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Courtney — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:04:44 +0000

My grandmother visited for the weekend, and Elise thoroughly entertained her. I think she enjoyed her almost constant chatter and busyness playing around the house. Elise was very excited to have her here as well, always wanting to know where she was and what she was doing when she couldn’t find her. We celebrated my grandmother’s birthday with afternoon tea, went to the playground, went to the family prayer breakfast, and she, Josh and Elise went out for pizza while I attended a friend’s baby shower. Fun!

Courtney — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:56:52 +0000

We took a family trip to the zoo today. There were very few people there - how wonderful! We tried out the backpack for Elise, and it worked well but she was just as happy on Daddy’s shoulders. We also were privileged to watch part of the birth of a giraffe. It was stuck in the first position for about a half hour (so we heard), but eventually it made a full entrance into the world. How inspiring for a pregnant woman to witness.

Courtney — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:30:59 +0000

Elise is 23 months old! It’s hard to believe we’re rapidly approaching another birthday. We’ve been pleasantly suprised with how well she is doing with manners, especially please, thank you (usually “thanks thank you”) and sorry or excuse me when she steps on the dogs or they’re in her way. She is also very thoughtful, taking good care of her babies and changing their diapers, comforting bunny (”bunny sad, bunny crying”), and sharing her food especially with us. We are amazed at her imagination and memory. We’re talking more about baby sister, and Elise says she is “sleeping” right now in mommy’s tummy. She came up with that one all by herself. It has been hot this month, so we’ve enjoyed time at the water park and at the pool.

Courtney — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:29:24 +0000

Elise is 22 months old! This last month was really busy with visits to both families. Elise enjoyed all the people, and now likes to look at pictures and remember who’s who. She’s still very entertaining with her rapidly expanding vocabulary and puts up to 4 or 5 words together now. She also loves to sing Jesus Loves Me and is getting quite good with the words. Her favorite coping mechanism when she’s sad, hurt, or insecure is “read books.”

Courtney — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:38:38 +0000

We had a wonderful time in Colorado this past week with my parents, brother’s family, and uncle. All 4 cousins enjoyed each other, and it was fun to watch them play together as it is a rare occasion to get together. We had a great time relaxing, hiking, eating, and spending time together. Elise loved hiking, playing in the water, throwing rocks in the water, and playing with her cousins. I was thrilled to be able to hike, though I felt like I could only go at a snail’s pace, and Josh did double duty with Elise on his back every time. Can’t wait til next time!

Courtney — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:02:47 +0000

We had a great trip to NC this past week. Elise did so well on the plane rides and all the hopping around to different houses. It was a full trip, but a great time with family.

Courtney — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:55:28 +0000

Elise is 21 months old! This month we had the fun of VBS, and Elise got to spend a few days alone with Daddy while I went to a conference in Atlanta. They had fun at the zoo, library, park, eating lunch out, and playing in the sprinkler, but she was worn out by the time I got home. She still loves the park, reading, feeding her bunny and babies, seeing the horse statues around town, eating meals on the porch, and watermelon.

Josh — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:21:07 +0000

It’s a girl! Elise is about to have a little sister!

Courtney — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:47:07 +0000

I can’t believe it’s taken us this long to post… We have a baby on the way! Right now we’re 18 weeks along with baby due mid-November. This week I’ve been able to feel the baby start thumping around a bit, and Josh even felt it once, too. Fun times! Ultrasound is next week.

Courtney — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:49:53 +0000

Elise is 20 months old! We spend our time at home playing, outside playing, at the playground, watering the plants, cooking in her kitchen, and starting to color with crayons. Her vocabulary is still exploding, and she’s starting to put words together like “wash hands” and “phone ringing”. You can just see her little brain ticking away and she processes new words and information. She loves to look at the pictures in her Bible, especially the babies and snakes - where’d that come from?! And her latest stalling technique at bedtime is “more pray”. It’s hard to turn that down! We are already surprised by what she remembers and her budding imagination. She’s definitely a toddler and will let you know (loudly) when she’s not getting something she wants. But she’s still a sweet girl!