New House...

So for the past month or so, we have been settling into our new house.   Yes, we finally bought a place.  It's still sinking in that we are no longer renters and that we are home owners...

Elanor seems to be really liking the new place.  Not only is her room about 3 times the size of her old, she has much more room for her doorway jumpster and has a whole backyard to plan to take over in the near future.

As you can see, she is still loving her solid foods.  She loves pears, apples, sweet potatoes and butternut squash.  She is still acquiring the taste for peas, carrots and zucchini. 

Ella eats sweet potatoes - Where is your bib Ella?

Elanor and I still get our Mondays together (soon to change to Fridays).  We love to play peek-a-boo in the blanket.  

PEEK-A-BOO

Elanor's daycare did some arts & crafts in celebration of Easter a few weeks ago.  As you can see, Elanor is quite the artist.  I was told she made the ears all by herself.

Happy Easter!

I tried to puree some cantaloupe that Dan & I were having for breakfast the other day.  Apparently that is not really possible.  So we decided to give Ella a piece of her own.  I think she just liked having something cold against her gums...but boy did she look cute (as usual).

Ella eats cantaloupe

We are really enjoying the warm weather.  We all took a walk yesterday, and would you believe these calla lilies are actually on our property?  They are so pretty.  I am really looking forward to starting a vegetable garden sometime soon...

Dan & Ella 

Lily

6 months.

This past weekend was Ella's six month birthday!!  So we celebrated by taking her to the park and having a little photo shoot...check it out.

 

 



Bananas

The weather has been so crazy lately, we were even without power for several hours today.  Since we couldn't do anything at the house, not even make lunch, we decided to go for a drive to San Anselmo to check out the new house and make sure it wasn't under water.  Luckily, it is located on a hill, so the chances of that happening are slim. 

Elanor loved the car ride and looked so adorable getting ready for the cold.

Elanor ready to brave the cold weather

Uncle Brad and Aunt Megan came over for dinner on Saturday and we played some games.  I think Elanor was a good luck charm for Brad and Megan, because they were the big winners of the night.

Ella and Aunt Megan

Ella and Uncle Brad

Elanor is continuing to try new flavors.  Last week it was bananas, today it was peas.  I'm not sure if she liked them, but they did compliment her outfit quite nicely.

Elanor tries peas for the first time

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That's it for now, next week will be a big week for us...we get the keys to the new house on Tuesday!

5 Months!

Elanor turned 5 months old...I can't believe it.  She is getting so big!  Her knew favorite thing to do is sit in her high chair and watch Mom and Dad eat dinner...

Here are her 5 month photos.  The dress was made by Grandma Margaret.  So cute.  Actually, I think Grandma Margaret has become a full-time seamstress.  Ella now has 5 new dresses and 5 new bibs all hand sewn by Grandma.  As you can see in the photos, Ella loves to play with her dress...

Elanor is 5 months old

5 Month Birthday Photo

I caught Elanor smiling during tummy time!  

Happy Ella during tummy time

The weather has been really bad lately.  Still waiting for a day to go to the park and fly a kite.  Maybe next weekend.

Happy 5 Month Birthday Elanor!!

Firsts...

It was a weekend of firsts...

Elanor has been doing so well at tummy time, i think i may have even seen her smile once while she was on her tummy...however, that has yet to be captured on camera.

Tummy Time

She did roll over though!!  It was so exciting, luckily she did it 4 times in a row!

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We also put Elanor back in her excersaucer...she seemed to like it much better this time, but i still think she wonders what it is for...

Ella in the Exersaucer

On Saturday, we got dressed up and made a drive to Sacramento to meet Great-Great Aunt Mary-Louise who was in town visiting Great Grandma and Grandpa Hood.  We had a great dinner and got to visit with many members of the family.  

Getting Ready to Go to Sacramento

Ella has been staring at Dan and my food when we eat, and sometimes grabbing for it, so we thought it would be a good time to see if she wanted some food of her own.   So Sunday night i made some rice cereal for her and Ella experienced her first taste of "food".  I'm not sure if she liked it though.  I have to say, if i had to eat rice cereal for dinner, i think i would spit it out everywhere too...

Ella After Her First Meal

Ella turns five months old this coming week...time sure does fly by...