Thursday, February 24, 2011

A day in the life of...

Miss Elsie!!


She may not be walking yet, but this little girl is BUSY!! She basically likes to play with everything she should not! If you tell her not to do something, she looks right at you and does it anyway. She knows the drawers and things she shouldn't play with so when she thinks I am not looking, what does she do? Goes for it! She is just like her Daddy!... they don't like to  be told what to do!! But on the other hand she is such a sweetheart, happy, happy, happy and so easy going that after I take something away she forgets all about it and is happy as a clam!! Also just like her daddy!!

Here are the adventures of Elsie...

She wakes up in the morning and has Breakfast. She however HAS to feed herself! She has been doing this since about 9 months. I am fine with it for the most part, except when I try to feed with things the require a spoon (ie applesauce) and she of course needs to do it! 
This is what we end of up!
Why is she not wearing a bib you ask... of course she takes it off as soon as I put it on!


Then we have some play time. This is one of Elsie' favorite play areas... of course! Lets choose a shelf with all sorts of heavy things! She takes the baskets off the lower shelf and climbs right in! She thinks she is so funny!!

 Then we get our diaper changed before our first nap! She hates this and always try to crawl away while I am changing her. After, while I am throwing away the diaper, this is what I come back to....
 Before we go down, we always have to take inventory of our shoes and try them on!! This is with out a doubt her favorite spot in the house!
After our naps we are all revved up and ready to terrorize!! Let's see.. what it the first dangerous thing I can find... Of course!! I bin full of old broken lights!!
(Don't you love her get up as well!!)

This girl is seriously going to be a cleaning lady one day.
This is her second favorite place in the house. I think its because it is the only drawer in the kitchen I let her open. She pulls out all the rags and furiously wipes the floor down.

 After she has gone through the house she will finally play with her toys!





But soon she gets bored and heads for another all time favorite... the bathrooms!!

But while she is in there unrolling all the toilet paper, she remembers that she loves the laundry room!
So off she will go.... toilet paper and all!!
 Her final destination before her mama is exhausted and needs her to take another nap...
The laundry room... so she can dive into the basket!!

THE END!!!

You are busy baby girl!! But we love you just the way you are!! xoxo

Valentines Day

Since Valentines Day was on a Monday this year, we had a little weekend celebration of love...
well almost...

Elsie usually is a little ham for the camera but she was not having any of it this time!

Saturday, Dave and I went up to Snake Creek Grill in Heber with our friends Tommy and Carly.
Okay I am HIGHLY recommending the place! Best. Food. Ever!!
Elsie got to have a little valentines date with her Nana and Grandpa

On Sunday we busted out our heart dress that Grandma Michele gave us! 
Elsie was the cutest little Valentines Girl!!

 On Valentines Day, Elsie and Dave had a secret admirer drop off some presents!!


Our family on Valentines Day 2011
Elsie would not look at the camera to save her life... this was the best we could do
 This was Valentines Day 2010, Elsie was jut 13 days old...

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Last but not least, I leave you with this....
We went to Costco and Elsie was in her darling little Valentines strawberry dress. She looked liked a doll! But of course in true Elsie fashion she coughed and threw up all over it! She had to ride home in just her diaper, leggings and shoes. When we got home, Dave's mom was dropping off Elsie's Valentines gift. She bought the girls these darling little vest. Of course Elsie wanted to put it on... this is what we ended up with!!













Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Elsie's One Year Pictures

Lindsay did it again! She was able to capture the most precious pictures of little Elsie!! I love getting Elsie's pictures taken and capturing her little mannerisms! I love love love how these turned out and I feel like the are Elsie to a tee!!


















Elsie's Birthday Soiree

"Let Them Eat Cake"

For Elsie's 1st Birthday we had a Marie Antoinette theme party... ( I know a little over the top, but your first baby only turns one once)!!
It was so much fun to celebrate our baby girl with our family and close friends!!
Elsie is one lucky girl to have so many friends close to her age!

Here were the invites...



The morning of her birthday she opened up some presents from Mommy and Daddy






That night the celebration began...






























We are so lucky to have so many people that love our little girl as much as we do!
Happy Birthday baby girl!!