Turn Up The Volume

Today is G-ma's birthday and Eli wanted to sing her Happy Birthday, but she didn't want her Daddy to hear it, so she resolved her dilemma by whispering the song. It's the thought that counts, right?

Message to Aunt Amber

Aunt Amber bought Eli a princes robe for Christmas. Eli loves it and tried it out for the first time yesterday.

Around Labor Day 2009

Stephen taught Eli how to dive off the diving board. I think this was the last trip to the outdoor pool before the season ended. She's pretty fearless.

A Thanksgiving Goody

Eli loves to dance. No editorial from me will be as good as watching this video.

Mani/Pedi

So, Eli has had two mani/pedis so far in her nearly 4 years of life. I thought I'd send along a video of her after her first one. It's a message to her daddy, who was away for a college football game a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving.
Her last mani/pedi took place last weekend after Christmas. She was quite pleased. As she should be.

Thanksgiving 09

We spent Thanksgiving in Erie this year ... doctors gave a weary thumbs up to Mommy traveling at 28 weeks with twins. But, everything was fine. Though, we did end up at the ER, but only for another case of Nurse Maid Elbow for Eli. Fortunately, it wasn't Mommy's fault; unfortunately, it was Uncle Matt's turn to feel guilty about ripping Eli's poor elbow out of socket. However, since this was the second time, Stephen and I immediately diagnosed it and took her to the ER. And, again, we were in and out in a flash. I'll try to upload that photo. But, for now, here is a link to a few photos from the weekend, including seeing Grand Grand G-ma and an attempt at a self-timer family photo ...

Dutch Wonderland

One Saturday in August, we traveled to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to take Eli to Dutch Wonderland -- an amusement park for 3- to 10-year-olds. We met G-ma and G-pa there. It was the perfect place to take her ... everyone had strollers and children (no apologies necessary ... only sympathetic looks). Below is a random sampling of photos of the day. Eli had a great time.