Christmas day, 2005 |
Elliott opening his stocking on Christmas morning (while we frantically pack our clothes) |
Hey, why did you get all those cool toys, and I just got baby food and a bib?a |
rip.. rip.. rip.. |
OK, it is a cool bib, and there is a toy on it, but still.. |
ooh! Lorelei likes Aunt Renee's necklace |
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Aunt Ellen has an amazingly sparkly shirt, but it's not so soft! |
Elliott having grumpy moment after grumpy moment.. we should have just stayed home, but we had no idea how
sick he would get |
Lorelei was enchanted by the nutcracker pull toy |
Poor Elliott is sacked out on Mike with a fever.. we found out later he and Lorelei both had double ear
infections from their bad colds |
Alas, Renee's charm is not limitless. Lorelei was a good sport for a sick girl with a very short nap, but finally
needs some
Mama time |
Nana/Memere enjoys a breather, while poor miserable Elliott whines about something or other to Dada |
Lorelei's a little cozier in the sling |
Lorelei loves my cousin's electronic barking puppies
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visiting after Christmas |
"how I spent my Christmas vacation" - blowing nose.. sigh. |
divine babe |
not too crazy about being bundled up and brought outside in the sun |
Inside is fun! She loves Aunt Ellen |
another too-big-too-small suit (mostly too big) |
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Home again, Home again, Jiggety Jig! |
Lorelei checks out her cool cube from Memere and Pepere |
Mama's little baby like shortening bread! (special christmas treat) |
ooh! Lorelei has a special place in her heart for the Tivo remote |
doing the leg pinwheel - a micro-step toward crawling |
Babe is Babe |
ride 'em, cowboy! |
happy girl |
err, elephant boy.. Elliott loves his rocking elephant that Grandpa Dan made for him |
I know this is normally a private activity, but she's just too cute! (just woke up here - she's been using
the potty routinely since I tried it for the first time around 5 months) |
oooh! Elliott's gift from us - truck kid k'nex, what he wanted. He loves the bug k'nex he got last year from
aunt Debbie's family.. Now he can make bugs on trucks. what could be finer? |
Lorelei likes them too |
hard at work |
The angels try parenthood again, but ultimately eat the eggs. Bummer. We had free-swimming fry for about a
week, and then they all disappeared. I do feed them, I don't know what their problem is! We need to separate
the parents and eggs and raise them ourselves, but I don't even have time to water plants right now, so as
far as I'm concerned, they're just going to have periodic caviar for a while until our life calms down |
New Years Eve, and gift swap with the Wellmans |
Rachel with Lorelei on her first New Years Eve |
Lorelei likes Rachel's light ropes |
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Lorelei enjoying a freeze dried banana chip |
mm, lights are yummy! |
I know Rachel won't like these pictures |
but I think she's cute! |
Lorelei goofing off in her new wool soaker (diaper cover) from Memere and Pepere |
silly girl |
showing her big sharp teeth (just bottoms thank goodness) |
George is still a hair taller than Rachel, it seems |
Elliott enjoying a shoulder ride, but refusing to smile |
my cutest fashion accessory |
Lorelei enjoying a snuggle - aww! |
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still blissfully immoble |
Rachel with her new perfume from Memere and Pepere |
Elliott, always eager to help with any gift opening |
getting some help with his new truck blocks |
just being cute |
unwrap? easy for you to say! |
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Lorelei and Elliott enjoyed many of each other's gifts |
oh, soft! |
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Mike testing the safety of Elliott's new tools |
Rachel just has this aura around her.. |
a special high-speed shutter was needed to film this series - hat on... |
stealth hat removal.. |
hat off! Better eat the hat just to make sure that doesn't happen again!a |
Mom, why are you so excited about SOCKS?!? |
Blurry but cute photo of Elliott in his cool PJs before bed |