Monday, April 26, 2010

East Coast Adventure

Alan's summer job takes us to many places, and this year it's off to the East Coast! This summer is a little different though... We are only staying for half the summer because Alan will be returning to school to attend Summer Term. Since we are only staying half the summer, and because it was so far away, we decided to all fly out together and leave our car at home. It will be interesting to see all the places we can visit with only our feet to get us there.

Also, our apartment is in a newer part of the complex that is still under construction, so (free) internet isn't as widely available. Right now I am posting this from a Starbucks inside a Barnes and Noble down the street (Starbucks has free wifi) with Elsie in the stroller next to me. I guess it will make me get out more if I have to walk a little ways to get internet.

Since we flew out, we weren't able to bring as much stuff as we normally do. It also means that we forgot more things because we were only thinking of the essentials we needed to get by for two months. For example, my camera cord. My memory card doesn't fit into the laptop we brought and we forgot the cord that hooks up to the camera. If there's a lack of pictures the next few weeks, that's probably why. Well, that and the whole internet situation. We were able to find someone with a card reader that we could borrow for a minute, so I snapped a few pictures of our new apartment.


It looks like it might rain outside, so we better start walking home. I'll leave with a little video of Elsie that we took right before we left. In case you can't see it/hear it, she is dancing around holding a pen that plays the BYU fight song. Go Cougars :)

Saturday, April 17, 2010

We went for a walk

A very slow walk since we let Elsie walk most of the way. But it was fun and Elsie enjoyed herself.
Going for walks is fun!

Ready for my beauty shot
Lets go this way

Up close and personal
What are those ones called, Dad?
Look, there's a robin!

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Twelve Months

Elsie is one year old today! Happy Birthday Elsie! She is walking everywhere and stood up on her own for the first time this morning without pulling herself up on something. She has plenty of words, provided you can understand her gibberish. She has a lot to say about everything going on around her, and isn't afraid to tell you about it. She still only has her two bottom teeth... Maybe someday she'll get a few more and learn how to chew food properly. Although her piggy is in her pictures with her, she is very attached to a certain stuffed kitty. Kitty helps her through the times when life gets hard and she falls down and cries. Kitty is also her bedtime/nap time companion. My baby is growing up and I love her more and more everyday!



Elsie's first birthday present ever was a book from her Aunt Becky. While she won't sit still for reading the whole book yet, she certainly loves to flip through the pages and look at the pictures!


Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Monday, April 5, 2010

Easter at our house

"Wow, President Monson..."
"I just woke up from a nap, but finding Easter eggs is fun!"
"Here you go, Dada"

"There are eggs everywhere!"



Friday, April 2, 2010

The last of the Thursday Flowers...

The first is an arrangement of silk flowers in a fake water gel. These babies will brighten my room for a loooooong time.


The last arrangement Alan made is just a simple Spring/Easter bouquet. I have certainly enjoyed this class, and I think deep down Alan liked it too.