January and February!

Because this blog is so infrequently updated, it would seem we have a very boring life, but NO! We have Elena!

Elena is now ONE year old! I got to go to Winston-Salem for the big event; David was stuck at work and then a conference in Baltimore. Elena had a wonderful birthday on Thursday, January 17th, and then a fun party with lots of friends and their families on Saturday. It was fabulous to be a part of all of it. She had her first chocolate cake and her first ice cream cone. She approved of both! I realize this video is over 4 minutes long, but now you can feel like you were really there at the party! The other videos are shorter, promise.




Since David had missed all the good stuff, Elena and Emma came to visit in February for a long weekend and we had so much fun. She was walking around furniture, and sometimes, when she wasn't tired, all alone for a couple of steps. Of course, the camera was never going then. She enjoyed all the stuffed pigs around the house and learned how to turn on the musical one after watching me do it once. She is brilliant as well as beautiful!



We also went to the Virginia Aquarium (formerly the Marine Science Center) where she enjoyed watching the big, shiny fish, sea otters, Grand-dad, and the other children. She is very happy, sweet and well behaved.



Then she got eaten by a shark.




She was rescued by Grand-dad just in time.

People have always told us that grandchildren would be fun, but I don't think we were quite prepared for how much we treasure this little princess! We are glad we get to share her with this blog.