Elena
Merry Christmas 2009!
Friday, December 25th, 2009We hope this finds you well, enjoying the pre-Christmas fun and chaos. Elena has been very excited about the coming of Christmas this year…last week she was exclaiming how the decorations at the grocery store were “so beaUUUtiful!”
Some highlights for our family this summer included a week at a cabin with Nancy’s family in [...]
Elena is a songwriter
Friday, June 26th, 2009Apparently my 3 year old (nearly) daughter is a songwriter.
I was playing my guitar earlier today, and as usual Elena walked over and asked to start strumming the guitar. The difference is that this time, she started singing along. The tune was indiscernible, so I assume she was inventing it.
I think I captured [...]
Elena Helping Daddy
Monday, September 24th, 2007Couscous and dirt
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007So tonight I decided to make couscous (a first for me) as a side dish with our grilled Iowa chops for supper. (Mmmm-mmmmm!) (Matt did a splendiferous job of grilling, thank you my dear.) I’ve been on somewhat of a mission to have Elena try as many new foods as possible that [...]
Making Elena Smile
Sunday, July 1st, 2007I’m not extremely affectionate with Nancy in public, but I am more so around the house. One sure fire way to make Elena smile is to give Nancy a hug and a kiss. This always causes her to get a big grin, and giggle slightly, and sometimes even clap.
She’s only 11 [...]
