Elese and I went to the Arabian Horse Show at West World. We mostly walked around and admired the beautiful horses. It was a fun little mommy and me outing.

Elese loves spaghetti! She makes such a huge mess.

Super Bowl

Elese, Garrett and I went to a Super Bowl party at the Dehmer's house. We had to tag along with Garrett while he ran some real estate errands. Elese grew tired of her car seat rather quickly, so I gave her a break and put her in the front seat of the car while Garrett was pumping gas. She had a blast trying to put the key in the ignition and trying to turn the car on. I had a quick flash that had something to do with a teenager and driving.... scary. Anyhow, we had a great time hanging out with daddy.

Elese and Brynn turns a year old!

Elese and Brynn were born on the same day. Brynn was born roughly 6 hours before Elese. We had a birthday party for the girls. Tara, my B.F.F., had no idea that the party was for Brynnie, too. It was fun being able to surprise her.

We had a ladybug themed birthday. We had chocolate suckers, made by Auntie Jen , black and red M&M's, black and red licorice, red hots, and hot tamales.
Elese and Brynn had their very own "smash" cakes!

Elese was very spoiled by all her presents!

Elese, Nana and Emily getting ready for her grand entrance!



And the party continues:



The gifts!

We went to visit my grandfather who is very ill. He loves to see Elese but can only take visits in small doses. Hopefully he enjoys the time he spends with her.

I know you can't even see it but trust me it's there. Today I was leaving my house with an arm full of stuff, including Elese in her car seat. As we were walking out the door I dropped a water bottle on her head. She of course cried but she wasn't the only one. I think I cried more than she did. I have never felt so bad and she took it like a champ. So here's the evidence that her mom gave her her very first bruise.

Happy Birthday Nana!

Today was my Mom's birthday, my Aunt Robin flew into town for the weekend, and we all went to breakfast at Mimi's Cafe. Yummmy! Elese typed up a little message for her Nana but she thought it was best to try to eat it first.