Memorial Day Weekend

We had a very fun and busy Memorial Day weekend but luckily it was very memorable haha sorry for the pun. Of course Friday I had to work a little but when I got home Elle had to play with one of her new favorite toys.....my water cup. If you know me at all then you know how much I love to drink water and apparently Elle has figured this out as well because she knows if I'm around then there is probably a cup of water close by that she wants to play with.

After we were done playing it was time to try on the adorable Nike Shox that Elle's Aunt Chelsea got for her. They were soooooo adorable and Elle was able to stand a lot easier when she had them on. Of course she had to model for us while she had them on.

Unfortunately Elle was interupted during her shoe modeling because Robby needed some help with some work problems. Thankfully Elle was able to troubleshoot everything just in time for bed!

Saturday morning started off like every other morning lately. Elle gets up extra early because she knows her favorite show is on! Technically she only watches about the first 5 minutes and last 5 minutes because that's when the singing parts are but usually we just leave it on then because Robby and I want to watch the whole thing. Oh forgot to mention this show is called The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and yes Robby knows the whole theme song....ask him to sing it for you sometime.

Elle has been enjoying lots of new types of food but as you can see she is a very very messy eater I guess she's taking after mommy in the messy department. Right now Elle is eating lots of gerber baby food, gerber lil crunchies, mum mums and yobaby yogurt. We do our best to feed her as much organic food as possible and I swear I'll keep her away from junk food and sweets as long as I can. Elle would much rather have whatever mommy is eating than whatever is on her plate so sometimes I pretend to feed her what I'm eating just to keep her happy. We're wondering how long it's going to be till she figures out that we actually aren't giving her any food.

So after a little Mickey mouse and some breakfast it was time to head to our first event of the weekend. Our first 5K race!!! Katie and I decided to do a little extra work during the race by pushing the girls along with us. Of course Robby and Elle's Nana were in the race as well but once we left the starting line they were out of our site till us girls reached the finish line. We had a great time it was actually more fun than I thought it would be. I was also super impressed with Kate and I because we ended up tying for 3rd place in our age group yay!! Go Elle and Emma for finishing your first 5k race!!

After we finished the race we had to wait for a little while so they could enter all the times and get the medals ready so we decided to hang out and have a little snack. Of course Elle wasn't happy with the food I gave her so she decided to steal my orange instead. I had gotten about two pieces before Elle took it and drooled all over the whole thing. I guess Elle already knows I would give her anything of mine to make her happy.

Elle had to hang out in her onesie because it got so warm while we were waiting but then she got to add a new accessorie to her outfit.....my 3rd place medal!!!! We were pretty excited about how great we did in the race!! Robby ended up getting 4th place overall in the race and then 1st place in his age group. Elle's Nana (aka my mom) got 1st place in her age group and first place in the masters group (the over 40 group hehe shhhh don't tell her I said that).

On Elle's first Memorial Day we had a cookout with Nana & Poppie (aka my mom and dad) and then went to the awesome Pecatonica Memorial Day Parade. First we had to have a little family photo shoot though.

Elle really enjoyed her first parade especially the horses she would even stretch her neck to look at them as long as she possibly could. I was really nervous that she was going to be scared of all the sirens and loud noises but Elle was a trooper and even ended up sleeping through the second half of the parade. Daddy even got to collect a little candy and gave Elle her first sucker. Don't worry though people she was definitely not allowed to eat it we just let her hold it and to Elle that was plenty exciting.

We had such a fun weekend and we were very thankful to be able to have Elle experience so many great things. Of course though since it was Memorial Day weekend we couldn't help but think aobut my cousin Jason who is stationed in Afghanistan. We miss him very very much but we are super excited that he will be returning home safe and sound in just a few months. Elle got to meet Jason when she was just a few weeks while he was home on leave but that is the only time they have ever seen each other. Boy will she have changed when he gets to see her again but I know that our whole family can't wait for him to return!!

Where the heck have we been?

It's been awhile since the last time I blogged but I swear I have really good reasons why I haven't been on here.

1. Teething- I think anyone who is a parent that is reading this is probably taking pity
on me. Elle has been working on getting a tooth out for what seems like forever
but FINALLY I can see the little stinker pokin through. It's one of her bottom
middle teeth so I'm sure it's going to make her look even cuter! Anyway yes it is
coming through but I don't think that's going to make it feel any better because she
is still crankier than ever. If she's not chewing on something, eating, sleeping or
sitting on my lap then chances are she's probably crying which makes for one very
tired and overwhelmed mommy, but I'll do anything to try and make my little girl
happy.

2. Sleeping In The Big Girl Room- For the past 7 1/2 months Elle has been sleeping in our room
in a basinet but she has finally made the transition into her
own room. I was very hesitant to move her but I knew it was
time so slowly but surely we are transitioning her. So since she
is no longer just a few feet away it makes for a little bit less
sleep for both of us since I have to go all the way upstairs to
comfort her instead of just across the room. It's very nice
though that we no longer have to quietly creep around our
room afraid to wake Elle up when we're getting ready for bed.

3. Remotes, Dog Toys, Cell Phone- If I turn my back or look away for more than 2 seconds Elle
will have one of those items in her mouth so that doesn't allow
me much free time to blog. However, the good news is that if
Elle is ever upset all I have to do is give her the remote or a
cell phone and she is happy as pie. We even got out one of my
old cell phones so that Elle could have her very own phone!

4. Finally Some Gorgeous Weather- If you're a follower of my blog then technically I did warn
you that once it got nice out I wasn't going to be on the
computer much and finally finally finally it's warm so now we
are out and about. We go on a daily walk usually about 3
miles long if we have the time and sometimes if we're really
lucky then we get to go with Katie and Emma which makes it
even more fun. We're even planning on doing a 5k together
at the end of this month which should be pretty fun and I'll
let you all know how it goes.

So you're probably thinking excuses excuses haha and you're right I should be blogging more since technically I'm doing this for Elle so she can read it when she gets older but right now I'm having so much fun spending time with my little cutie that it's hard to tear myself away to type on the computer. Pretty soon though we will be reaching some big milestones that I'll have to write about and you'll just have to stay tuned to find out what they are.