And We're Walking . . .

Eliza crawled at such an early age that I was sure that meant she would be walking early too. Not so much. Finally she is starting to take steps by herself . . . but she seems to prefer crawling to walking. I think it is because she can move so much faster when she crawls. (We don't call her Speed Racer for nothing!)

Even though she is walking some - I have not been able to capture it on video (aaarrrr). Every time I have the video camera out - she knows what I am doing - so she smiles and then sits down and refuses to walk.

I took this picture this morning, before I dropped her off at school. She's not walking in this picture but she sure is happy. Do you think she will always be this happy to go to school on Mondays?

Welcome to Our Kitchen

Kelly from Kelly's Korner has started a fun new Friday tradition with a virtual tour of homes. This week is the kitchen edition. Since Kelly is one of my favorite bloggers, I certainly didn't want to miss out on the fun of joining in.

As many of you know, we just purchased our home a few weeks back, and in all honesty HGTV speaks the truth when they say "Kitchens sell homes" - as it was the kitchen that sealed the deal for me. I walked in and immediately fell in love with this space. It is a very open room that flows great into the family room.

The previous owners updated the kitchen in 2004 and they did a great job. (maple cabinets, tile backslash, silestone counters) This kitchen is designed very well with plenty of fun perks like a lazy Susan, deep drawers and drawers that slide out, but my FAVORITE perk is the pull down spice rack right by the stove . . . now that was a genius idea.

Here is our eating area. I wish this area was a bit bigger because our table doesn't fit the space well. I think once Eliza graduates from the high chair to a booster seat we may feel like we have more space.

This is our recipe desk and built in china cabinet. We keep our mail there and it makes it very convenient when it comes time to pay bills. My favorite thing about this cabinet is that I have a place to display my tea cups. Both of my grandmothers collected tea cups and I love that those pieces that have been passed down to me can now be displayed.

Hope you enjoyed the tour - come back next week for a peek at a new room.

Albert the Monkey

Eliza definitely has a favorite toy . . . .Albert the Monkey. Albert was given to Eliza by our sweet friend Tina. Eliza loved Albert immediately and her faces just lights up every time she sees him. Recently I have been letting Eliza take Albert to bed with her. (Albert is only allowed to stay in bed with her until she falls asleep and then I take him out.) Tonight when I went to get Albert, this is what I found . . . .

Is this not the most precious thing you have ever seen?

Kicked Back

This is Eliza's favorite sleeping position. . . . hands behind her head . . . . seeing her like this always makes me smile.

Eliza vs. Applesauce

We are trying to teach Eliza to use a spoon and feed herself . . . . it's not going that well . . .as she still seems to prefer her fingers over the spoon. Tonight she was covered from head to toe in applesauce. She seems to enjoy being independent and feeding herself, however I think she got more on her clothes than she did in her mouth but I know we will get there eventually.

Did You Miss Us?

I know it has been awhile since our last post but we have had so much going on. We are still trying to get all of our boxes unpacked and trying to make our new house feel like our home. Last week, Eliza picked up a lovely stomach virus from daycare which she was kind enough to share with both of her parents. I have gotten over it but Steve is still struggling to shake it. On top of that, Eliza also developed two MASSIVE ear infections. So needless to say, the past week has been a bit stressful - but things are definitely looking better.

This picture has nothing to do with the post . . . I just think it is cute.

Thank you Easter Bunny

Our Easter morning started out very dark and gloomy. We had some pretty intense rain storms this morning, but luckily once the storms were over we had a BEAUTIFUL sunny day. We didn't get to go to church this morning because Eliza is still getting over a stomach virus that she picked up from daycare, but we had a fantastic day at home.

The Eater Bunny left Eliza a basket of goodies and the cute bunny was an Easter present from Aunt Kristen, Uncle Richard and Jacob.
Eliza was excited to see what the Easter Bunny left for her in her basket.

Here she is modeling one of her new outfits.

Eliza is showing off her favorite treat. The Easter Bunny didn't leave any candy but he did leave multi colored goldfish. (crackers . . . . not real fish!)

Our day ended with Eliza's Grandma and Grandpa coming over for dinner. Steve grilled some yummy burgers and dogs and we enjoyed the great weather as we ate outside.

Hope all of you had a fantastic holiday!

Happy Easter . . . . .

from the cutest little bunny in town!

We Love Our Backyard

We are not completely settled in to the new house yet, but we are settled enough that we have started to enjoy the perks of living in a house. . . . one in particular . . . . . our backyard.

Yesterday was a beautiful day, so while Steve grilled our dinner (on our brand new fancy dancy grill) Eliza and I had a little backyard play time.

Aunt Kristen, Uncle Richard and Jacob gave Eliza the ball pit for Christmas and it was extra fun having it outside. Eliza's new favorite game is to see how quickly she can throw all of the balls out on the ground. She throws them out and I put them back in. . . fun for all!

Worth the Wait

This is footage of Eliza eating - or rather destroying - her birthday cake. I am a little slow on getting it posted. Sorry about that.