9 1/2 months

Our little one is growing and changing so fast...

Kicking Horse with Gus and Zenia

Dave's good friend Gus, originally from Australia and now residing in Denmark, joined us with his partner Zenia for a great visit, involving lots of skiing at Kicking Horse resort in Golden BC. We have been so lucky over the years with having great weather for skiing and this weekend was no exception--LOTS of snow in Golden!! I got out on skiis again for a good few hours of green runs, and Dave had some great "fresh tracks" mornings. Elise seems to be happy to be outside in general, but particularly loved riding in the sled--especially with Daddy's "crazy" driving!! A great visit with the Harmans too, and an entertaining car ride with Shandra driving and me sitting between the two babies in the back seat.

Family Fun in Florida

We had an amazing time in Florida--a break from the long winter, and a great visit with family. Dave and I flew down Feb 11th, and Dave stayed for a week. Elise and I were able to stay until Feb 29th, and overlapped our visit by a few days with my sister and her family.

My parents have rented a house with a pool on the canal in Cape Coral for the months of February and March. It was so nice to feel "settled" in a home-like setting, and the weather was beautiful and warm, but not overly hot, so it really felt like we had just skipped a few months and were enjoying summer a little early!!

Elise settled quickly into a routine with her Grandparents, and absolutely LOVED the pool! We were so lucky to have lots of chances to get out and enjoy the area, both with Elise in tow (and Grandpa supervising!), as well as on our own, while Grandma and Grandpa bonded with Elise. We went for walks, went kayaking with Manatees, went to beaches, biking, "hiking", swimming and running. Oh yeah, and shopping. Lots of shopping!

Thanks to Mom and Dad for such a wonderful vacation--we absolutely loved our time with you, and hope we can do it again very soon!!

Swimming baby!

Elise has turned into quite a water baby. She was happiest in Florida while in the pool, and would cry if we didn't let her in at least a few times a day. She seems to have figured out how to hold her breath, and gets excited to "swim" on her own. Here's a brief video clip--(unfortunately I think this was about the 3rd take, so she was starting to get tired, and is less smiley than usual.)