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  • 7 Months Old and Pro Pics!

    7 Months Old and Pro Pics!

    Well, Ms. Elayna Grace was a baby model on Saturday and let us (actually, Kari Renee – who also did our wedding and engagement pictures) take hundreds and hundreds of pictures of her. The result made me cry. Not because I am a big baby (okay, so I am) but because I feel like Kari…

  • Some more finger painting… in honor of Dad.

    Some more finger painting… in honor of Dad.

    Elayna really likes finger painting. We got her a little mini easel and some new colors to use and let her go at it today. The first one she did today (far left) is called “Father’s Day”, since the holiday inspired the creative time. The middle one is called “Mohawk,” for obvious reasons – plus…

  • Here is what happens when Daddy gets to do E’s hair….

    Here is what happens when Daddy gets to do E’s hair….

    Since it was Father’s Day today, Jake got to finally give Laynie a mohawk. It actually looked rather cute, and she certainly didn’t seem to mind sporting it around Portland and to dinner at Daddy’s favorite restaurant. In fact, she gave it a thumbs up at the end of the day (as you can see…

  • Happy (1st) Daddy’s Day to Jake, the #1 daddy!

    Happy (1st) Daddy’s Day to Jake, the #1 daddy!

    Jake is really the best daddy that I could imagine for Elayna. She is quite the lucky girl!! For Father’s Day today, Jake got to sleep late. Then when he got up Elayna and I gave him his card (with the picture below on the front). Inside it said: “Cuz you ROCK.Roses are red,violets are…

  • Elayna can TALK! =)

    So, we realize that Elayna is really young to be saying her first “words” yet, but she started saying “Da-da” last week and seems to almost always use it in instances that it could make sense for her to be talking about him. Whether or not she knows what she is saying, it’s super cute…