Author: Mike

Lin and Tanya came to visit us this week, and got to meet Eleanor.  Thanks for coming to visit! We had a few other firsts this week, including wearing our snow suit, seeing snow and trying out the “Jumparoo”. 

Eleanor celebrated her first Thanksgiving this week, along with a number of other firsts, including: first dinner out first time wearing shoes first time wearing a party dress first road trip  In addition to thanksgiving, we also celebrated a number of birthdays, including Great Grandma Littleton’s 90th with a (Suprise!) dinner with the whole family. …

We’ve had a fun week playing with our new camera – so there are a few more shots than normal.  It seems to excel at closeups, and there are a few great shots.  We celebrated Aunt Lary’s birthday (again, but this time with some out of town friends), and Amy and I got all dressed…

This story is so funny it deserved its own post.  So, Amy was nursing Ellie very early in the morning (4ish I think) – she and I were both very tired, and were not having the most eloquent conversation.  Out of nowhere, Amy says, “Why does Ellie’s jumper have 007 on it?”.  I’ve captured an…

 Ellie’s had a fun week getting  better at her “tummy time”, and sitting in her Bumpo chair.  A new napping schedule has allowed for more walks in the neighborhood, but has been a little hard to get adjusted to.  Just tonight, she went down for her afternoon “nap” at 4:00 and hasn’t woken up yet!  Hopefully that…

Eleanor had her first voting experience this week – when she joined Amy to the polls.  (Amy voted Republican, and Ellie voted Democrat, so they cancelled each other out :) ).  We also had a fun visit from cousin Kim and Genet, along with friends from Minneapolis Amy and Katrina.  Everyone had a blast during…

Eleanor celebrated her first Halloween today, complete with costume.  Actually, several costumes.  There was the banana, to go along with my gorilla and Amy’s banana (I’m pretty sure that Amy chose the banana costume because it makes her look taller than me in the pictures.  Just to set the official record straight, I’m taller.), a glow in…

This week’s highlight was a visit from Auntie Susan and Uncle Gabe.  This was Gabe’s first chance to meet Eleanor, and Aunt Susan hasn’t seen her since day 3.  Friday we had dinner and celebrated Aunt Lary’s birthday.  We spent Saturday grilling and watching football at Uncle B’s, and ended with a wild game of Scategories.  Earlier in…