We took our first family trip to the Memphis Zoo on Friday.  It was lots of fun!  Elise talks now about the “big animals” we saw at the zoo. 

Papa and Emma came to visit for a few days, and what fun it was to have them here!  We got to enjoy a wonderful adult dinner out, our 2nd annual ladies spa day, lots of play time with Elise, the playground, pizza, yard work, and the church family picnic.  They also got to try out the new and improved guest accomodations.  Elise loved having Papa and Emma around and preferred them over Mommy and Daddy - okay by me!  It was so much fun to watch her enjoy them and talk to them and about them.  She will miss them (so will we)!

Elise is 19 months old!  She sort of trots everywhere she goes now because walking just isn’t fast enough to accomplish everything necessary in one day.  The biggest change is how verbal she has become adding new words daily.  She is delightful to listen to!  She still enjoys playgrounds (”oh boy!”), singing in the car, playing outside, pushing baby or bunny around the house in her stroller, and filling up bags with toys to carry around the house.  Sometimes she’ll tolerate a bow in her hair, but she usually prefers that bunny, baby, Mommy or Daddy wears one, too.  I think we say this every month, but what a sweet girl she is!