Our dear friends Gus and Casey came out for a weekend, and Gus took some great pics of our little family. I can’t believe Elise is already 6 months old!
I thought we’d share these great pictures on our blog:
May 28, 2009
Does anyone else out there remember being in love with these things? Ah, the memories of carefree summers spent running around in the back yard catching rocks in the bottoms of your sparkly pastel jelly shoes! Let’s face it, Jelly shoes were just “it” when we were in grammar school! I thought they were like the one-hit wonders of the 80’s never to return again…but they’re back in full force. Ginger brought Elise a pair of her very own clear sparkly Jelly Shoes when she came down for a visit this weekend…so great. The touch and even the smell of them floods my mind with memories…good times, good times…. glad Grandma could pass the Jelly-torch on to Ellie :)
Jelly Shoes
May 18, 2009
Summer is offically here in Durango…yea!!!! And the river is running so high! Mark and some friends took the first raft trip of the year down the animas and the babe and I sat at the Smelter rapids to take some shots as they cruised by. The only thing is that I had just barely gotten there when here they came! The river was running so fast they flew down the river and I barely got there in time to take a video…crazy ;) …but non-the-less here’s an o.k. clip from the side:
And my oh my…little Elise is growing up…5 months and acting like a big girl! She sat up for the first time (well for a couple of seconds ;) ) without help. I wasn’t expecting it to happen and it did! wow…guess I’m a new mom! HA! I was jazzed! She’s growing sooo fast! Check it out:
May 12, 2009
We’re moving again. Mark and I are going to watch over my mom’s property while she goes to the School of the Supernatural at Bethal in Redding, CA. So we’ll get to spend a year doing a whole lot of gardening staying in her cute little cottage.
Ellie just went for her 5 month check up and is doing great. She’s in the 98th percentile for height…no surprises there..and 25th for weight..the little bean stock! :) And Dr. Pahkididn’t hear her heart murmur…Praise God! For those of you who don’t know we had to get a bunch of tests done on her heart about a month after she was born. They found that she had a moderate VSD (Ventricular Septal Defect). The cardiologist, however, said that her body was handling it well as he saw no abnormalities but wanted to keep checking on it until it either closed up by her 2nd Birthday or would need to be surgically closed. So tons of people have been praying for her heart to heal. And prayers for us to get insurance for her (as we’ve been denied due to her VSD).
And praise God at her last visit Dr. Pahki couldn’t hear her murmur at all. It would be a total miracle if it really closed up in such short a time…so we’re scheduled to have the cardiologist look at it again! She also got accepted that same day by an insurance company who will cover her completely! So I feel soooo blessed and taken care of this month!
Mark’s been working hard as always at Dgo. Joes. Their 6th location is finally coming into fruition in Farmington. He’s working hard on that and on all the changes their doing to the company logo, look, drink names etc… They’ve completely remodeled the original store and it looks fantastic!
I’ve been enjoying being home with Ellie. We’ve been out in the sunshine everyday on runs, gym classes in the park, and a little swimming…she’s such a great baby. We are so in love with her. I’m sure every parent feels this way…but I just keep thinking, “we are the luckiest parents in the world…we got the best baby!” She is so mellow and happy. She loves just hanging out with us, or going out with friends. She’s learned to smile and is just smiling at everyone now! SOOO cute!
Much love to you all!
April 26, 2009
And now for the pictures everyone has been requesting…
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Just kidding… here are the real pictures.
April 19, 2009
My dearest friend Meghan is finally hitched! I’ve been waiting for this day since they were engaged, and it was a wonderful day…actually month (with Meg coming down for her shower in Durango, and Ellie and I making a couple of trips to Denver for showers and to pick out flowers.) I’m so excited for them….there’s just something so wonderful about seeing your closest friends marry wonderful people! And just for the record, I don’t think I’ve ever seen such an organized groom—mister rocket scientist (!) took on the spreadsheets and the organization. Lanterns, candles, family, friends, prayer, tears… and beer and pizza. It was everything a wedding should be and just perfectly Meghan & Greg…
We just got some pictures and I wanted to post a big Congrats to the now Fatticci’s!
I love you Meg! Congratulations on your absolutely beautiful day!!
April 3, 2009
I turned 25 years old yesterday, and still have to thank my mom for lying in bed all night so that I wasn’t an April Fool’s babe. ;) There’s always something about that next age up that just sounds so much older… 25… just seems like 10 years older than 24… don’t know why! Can’t wait to see what this year will bring…seems like every year is an epic year! When does that end?
I slept in, took Sage to the dog park, went for a jog with the baby along the river trail, and treated myself to a lazy afternoon curling up on the sofa with some hot cocoa and a Jane Austen movie as it started to snow outside. Then we celebrated with good friends, wine and dessert at one of my favorite resturants in town. My perfect birthday combination! Some pics:
March 25, 2009
My good friend Lani and I took our babes to their first hotsprings experience…I don’t think I’ve seen Ellie so happy…she loved it! Wonderful warm water to kick and swim in ;)…it’s going to be a weekly outing I suspect….And check out Davis…he’s one day older than Ellie…what a wonderful little chunck man! He is twice her size–ha! ;)
Sportin’ the sunglasses! We had to get these…even as funny as they look…beucase she stares STRAIGHT into the sun whenever we go to the dog park or on a hike ;)..and although they say babies eyes are a little clouded over in the first few months…that just can’t be good.
March 17, 2009
A huge thanks to my Grandma Joyce for our wonderful jogging stroller! I love it so much! I’ve been running a couple of times a week with it, and Mark and I have been able to take it anywhere…I mean anywhere we’ve gone on the weekends. That thing can bust over curbs, rocky trails, grass etc… So thank you so much! Ellie loves being out doors and it has been a huge blessing–everyone told me I’d love it …and I have to say I’ve been totally impressed!
March 12, 2009
My wonderful sister-in-law Erin found some stinking great deals and bought Ellie and I a ticket to Atlanta for a week! We just got back and it was such a fun trip! It was so nice to be able to take the baby and get out of Durango for a few days and to finally be able to visit Erin and Paul. Erin is such an amazing hostess and took us everywhere. I got to experience a good southern low country boil (which was delic.!), visit Martin Luther King’s home, visit the World of Coca-Cola, see the house that they are buying next month, eat out at fabulous resturants, spend some great time with her and Paul, and of course do some great big city shopping!
Ellie did great on the flights…I think probably the best she’ll do for a long time…only a couple more months of this non-mobile bliss :)
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- Such a big girl
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- My wonderful sister-in-law, Erin
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- Paul and Erin infront of Downtown ATL
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- Ellie loved Erin!
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- Paul, Erin and Ellie
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- The “I’m so done site-seeing mom!!”
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- A low country shrimp boil…yum!
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- We met John, Jess, and Annie half way. Annie is so big and beautiful!
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- The house Martin Luther King was born in
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- The World of Coke
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- The Coca-Cola bear :)
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- Tasting the cokes from around the world
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- I love Erin!
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- Yea…had to stop at Athropologie…my favorite store in the world..and there’s me with about 25 things to try on! :)
I wondered if I was going to go stir crazy staying home with Ellie…but I have to say it has been such a blessing to focus on things other than work these last few months. I thank Mark every day for working so hard to give us this gift!
Ashley
