Today was Jake’s birthday!! Elayna and I tried to make sure it was a good one by letting him sleep in super late and making him breakfast. Then we gave him his presents and card (featuring one of these cute Laynie pictures) and went to our old neighborhood to have brunch and do some wandering…

Yesterday Elayna and I went to Auntie Megan’s place in NW Portland. We walked all over the neighborhood (E in my Ergo carrier) and had a good time enjoying some sun. When we got back to Meg’s place Elayna was being super silly and giggly… enjoying her one on one time with her Auntie. It…

Today we went to have waffle breakfast at Jason, Gigi & Kaemon Ze’s house. They are nice enough to have delicious breakfasts at their place every month! We had a good time and Elayna played with Kaemon Ze (who is 7 months old) and some other friends of hers (Shannan and Brian, to name a…

Yesterday was Elayna’s 6 month check up! The doctor, once again, confirmed that she is perfect. =) Early morning wait in the waiting room with Daddy. She loved the crinkley paper on the exam table! Here are her new stats: Weight: 16 pounds, 3 ounces (56th percentile)Height: 26.5 inches (76th percentile) She is perfectly healthy!…

It was pretty warm here in Portland today, so Elayna decided to have a pool party. She really liked it, and splashed around a bunch in the pool. Here she is just chillin with some of her friends. We also found an old mullet wig from Halloween a couple years ago and decided it should,…