A "City Slicker"???

I never would have thought that I would call myself a "city slicker", but while visiting with my friend Jillene at her Grandmas farm I felt like one. I was worrying that Elle would get dirty (even though I had already changed her shoes) and didn't really want to touch anything. I really do like this family picture though...I think that it looks cool with the farm behind us.



Farm, haystacks, and animals!!! Even though I didn't want to get dirty, Elle loved it. She wanted to pet the "nay, nay" and give him kisses. She loves animals, so Jared and I are trying to give her opportunities to be around them without showing her that we are afraid. (Nice face Jared. haha)

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It was so fun to see the Daniels family. Elle loves Teagan and thought it was so fun to follow her around constantly. We wish that we lived closer so that we could see each other more often.



Elle loves her Daddy and she loves going "fast". (or that's what her Dad says anyways...haha). They would come ripping around the corner, scaring me to death, and Elle would have the biggest smile on her face. I love this little wild child!



It was so fun to see Jillene. I don't think that I've laughed that hard in a long time. Friends are the best!



These little girls are so cute. I love having Elle play with my best friends kids. It is so fun to watch. Teagan definetely could teach Elle a thing or two about talking and walking. Elle was fascinated by Teagan and wanted to do everything that she was doing. It was so cute!

An update on Elle

Thought that I would post everyone an update on a few things that Elle is doing now that she is 1. Elle has changed so much. We can't believe how different she is and how much fun she is getting!! She is walking now (horray!!!) and starting to talk a little more. She is learning sign language a little bit better (please, thankyou, more, all done) and loves to show people what an elephant says. haha. She loves eyes, waving, curling her tongue, and saying "ahem" after and during the prayer. Elle is so busy. She loves to climb, play peek-a-boo, and is on the go constantly. Playing outside, going on walks, and playing at the park are some of her favorites...not to forget dogs. Elle loves dogs. Just ask Jared what music we listen to in the car to get her to stop crying....the dogs barking on the "Dog Waltz" or any other of 101 Dalmations "Bone-a-fide Hits". haha. We have been taking Elle swimming since she was 5 weeks old and it has paid off. She loves to swim. She is starting to kick her feet and "blow bubbles" (she mostly just drinks the water. haha). She loves to go on the slide, try to climb out of the pool by her self, and go under the water. We are so excited for the summer. We love Elle...she is so much fun!!!

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! We had a fun easter weekend with the Baker family. Dinner, an egg hung with 150+ eggs, and a trip to the Zoo. Our "little Easter bunny" was so fun to watch as she searched for eggs, with alot of coaxing of course.

Happy Birthday Elle

Elle turned 1!!! We had a fun week celebrating with lots of family and friends. We had 2 birthday parties...one with the Woolf family, where Ava (Elle's "twin" cousin) and Elle had a combined BUTTERFLY party, and then another with the Baker family where it was an ELEPHANT theme. Yes, I even made cakes for each party to match the theme. haha. They were alot of fun!! We can't believe that we have a one year old. She is getting so big now and we love her!