Ornaments,snowmen, lights, oh my!

Elaine has enjoyed every second of preparing for the holidays! Snowmen decorations in the house, the tree, lights, ornaments within grabbing distance, books filled with new stories, and jingle bells! She tries to say Santa, which comes out "Dahtah" and is still working on her "ho, ho, ho". It sounds more like a sneeze or a partial laugh.

We enjoyed dinner at Jethros, where she loved the lights, TVs and crayons, not to mention the sweet potato fries. We checked out the new spray ground that has recently been installed at our park, and she already loves it! We also finally tried out a bath toy from her aunt Amy and that was a hit!

Can't wait until Santa comes to town!

Thanksgiving

We had a great thanksgiving in La Crosse. Elaine wore her feather crown from daycare on the car ride there and enjoyed kitty chasing, turkey,lots of love from grandma, grandpa, aunt Amy and uncle Dan, and the kickoff to many Christmas traditions. Most exciting news is that Amy and Dan are expecting! They are due June 6th and we are SO excited!

Elaine's first haircut!

Elaine's hair has come a long way! From baldie to ponytail, she's made it 15 months to her first trim! She did great in the chair, although she insisted on being in daddy's lap!

Here is before, during and after!!!

Grandma & Grandpa Morse visit

We had a great visit from Eric's mom and dad last weekend! We enjoyed a breakfast at la mie, the boys did some outdoor projects, and we enjoyed each others company. One funny similarity is that in my photos from last weekend, my dad was asleep on the exact same spot as grandpa mike! Special sleep spot for grandpas I guess! I also have to show off Elaine's long hair before her first haircut coming up! Can you believe I was able to put it into a pony?? Can't wait to see her new look after Saturday!

Weekend with Grandma & Grandpa Frost

We had a great visit with grandma and grandpa Frost over the weekend, and also kicked off Halloween. Here are some photos of fun with G&G, (tired grandpa!) and a fun little "Pumpkin Walk" for kids on 5th in Valley Junction we went on spur of the moment. Here is Elaine with her friend Ellie the spider!

Expanding vocabulary

Elaine seems to be chatting up a storm lately and although you can tell what she's saying most of the time, I wanted to put together a little translation just for fun, and possibly for a babysitters use!!

Nana= banana
Bup bup = pick me up
Alpo = Elmo
Dodgy = doggy (any animal actually including cats, squirrels, teddy bears, bunnies, etc)
Cuck = duck
Aboo = a book
Teeda = touchdown
Tay doo = thank you
Beebee = baby (any human under the age of 12)
Adaa = all done
Hhhhtttt! = hot!
Uh oh = uh oh
Buh bye = bye bye
Hi = hi
Poopy = poopy

Also wanted to share some photos of our little gal checking out the changing leaves, smiling in her high chair, and enjoying a snack with her buddy, Quinn!