach again.
This time we stayed in Laguna.
Yes- the boys got in again.
What is wrong with them?
(it was full on raining)

Ok girls... get close for a picture!
A little closer...

Just a liiiittle closer...

OK- Too close! Too close!Apparently our child has some personal space issues

Another mall.
More shopping.
More yummy food.

Adam and Craig have their own desserts?
AND they're basically touching.
Weird.
(Cassidy and I were a little jealous)

Good Food.New Starbucks Addictions.Mild Abuse.Shopping.Great Babysitters.Tight Quarters.Cracked Pepper Sunflower Seeds.Teriyaki Burgers From Hell.Card Games.Rain.Pumpkins.Beach.Stories.Anxiety.Boys Against Girls.Best.Trip.Ever.
(Next time will be even better)

This was my wife's first time hunting on her own hunt. She has been with me (Craig) alot and she loved being outside in the wild/outdoors. She got her hunter safety in January and this is the first time she was able to hunt. We went up with alot of family and friends, but she was the only person to actually shoot an elk that weekend out of thirteen people hunting! We ended up seeing about 80 elk in a herd and there were two spikes in it(that's all she could legally shoot). She shot this one from about 350 yards! She shot four times and hit it two and was one happy hunter to say the least!!!

This is my sister Kelly and Britta in the weeee hours of the morning before the hunt started. I don't know why the were so happy this early in the morning because I know both of them very well, and the are not quite what you'd call a "morning person". I love this pic...I know what most of you are thinking and yes, this is my wife Britta: The Hunter!

Life with a 1 year old

I wish I had the motivation to actually do a post.
Pictures are just going to have to do for now.

{Obsessed with rocks}

{Watering flowers with Mommy}
another new obsession

{Swiss Days}
With Mariah, RP, Raf, and Ruben

{Eliza and Kendall}
Best Friends

{Making Brownies}

{Splash Pad}
With Ty and Lou, Lydia and Lisa

{Craig's 10 Year Reunion}

{Main Street}