Pepper Steak!!!!Yes!!

Eliana has this hilarious thing she does when we put her in the high chair to feed her! I think she just loves to eat:-) Last night was pepper steak and she was thrilled!

The Drive To Florida!!!

We decided to go on vacation down in Floridafor about 10 days after Christmas. Jessica has family that lives on Marco Island and we headed down Christmas Night. The drive started off pretty good leaving only about 30 or 45 minutes later than we planned. Not bad. Everything flowed smoothly until just after the Florida border. I was driving and the engine started heating up. I took an exit immediately and it was actually an entrance to another interstate. On the way to the first exit it got to hot so I pulled over. The belt was off and stretched out. After unloading half of the trunk I got to the tools and put the belt back on. The belt came off immediately after starting the car, so we drove very slowly to the exit. Jessica's parents weren't far behind us so they got off and went to the town to see what was there. After about two miles at 25 MPH we had to stop and let it cool. Three stops later a female sheriff's deputy pulled up behind us. She wasn't real happy because Elle's car seat was covered and she thought we didn't have a seat for her. Then Jessica's parents pulled up behind her. Cops don't like that a whole lot either. She escorted us to the next stop at a NAPA store and a city police officer met us (also a female). The girls couldn't help but laugh at them. On cop had pink hand cuffs and went on about how she loved the other's ear piece. We had to go to a body shop that was another couple miles. We made it most of the way there and only had a hill left to go over when the car died. After a jump in the middle of the road we barely made it over the hill. Jessica got terribly excited because we were going to get to run a red light, but it turned green right before we went through it. It turned out that the tension pulley had broken, so we had to get it replaced and get a new belt. The body shop had some really neat dogs the we played with while they fixed the car. Three and a half hours later we got back on the road. There weren't any more problems from that point. We made it all the way to Naples and had lunch with Alison's fiance Aaron. Then we finished the drive to Marco.

Christmas Day

Christmas Day!! That was another exciting event for us all, mainly because we all got to watch Eliana open presents from more family that loves her. I think it is hilarious how much she loves the wrapping paper! Except for one book that my mom gave her. She sat and looked intently at each picture. This was definitely a fun year:-)

Elle's First Christmas Eve

Today we spent time with Adam's family celebrating Christmas. This is Eliana's first time to open Christmas presents!! She liked the wrapping paper much better than the gifts themselves. Adam's grandma had made Elle a really pretty smocked Christmas dress and we put her in it and took pics. Here are several for you all to enjoy. May each of you have a blessed Christmas season and enjoy your time with family and friends.

Applesauce!

Today Eliana enjoyed her first taste of homemade applesauce. It was so hilarious as you'll see...every time I took a bite she opened her mouth assuming it was for her:-) Of course I couldn't resist sharing the healthy treat!

Catching up...

Well, it has been ever so long since we've shared photos with you all. We've had a trip to Mi to visit friends, birthday parties, Elle's monthly birthdays and lots of everyday fun! Elle rolled over for the first time last Friday and now that's all she does when I lay her on the floor to play. If I want her in the kitchen with me I have to put her in a laundry basket full of (clean) clothes and keep her contained!! So much fun:-) She is developing quite a little personality....most days I wake up and wonder what new little thing she'll do today!

Hope you all are doing well and are enjoying our little posts. Keep in touch!!

Reading, writing, 'rithmetic....

Thought we'd start Eliana early on her learning. Here Aunt Angela reads a book to her...we were so surprised at how interested Elle looked in this story. It was so cute watch her study each page:-) Good friends of ours sent Elle a few new books as a gift and they have already gotten used!! Thank you Hird family!!