Category: Eleanor

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…

KANSAS!  This week brought Eleanor’s (and Mike’s) first trip to Kansas and her first chance to meet Great Grandma Geneva, Great Grandma Adams, along with lots of Aunts, Grandaunts, Great Grandaunts, Cousins, Great Cousins, and every other relation you can think of :)  We had our first airplane ride, our first visit to a “Farm”, and…

We had lots of fun this week, including our official Two Month Old photo.  Side by side you can really notice quite a difference from the Official One Month Old photo.  A few firsts this week: full length Pj’s, and holding a toy in our hand (a monkey, or as Amy would say, a frog).  [Editor’s note: please…