Eliana turns one!

I am so excited to share Eliana's birthday photos that I will get out of chronological order just to show you the fun we had.  I can hardly believe that it was more than a year ago that Eliana was born.  Baby girl, who is no longer a baby I suppose, is so much fun to be around.  She loves to clap her hands, laugh, wave hello and goodbye, say dada and grandpa a lot, run, read books, EAT (how can I forget that one), and so much more.  Becca became a super-crafty mom and created a beautiful and elegant purple pony party.

Here is the guest of honor rummaging through purses, haha!



Check out these ponies that Becca and her co-worker made!

Auntie Angie had fun too!

So clever!

Eliana's first sweet treat...a gluten free cake!  She loved it but wasn't exactly sure what to do with it :)

A happy family:

And a pretty girl!

Happy birthday, sweet Eliana Rose!  Here's to many many more.

Pumpkin time!

Halloween seems to have snuck up on us this year.  But Becca, Eliana and I squeezed in a brief pumpkin patch visit on Friday.  Eliana was not a big fan of said visit, as evidenced by the lack of smiles and looking in the camera of my pictures.  Oh well, maybe next year :)

And my favorite one of the day :)

Family time

Have I mentioned lately how cute this girl is?

She is crawling full speed ahead now!

And standing!

Hard to believe she will be 8 months old in just one week.

In the meantime, dad and Levi turned a little bit older than 8 months recently.  It's always fun to celebrate both of them on the same weekend, they don't seem to mind.  Happy birthday guys!

Uncle Ed cooked up some amazing steaks, potatoes, brussel sprouts and mushrooms.  As usual, some of the best food I've had. 

Eliana enjoyed her meal and snuggles with mom, dad and Unc.

I am so blessed to have my dear family close by to make good memories with.  xoxo to all!

baby girl

Eliana is growing!  I love her smiles so very much.  And her soft skin.  Her slober?  Not so much :)

Here we are at her daddy's baseball game:

My favorite bakery ever, Julies Gluten Free Bakery in Puyallup, baked mom and dad a surprise 35th anniversary cake.  How fun is this cake!

Eliana was too busy eating her fingers to notice the cake.  Happy anniversary to the best parents a girl could ask for!

Eliana

I am a bad auntie for not posting photos regularly of the most beautiful girl on the planet.  Here are some updated photos of the now 16 week old.

Mom bought her a jumper.  She looks so tiny in it.

Just chillin' on the tractor.

And laughing with Aunt Cynthia:

She loves eating her hands!

More pics to come...

Beautiful girl

Eliana is growing up already.  What a sweet, sweet, girl.  Apologies to those of you who have already seen some/most of these on faceook and/or instagram :)

She is so precious!

My creative side

Thank you to Becca for putting my creative skills to the test in Eliana's room.  Also thank you to Sharon for providing the paints, DVD and brushes, and the inspiration.  All I have is iPhone pictures of my creations but I think you get the picture.

The "artist" at work:

The finished products:

Over the changing table:

Sweet Eliana Rose

It has been an event filled few days. Little miss Eliana decided she would be right on time, just like her momma! Thursday February 21 was the big day. She held out until 11:07. Timing was perfect and we had the best nurse ever, Becca's best friend Angie.  I was so blessed to be there for the exciting and beautiful birth and am so proud of my sis and Levi for making everything look so easy. Lots of love to their family for many years to come. Here are some photos of the bundle of joy. In case you didn't already know, she was 6 lbs 6 ounces and 19 inches long and has RED hair! Whawhoo!

happy girl after her first bath:

big brother!

a bundle of joy...headed home this morning:

We are so very blessed.  She is so cute and sweet, I can't wait to share more about the wonderful woman she will become.  Needless to say, I'm one proud auntie.