Papa John and Mimi Sheri came to visit this weekend – we had lots of fun hanging out and shopping.  Papa John proved to be an expert with the spoon during Ellie’s Saturday lunch – as well as an excellent bedtime story…

We got some great shots of Eleanor during her six month photo shoot.  Unfortunately, she wasn’t in the best of spirits when the photographer arrived, having missed the morning nap.  We couldn’t get her to play with her toes, but…

Eleanor had a very busy week this week – especially the end of the week.  We started the week celebrating Valentine’s day in a fun outfit, and eating blueberries for the first time (messy!).  On Thursday we discovered the much delayed…

We purchased Eleanor a high chair this week to aid in her new found love of food.  She has been branching out into crazy food combinations like “Pears, Peas and Broccoli” and “Peach Oatmeal Banana”.  Her favorite still seems to…

Eleanor celebrated her half birthday by throwing the 2011 Super Bowl Chili Cookoff – her first party.  She did an excellent job hosting, although she did have to go to bed before the guests left.  It was great fun meeting lots…

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Eleanor spent most of this week working on two skills – sitting and eating.  So far, we have had rice cereal, pears, carrots, bananas, apples and peas.  We had apples today, and she was really getting the hang of opening…

Eleanor took her first international trip this week, travelling to the British Virgin Islands.  I addition to escaping the cold, we tackled a number of firsts this week: Travelling to a different country First passport stamp Driving on the left…

It was a particularly cold week here, and we didn’t get out too much.  Amy did bundle Ellie up one day in her fleece jumper and ventured out into the cold.  We also spent some time preparing for the summer…