Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Tulip Festival

We have been missing our besties Adrienne and Avery so we decided to meet them at the Tulip Festival this morning!
 I love going to this and seeing all the flowers! It reminds me how much I want to plant bulbs this fall, and how I always forget! I will remember this year, I am determined!
 After our delightful stroll we headed up to do some shopping!
 Then we had a little lunch on the patio! The weather was perfect. It was the first lunch outside this year... finally! By the time we had lunch I think the girls we ready to bail, but they did great!

Thanks Sister and Miss Avery! We had a ball!!

Spring


Okay normally I don't consider myself a super busy person, but this past month I feel Like I have not even had a second to sit down! Luckily it has been weddings that are keeping me occupied so I can't complain! Ashley got married last week, I have a gorgeous wedding this weekend that I am so excited about, and I have been crazy busy with editorial shoots for Riehl Events. I will post on all that soon enough but for right now I just  need to catch up on Little Miss...( are you surprised? who else does my life revolve around?)

Here is Elsie with one of her favorite toys. She is starting to get obsessed with little trinket toys, she sticks them in her stroller, in bowls, in my purse or her diaper bag, in her purse, wherever she see fit. It makes me laugh!!
We had lots of fun bridal showers for my sister! Here is Elsie with Auntie Ashley
Yes my child has thunder thighs...
Over conference weekend we went down to St. George with our neighbors the Blacks. They were so nice to invite us down with their family, we had so much fun! It was a much need little vaca! Elsie was so so on the drive down. I thought for sure she would fall asleep but she didn't!
We went to Bear paw for breakfast. Here is Elsie and her little buddy Zacky!
Elsie is a little fish! She LOVES the water! She thinks she is a big kid (like always) and trys to swim. She kept sticking her face in the water and was loving every minute of it! Ashley's cute mom bought her a little floaty that she loved! She was in heaven!
We went through a stage of insisting that we feed ourselves with a spoon! What a nightmare. I don't think she is quite ready yet, luckily she has been over it for a few days now.
Couponing... what more can I say? Yes I have turned into a crazy coupon lady, yes I now I have stock pile in my storage room and yes I have been hiding it from the world. Its a little embarrassing to admit i went to WalMart at 2am to double coupon!  I will contribute a post to that later. For a few weeks this was taking over my life! It is addicting! $200 worth of stuff for $12!
Easter 2011
We had such a fun easter! It was a little crazy since my sister got married the day before, but it was so fun because we still had Tallis and Kaen in town. We had my family over that morning for brunch and an Easter Egg hunt. Kaen took the cutest pictures so once I get them I will put them up. Elsie was darling and was giggling the whole time! She loved finding the eggs and placing them in her basket.

I had to post this picture because it is so Elsie. Always at the gate trying to figure how to get out, and always standing on her tip toes! I love those chubby fat tiny little feet!
Our little book worm! To say she loves books in an understatement! They will keep her entertained for at least an hour, sometimes longer. She always either sits in her little chair or brings them to me to read! Dave and I are loving this little stage!
Okay I know, Bless them, this is a less than perfect picture, but how cute are they! This is one of Elsie's besties Savannah aka Banny! Every Wednesday we get to go up and play with Banny and Avery all day long! Elsie is in heaven the whole time and loves these girls with her whole heart! Everytime I tell her we are going to banny's and Avery's she smiles so big and starts to laugh!

Elsie is obsessed with rocking horses right now. She loves Savannah's and she loves the one at Dave's moms.  She gets rocking so fast I swear she is going to fly off!
Elsie takes a tumble!!! A few weeks ago at Savnnahs house Elsie was playing on the stairs, going up and down and up and down. She goes down the weirdest way and is always wanting to play on the stairs. Sure enough she goes crawling towards them a million miles looses her footing and pummels down the stairs! It was the saddest thing ever! It makes me sick every-time I think about it. We took her to Dr. Schmidt and luckily she looked just fine! I came back thinking she would avoid the stairs for a few hours. Oh no, she goes right back to them! That is my child!

"Hello Dad'
This is one of her favorite things to do! Dave was in St. George last weekend and she would pick up the phone and say "Hawoo, Da" Too cute!