A Morning with Elsa...

Here's what you may find if you spend a morning with Elsa. She knows how to:

1) Go into the snack closet and take out a box of cereal. Open the box. Take off the clip from the bag. Open the bag. Sit down and start eating.

2) Smile when you come in from the other room and say, "What in the world are you doing in here, Elsa?"

3) Run away when you try to take them away from her. Jump into her laundry basket full of toys, eat some more, and keep a good grip on the box.

What you don't see is that not too long after this, we have some kicking, screaming, biting, head-butting, and flailing about as we try to put the cereal away where it belongs. We really do love her a lot!

Starting Early...

To me, these are all kind of silly photos. This is how I kept Elsa occupied for about 30 minutes when she was driving me crazy.

More?

Another Willie photo...he captures Elsa in her somewhat perpetual state...asking for more food.

Smile!

Here's my favorite picture that Willie took during his visit!

Expecting and the Unexpected

As many of you already know, Shelley and I are expecting another baby! She is 15 weeks along. Here is the ultrasound from Wednesday:




However, there was not supposed to be an ultrasound yet. This was supposed to be a regular checkup for Shelley so I wasn't with her; instead, I was heading to work at the time. As I'm waiting for the bus I get a phone call from Shelley asking me if I had left yet...since I had just missed a bus and was sitting outside of our apt., she told me to go back inside and she would give me a ride to work.

When Shelley came home she said, "How good are you at reading ultrasounds?" To which I responded, "Why did you get an ultrasound today?" She put the picture in my face and replied, "Here's our baby..and HERE'S OUR OTHER BABY!!"



Needless to say we were both shocked. We never even gave the possibility of having multiples a thought. We are now nervous and scared and excited. The due date is April 27, but most likely they will come earlier than that. Elsa better start practicing carrying a baby around. Ahhhhh!

Happy Halloween!

Elsa had her first trick-or-treating experience last night. She got to dress up like a kangaroo, ride in the wagon with Ali (and try to steal everything Ali was holding), knock on some doors, see a kitty cat, and even bite through a wrapper and eat her first chocolate. Needless to say, she liked it a LOT. It was by far the most exhausting 4-house trick-or-treating event EVER. I think the girls had fun! We celebrated "fall back" last night by turning our clocks back before we fell asleep...when we turned off the light, the clock said 8:47...we are party animals.