Spring Fever

Here's a picture of my youngest sister [Jessie] and I - we are photo happy fools, stopping to pose imbetween having family pictures taken...haha

Spring Time Adventures...

First time in the swings...

Manny put his arm and was trying to get her, she responded right away with reaching out for his hand...it was really sweet, this is where she started giggling out loud and a lot.\"/
Having Fun

Enjoying the wind in her hair...

Ready to go for a walk [ride] with Mommy and Daddy. She talked a good part of the way telling one story after another....

We decided to take advantage of the perfect spring weather and went on a nice walk on my jogging route...we stopped at the park to let her swing for just a minute [we were there the day before with all her cousins but the swings were too busy]. Elaina wasn't sure about it to start with and then loved it, she was giggling really loud towards the end...so fun to watch her.

Easter 2009

It was Marcus' turn to spend Easter with his mom so we didn't have them this year...here are a few pictures of Elaina in her dress and with her little buddies and one with the Bunny at South Towne Mall. We had a really nice dinner up in Syracuse at my brother's house and the kids had fun with Easter Egg hunts and playing games.

Yes Ang and Jess, I am an "Elsey"....but cute eh?

Elaina soaking up the sun...

Experiencing the grass on bare legs for the first time!!! Not too sure of it!

Here's one of the two of them....LOVE Jaxon's cute grandpa smile!

Jaxon, Elaina, and Justin on Easter Sunday. My best attempt to get a happy picture of them together, after Justin tipped back - it was all over...after Elaina got changed though there wasn't another opportunity to get the three of them, but this one makes me smile.

She caught her hands! Still loves to chase her hands and feet.

Our little blue-eyed 'dolly'...

Elaina with the Easter Bunny. We were out shopping on a spur of the moment one weekend [we didn't have Marcus this weekend].....there was no line so Manny said let's just have her sit on the Bunny's lap, I said, "Babe, do you know me at all, it's her first Easter if she sits on his lap then I have to have a picture for her scrapbook. I'm glad we did though because we never got back to the mall with Marcus. She was too intrigued with her new surroundings to smile, she tugged at his bow tie a few times but I think she looks like a little doll sitting in the Bunnies arms.....

Elaina, Our "Dolly"

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Here are some pictures of Elaina...I couldn't get pictures off my new memory card to down load so until I get it to work [and make the time to do it] here are some newer [and older] ones of Elaina. She is growing and learning so quickly! She's been sitting up since 5 months on her own, at 7 months she would do a half of a roll but wouldn't go all the way and then all of a sudden a few weeks back she pulled herself from the middle of our bed to the night stand to get something she wanted. Since then, she rolls all over the place...as for Mom, it's fun for me to watch her grow and learn and interact more with her environment and with us...I'm enjoying and savoring these last few months of her being 'little,' soon she'll be crawling and walking and soon my baby will be a toddler!

Marcus' 3rd Birthday Celebration

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Here are some pictures of Marcus' 3rd birthday [finally.] We had a lot of fun. One Wednesday a few weeks before his birthday when I picked him up for our Wednesday date I asked him if he wanted to go to the zoo or to the Aquarium to see the fish...he chose 'the fishies!!' So, we took him and Elaina to The Living Planet Aquarium in Sandy for his birthday. He saw an Octopus, sharks, got to pet a sting ray [although his arm was too short so he got half his body wet, but it was worth it!] He got a new friend, a stuffed shark, "Gill." He chose Cafe Rio for dinner [big surprise, and ate like a horse.] Then we went back home where he got to play with part of his cousins. He had such a nice family birthday party too! He is so blessed to have so many people who love him SO much! Happy 3rd Birthday ese! WE LOVE YOU!

Going Back...

I had started feeding Elaina and needed to get her diaper bag out of the car. I went out to grab it and came back in to find Marcus feeding her for me. He said, 'she started crying Jana, her's hungry.' She was painted of course, but all I could do was just laugh and smile and of course grab my camera out of the diaper bag...he's just a sweatheart with her! Manny dressed her this day and put clothes on that were to small...she looks like she's going to pop out of them! LOL

Growing so big

I had these in order, but somehow during uploading they got all mixed up so here they are....
Elaina turned 6 months on Monday the 2nd. I look at her and wonder where that baby went that I brought home, she is growing way too fast! She is at such a fun stage though. Learning and discovering her world. Her personality is coming out in her too which is fun to see unfold. She loves to play with her feet and hands, they fascinate her. It is so fun for me to watch her discover her surroundings and self. Only with her feet and hands is she in continuous awe with. She'll play and watch them over and over and never tire of them, it's hilarious to watch her.

I never did get her first cereal up on here because the computer crashed right after I got this going but here's a recent picture. Her first cereal she sat in her bouncer seat, a month and a half later, here she is sitting up on my bed eating her cereal [which she loves!] So big!

I put Elaina in her crib to play while I cleaned and did laundry. I finished our room and went to change the laundry only to come back to find her sitting playing with her toys and talking to her crib pals. It was SO stinkin cute, I of course had to grab my trusty camera...lol

Marcus LOVES being a big brother. When we got home from me picking him up for our Wednesday date with him we found Manny was making us breakfast, Elaina was still sleeping in her crib. Marcus ran right down the stairs to her crib. After saying hi to Manny, I went downstairs to change and check on them, Marcus was peering into her crib talking up a storm, Elaina of course was just beaming and talking back. I lifted him up into her crib and while giggling at me doing this Marcus says, "Don't tell Daddy Jana, I'm in Elaina's crib, Hehehe." He thought it was too funny. It was too cute, he was being so sweet with her as always so I grabbed a snap shot! He just hugs on her and smothers her with kisses. You would never know he gets to see her so little, they're best friends.

When playing with her buddies on a Sunday night, Aunt Jessie caught the intrigued look she gets when she finds her hand at the end of her arm. I LOVE IT! It kills me!

This was a day Jessie came over to help with Dewey when he got out of the hospital. She loves playing with her cousins [and their toys!]

This was taken awhile back but I love her big eyes and facial expression. If you look closely too you can see the natural caramel hightlights on top of her hair. Since she was born, she's had them all over, but this picture is really the only one to capture them well.