Christmas Time

Oh, the presents!

Rock star.

Little drummer girl.

Gramps' turn to jam.

Opening presents on Christmas morning.

The sweet girls and their new headbands.

New books!

Miss Maeve.

Getting the low down from Grandma and Papa.

The Shirleys.

'Snow' Much Fun!

Eloise has something exciting to share...

Now I know my ABCs...

Punkins (and other fall happenings)

There are several words that Eloise says in the cutest way, we almost don't want her to figure out the correct way. Pumpkin is one of those. "Punkin." She hunts them down when we are on our walks. About every other porch in our neighborhood has at least one for her to point out. She loved to see the patch full of them this afternoon.

Scouting out which punkin is hers!

Bundle up!

And she's off!

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe!

Daddy helped me find the perfect one! It even still had its green stem!

Here are some other other adventures we've been up to this fall...

Taking advantage of another beautiful fall day at the park!

Wasn't too impressed with being up close to the fire truck.

The Throne.

Justin and I only allow ourselves to keep Oreos in the house when the Halloween ones are available. I hope Eloise let's us stick to that.

That's all for now!

Zoo Day!

It was a bit on the chilly side, but totally worth it to spend the day at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha. This was Eloise's first visit to the huge zoo and her parents and great-grandparents were so excited to share the adventure with her!

The aquarium was probably her favorite part.

Looking up at all the fishies.

J is for Jellyfish!

Seeing what it looks like from the inside.

She was fascinated by this interactive projection. She could make the fish swim away by stepping on them.

Just driving a jeep on a safari.

Thanks for the cuddly otter, Papa.

A butterfly was attracted to Gran's sweetness.

Playing in the waterfall.

My favorite animal to see at the zoo.

Loving the sound of the leaves under her feet.

Got milk?

Eloise loves her goat friends. They are just her size!

And a train ride to close our first Omaha Zoo adventure! All aboard!

Gosh, I love the fun we have with this girl!