Happy Birthday to Elle!

She turned 3... a fun party in park with family and a few friends!

Elle got some fun dress-up clothes and accessories... and was kind enough to share them with Addie!

Our family!

May 2008

We celebrated Mother's Day eating good food (everything has a Mediterranean flair to it), listening to great music (Brian Stodart was playing), and enjoying the pleasant courtyard at Mount Palomar Winery! It was a fun day.

It took us about 5 minutes to get a decent family photo. This was the best of the bunch... despite the fact that Adeline was slightly distracted! It is hard to get two little ones to look at the camera at the same time... let alone SMILE at the same time! We tried...

Self-Explanatory!



Addie is almost always happy! You can't really see from the picture, but she's got two bottom teeth now and is working on two top teeth. She's getting to be a busy girl!

It's fun to watch the girls enjoy being sisters!



The girls are working on less cheesy smiles...
we've got some practicing to do!

March 2008

Elle and her baby had matching dresses for Easter Sunday (GG bought these for Elle!)






























Addie is a pretty happy baby... here are just a few to showcase her blossoming personality!

Our girls!

Our girls keep growing!

Elle has fun dancing around in her "princess" dress!

Addie is as happy as ever!

October!

Elle loves Addie! And Addie loves Elle... it's just hard to see that in this picture!












Oh... that's better!













This is one of Addie's favorite new poses... also her favorite way to sleep. I think it helps keep her hands warm!











Addie's a girl of a million faces... here's just one of them!












We had to evacuate our home for one week due to the wildfire storm that swept through San Diego. No damage in our neighborhood... but here's some of the ash that fell!

New Sister!

Adeline Grace was born on 7/23/2007.













We love her very much and think that she and Elle will be great sisters and friends!

Elle at 18 months

Elle had fun playing with her Great Aunt Wavy!













She stays busy all day long, and sleeps like an angel at night!












Playing on the slide is one of Elle's new hobbies!

Elle the Archaeologist

She loves to make piles! 

Elle's 1st Haircut

Not her idea of a fun day! 

Elle's 1st Bike Ride!

Daddy took Elle for her 1st bikeride in Newport Beach this summer. She had a good time... despite the pensive face she's got here! 

Elle at the beach

Elle's first time at the beach... she loves it!
 

 

Elle's 1st Birthday

Elle got a new bathing suit and hat... fancy!












Elle was thrilled to open presents... like this outfit from Aunt Lydia.
































Elle got a baby doll and stroller... she thinks she's a big girl now!