Hi Everybody! We've had an eventful last week or so. Christmas was a lot of fun this year. Elke was very excited about Santa, reindeer, cookies, and presents. Maggie also celebrated her 32nd birthday and hit the "full term" mark. We, minus Elke, stayed up to ring in the new year and Elke's 2nd birthday. Elke helped make her cake with Dad and really enjoyed eating it too. She also loved opening and playing with her gifts...although with Christmas and all of the birthdays, she seems to think everyday should include presents now. Thank you all so much for the generous gifts! The first slideshow is pretty much Christmas. The second slideshow is of her birthday. Can you believe she's TWO!?

Milestones

Elke's been busy. Since we last posted, Elke has had her first Christmas, first birthday, first teeth, and first few steps! We all went up to grandma and grandpa Stanley's house in Sequim for Christmas Eve and Day. And Elke's grandma and grandpa Jan and Doug came to our house for Elke's birthday. We got a lot of snow this year, and Elke enjoyed watching it all fall. Thank you to everyone for all the generous gifts and well-wishes. We're all back in school now until spring break, so it's back to the grindstone. Here are a couple slideshows and videos.

Christmas Pics


Birthday Pics


New Bike


Walking