Today we went to get Elayna a pair of summer pajamas and she found these adorable sunglasses. Since they were on super clearance, and very, very cute, we got them for her. When she wore them at the park we noticed that they give her some attitude!! She was doing a little bit of grooving…

Yesterday we took Elayna to a nearby park and decided to venture into the wooded trails. Elayna loved the detour, and she was a trooper the whole time. She walked some of it and was carried by us for a bit, but she did great!!

Today it was 95 degrees in Portland, and we find that to be pretty warm! Luckily, Jake’s friend Phil helped us out tonight by giving Jake a ride to practice so that Elayna and I would have a car to get out in (we only have one vehicle now, which Jake takes for work). It…

We had a very relaxed, family-friendly, 4th of July. First, we spent our morning at our monthly waffle breakfast, hosted by our fabulous friends Gigi and Jason (and KZ, of course). Elayna played with Kaemon Ze, Finn, and a sweet little baby girl named Sophia. As always, there were lots of smiles to be had,…

On Saturday we went over to the Bradley house in St. Paul and enjoyed some sun, bbq, and gooood company. It was a nice way to celebrate the holiday weekend!! Elayna really loved Kenai, the family dog. She dug in the dirt for a while. This picture cracks me up because Jaden was pushing Elayna…