Hanging with daddy

Dalasi Turns 4!

Our furry baby turns 4 today. He is, and will continue to be, the best puppy we could ask for!

20 Months!

Trust me...its worth the wait to watch this whole thing...Elsa brings the funny.

Daddy is funny

This is Elsa after chasing Dalasi around the house for about 20 minutes....
This is Elsa after Errol telling her a knock-knock joke...the kid's smile is contagious!

PA Field Trip

Sweet Isla

Carter and Elsa swimming - why wait for suits!

We love it when the Gladdings come to PA! Carter and Elsa had a blast playing in the pool and running around the yard. Baby Isla proved that she is the calmest, quietest baby ever - what a treat to snuggle her!

Afternoon at the playground

Elsa got some quality time this weekend with her buddy Eleanor, so she took the opportunity to teach her the finer points of a conga line.
The whole family was so excited about temperatures below 95 we spent the entire weekend outside and had some fun at the playground.

Wordy

Elsa's vocabulary is really starting to grow. She made her first "sentence" last week...it was "No Mommy." This is telling - as is the picture above which is usually the look I get when she is saying it. Nobody is ever going to accuse this little one of not having a personality!

She also says, bus, truck, car, Clara, puppy, milk, beans, cheese, shoes, baby, and pool. No surprise that all of these are also currently her favorite things. Clara also tells us she can count to 2 in spanish..she also calls Elsa her princess so we suspect she may be exaggerating.

In the past few weeks we have also had an earthquake and a tornado in Greenbelt. Both things are VERY uncommon here. As for the tornado, I guess technically they are not calling it a tornado but it was 70-90 mile and hour winds so that's what I am calling it. Crazy.

19 Months

Elsa showing her excitement at reaching 19 months!

California 2010 - The Rest of the Trip

After wedding festivities ended we headed to east to the mountains to hang out at Liz's family cabin in the beautiful woods. Then we made a quick trip to Sonoma county to visit with the Kaiser's and Guilford's. We are lucky to have such great friends, and Elsa is even luckier to have such great aunties and uncles.
Golden Gate Bridge - last stop before the flight home.
Elsa walking into a giant redwood tree.
Elsa contemplates what came first, the chicken or the egg.
Elsa admires the Kaiser's bamboo forest...in her pj's!

California 2010 - The Wedding

Kevin and Liz got hitched and we flew to San Fran to be a part of the festivities. We spent some time in Mill Valley and got to catch up with a bunch of friends we have not seen in years. Congrats Uncle Moops and Auntie Liz!
Carter Gladding and Elsa practice walking down the aisle after the ceremony.
Huck, Rigley, Isla, Elsa, Gus and Carter pose as the next generation of PCV's.
Elsa admires Liz's great choice in flowers.
Mommy and Elsa blow bubbles.