Learning to slide...she was very excited about this and liked it A LOT!
Mom still needs to help her on the big girl slides.
Watching Dad and Grandpa play horseshoes. Every time a horseshoe hit the ground she'd say, "UH-OH!"
Playing at Lake Dowdy. Unfortunately it was a little chilly, but she still got her feet wet.
And tried to eat rocks.
Family picture...we all walk on water, it's hereditary.
The sun finally came out right as Elie had had enough.
Elie was sitting on her LuLu the Lamb chair watching Dora
She's starting to look like a little girl now, no longer mon petit poupon (my chubby-cheeked little baby).
Sweet Shoes! She's ready to drive her race car Grandpa Jim!
I love this outfit, she looks like she is going running. She is also playing with one of her three favorite toys...keys, remote controls and cell phones (she knows how they ALL work too).
The 2nd place team (sans the afros).
The Yates.
The bros, the fros and Alicia, the team fortune teller.
A-ron and T.G. Supermen and super packages.
It's done nothing but rain here for 3 days. If it were winter we'd have 5 feet of snow.
Best news was we got to break out some new clothes. I thought Elie looked like she was ready for her first day at school...
Where she would eat all the other babies' faces.
Auntie Nan, is now going to be Mama Nan, and Mama Maggs is going to be Aunt Maggs...WHHHOOOOOAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Once Elie finally recovered from the party, she was able to get out and play. She's sportin' her "1-derful" t-shirt and her sweet 1980's pink high-top Chuck Taylors. She's worn a lot of her new clothes this week, but I only got these pics, they are all VERY cute!
Elie got dressed up in her "Miss August" outfit for the party!
Olivia came to party with Elie, they played in their party hats. Amazingly they both kept the hats on their heads.
And the fun begins! I knew Elie wouldn't eat the cake, she is still very picky. She even didn't like the chocolate, obviously it is not genetic, since I can eat my body weight in chocolate.
Here she is gagging on it.
None of it actually got in her mouth just all over her.
So we dunked her in the kiddos swimming pool to wash her off.
This is the cake I decorated for the party, I must say, it was very cute (and very good)!
Opening prezzies...
And playing with them!
My Mom and my sister threw me a birthday party. My close firends came over and I drank entirely too much wine and ate way too much cake, it was great!
We had to get rid of our little buddy Duke, he was not behaving around Elie, like biting her in the face. So a nice couple from Loveland took him in. I'll miss him, but it is a lot calmer and a lot quieter around here. BYE BUDDY!
Elie wasn't able to stay up for fireworks this year, in fact she slept right through all the noise. But she celebrated by wearing a cute outfit and playing in the pool in the backyard with Mom and Dad.
Elie was SOOO tired while eating the other night, she wouldn't stop rubbing her face, and of course her hands were covered in squash. Very reminiscent of a blog awhile back only her medium was carrots last time. I think this is her best work yet.
We had to have a bath after that mess, she even had squash in her ears. Who's eyes are bigger, Elie's or the frogs?
