Organizing

For the last several months Elsie has been helping me find her outfits for the day. We keep her clothes in bins on the bottom shelf of our "clothes shelf" (an old bookcase converted to the cause due to extreme lack of closet space). She loves to pull the bins out, one by one, and then quite methodically pull one piece of clothing out at a time. Once all the bins are empty, she'll select one piece of clothing and thrash around with it; clearing the space all around her. Once that is cleared, she'll pick a new piece of clothing, move to a different pile, and repeat the process. I don't get it, but I do appreciate that it keeps her busy for quite some time. And me, I guess, since I then go behind her and clean it all up. Hmmm...who's keeping who busy? Anyway, now that she's pulling herself up on things and standing up, she is starting to reach the higher shelves, which belong to Tyler's clothes. Needless to say, the "cuteness" of this is wearing away quickly.

Joys of the buzz cut

When Tyler puts Elsie on his shoulders after he has a freshly cut buzz, she LOVES licking his head (as you can see here). The first time she did it we thought it was funny, but that she probably wouldn't do it again. Since then, she continues to do it right after he has cut his hair. Only then. Could it be the lingering smell of the clippers on his hair that draws her taste buds to it, or the short, spiky hair? At any rate, it is funny - every time.

Little Cutie

Tyler's brother took some pictures of us over Christmas. This is us being goofs (obviously). This is a super cute one he got of Elsie when we were up at the cabin. She loved it up there!

Here is Elsie with her AZ cousins, Porter & Eva. She loved having them around, and would get so bored when it was just me and her. I think she is still going through withdrawals. My sis, her daughter, Ivy, and Elsie. Early morning risers! Elsie & Ivy takin' a bath. They love splashing around together. We took them for a bike ride. Elsie's first. She LOVED it! When we first put her in the carriage she was super fussy. Once we started going she got really quiet as she was trying to figure out what was going on. Then she got super excited and stuck her toes out of the side of the carriage so she could feel the wind on them. She made lots of cute noises and little squeals of delight. I will definitely be getting one of these for next summer. Here's the little squeaker after the long ride.

Halloween

Here we are in costume. Tyler and I went as Forest Service agents while Elsie was a little lamb. Our outfits just couldn't be bleat (ha ha)!

Sunday, Sunday....

Here are some pics of our little doll right before church. This is easily my favorite dress she has. OK Mom. That's enough for today... Get that camera out of my face and give me some food!

Crazy Hair

This is one hair-do she definitely gets from her father. I am so glad she has his hair, since it is so much thicker than mine. I am looking forward to the day when it is past the "koosh ball" stage, however. It is at times like these that I think she looks more like her father than me... Here she is with a super cute bow that one of my good friends from Arizona sent me. I love it! And here she is getting caught with mom's camera bag.

How many binkis does it take....

...to get this little stinker to go to sleep?!? Well, this day, it took 3. One for each hand, and one for her mouth. Finally, 45 minutes of crying, and we have success.

Updated pics of Elsie

One of the last days in the stroller before the weather turned for the worse. She loves this thing! After bath-time. She is very tired. She's a little more lively in this pic. Elsie at Warren's wedding. Amber & Elsie hamming it up for the camera.

Elk Festival

We spent last weekend in fabulous Estes Park/Rocky Mtn National Park during the Elk Festival. We went up with a bunch of friends/family and enjoyed the last weekend of decent weather. The elk were pretty impressive. The crowds of people were obnoxious. To start the day off our sweet baby girl is hitching a ride with daddy. And here she is with mommy, who is trying to keep her ears warm. Daddy and daughter in the park. Elsie & some creepy guy that kept asking to hold her. Elise with sleep lines. Elk on the golf course. Brendon & DeNae Brendon pushing poor DeNae into the falls...