Sunday, June 28, 2009

Visiting Harley Davidson of Brandon

We browsed the Harley Davidson store on Sunday afternoon to look for biking gear and price out leather and helmets. Ellie got an orange Harley balloon from a sales associate named Paulette!
Here she is: our dream come true! A '93 Harley Davidson Heritage Softail!!!
We found this beauty (and a whopper of a deal, I might add) on Craig's List - go figure!

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Hannah's New "Mommy-'Do"


I wanted to go back to my old short hairdo because it's so easy to manage and takes little-to-no effort on a daily basis...plus Ellie won't be able to pull it -LOL

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Ellie Hides From the Paparazzi

Taking Ellie for an evening stroll with her shades on. Doesn't she look cool?! :)

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Everybody Loves Ellie!

So many people have come to visit Ellie and shower her with love!
Lindsey and Brandon with Ellie just a few days old!
Ben and Eileen holding Ellie/Lindsey visiting again:)
Joel and Joelica spend time with Ellie over dinner!
Kelsey loves Ellie!/Jessica and Ian enjoying Ellie on the porch:)
Ryan holding Ellie as she curiously looks on/Mark and Amber with Ellie!

Monday, June 22, 2009

Check Me Out!!!

I rolled over again - this time for the camera! Forgive my crying - I was hungry and Daddy wouldn't feed me until I performed this stunt! Hahaha!!!

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Happy Father's Day, Howie!!!

Ellie and I gave Howie two great gifts for Father's Day and totally surprised him! Here he is opening his BBQ Grill Master utensil set and then the Willow Tree "New Father" Figurine.


HAPPY FATHER'S DAY, HOWIE/DADDY!!!

Friday, June 19, 2009

Eliana Rolls Over!!!

It was unbelievable! This evening, after a feeding, Ellie was put down for her second round of Tummy Time on her quilt and within a minute, she rolled over! Howie and I were there to witness it:) Unfortunately it was a rare time that we didn't have the camera rolling, but we'll be attempting to catch it real soon - if she manages to do it again! Way to go Ellie!

Lunch With Daddy

On Thursday afternoon, Ellie and I took a trip to the base to have lunch with Daddy. We took a pizza to eat and Ellie preferred her bottle:) Here Howie is perfecting a one-handed feeding while eating food himself. (he did a decent job of it, too!) LOL




Thursday, June 18, 2009

Tummy Time for Ellie

I had Ellie do some Tummy Time to stretch her muscles for the first time, but she was pretty intent on sucking her fingers instead! I don't think she was quite full from her feeding - she wanted more! Hahaha

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Ellie Gets a Gift From 'Aunt' Lexi

My girlfriend, Lexi, made an adorable stuffed kitty for Eliana which we just received in the mail - all the way from Kuwait! Ellie loves her new toy (yet to be named) and it's bound to be her favorite for years to come!

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Special Moments With Ellie


Ellie taking a nap on her beautiful quilt

Starry watching over her sleepy little Sister

Daddy catching some precious zzz's with his baby girl

Mommy on an afternoon stroll with her 'Tiny Treasure"

Cute as a button and sweet as a cherry - our Ellie

Monday, June 15, 2009

Ellie Goes Shopping With Lindsey and Mommy

Eliana is learning all the tips on shopping for bargains and being a fashionista!


Sunday, June 14, 2009

Aunt Alvana's Trip Comes to an End :(

We had a great time with Alvana while she was here visiting! We appreciate all that she did to help us and especially for giving us a date night, even though we missed them both while we were out. Here are a bunch of photos of us with Alvana the day she flew back to NJ.




Our Date Night Away from Ellie

Tonight we went to the Army Ball. This was the longest time we've been away from Ellie. Thankfully, we had a super babysitter that we trusted completely, my sister! We had a wonderful time, but it was great to get back to Eliana. Thanks for giving us a date night sis! :)


At the Ball, we had the 82nd Airborne Chorus entertain us with their great singing. Here's one of the songs they sung. Enjoy!