I know, I know, I know...it has been forever since I last posted something. It was mostly due to pure lazyness and a little bit of being busy. Elsa has had a lot of firsts lately. Her first pigtails, her first time in a swing, and her first Halloween costume. She is growing and changing so fast before our eyes. She is going to be 1 year old in just 9 days.

I will post her birthday pictures right after the party...not a couple weeks after, promise:)

My 26th Birthday Party

Thank-you Jesper for the flowers, Heather for the shirt, and Britt for the pants!

I had an awsome birthday on the 16th. My closest friends in Califonia and I ate at Il Fornaio...a fabulous Italian restaurant. No kids...good conversation....what more could you ask for.

From left to right: Jeri Call, Jamie Deal, Cristine Miller, Stephani Cooney, Me, Cecilia Froude, Heather Deshazer, Lauren Froude, Jamie Petersen, Urzula Wawro.

We missed you Candace:(

Elsa at 10 months

I love Elsa in this dress. She is beautiful. I think pretty is going to be her first word because we tell her she is pretty all the time. She is super smart too. She is learning to walk. She can walk across our living room behing her toy stroller.

This is most of my family sitting around the camp fire. No one looks like their normally glamorous selves because the point when you go camping is to wear your least favorite clothes.

Carpinteria Beach Trip

Our family beach picture.

Carpinteria Beach Trip

Jesper was buried so deep he couldn't get out on his own. my brothers and nephews then dug a channel in the sand so the waves would soak him and he couldn't do anything about it.

Carpinteria Beach Trip

Here are some great pitures my sister-in-law Angie sent me from our trip. On the last day Elsa and her dad had a great time playing in the sand.