Yes, It's Been Way Too Long.....

2009 has been a crazy year so far, and the lag time between this posting and the last is proof. We now have a toddler on our hands, chatting the day away while she climbs up and down over and through and gets into everything, especially if it's wet or messy! Her vocabulary and pronunciation skills are amazing, too... Anyway, below the photo are links to some highlights of the past several months. Enjoy!

February: http://picasaweb.google.com/MamaJenWag/February09Highlights?authkey=Gv1sRgCJCP0L3W_cCtMg#

February-March: http://picasaweb.google.com/MamaJenWag/FebMarch2009Highlights?authkey=Gv1sRgCJuq8pyhiKjLQw#

Late March & Big Sur: http://picasaweb.google.com/MamaJenWag/LateMarchBigSur09?authkey=Gv1sRgCKOGlt-I84HyAg#

April-May: http://picasaweb.google.com/MamaJenWag/AprilMay09Highlights?authkey=Gv1sRgCKK9rrXZvPCHWg#

Happy New Year 2009!!!

Here's a cute little video to show our monkey in action:

Well, we had a great, mellow New Year's Eve at home with friends and hope you had a great one, too! To see photos of New Year's and our trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, click here: http://picasaweb.google.com/MamaJenWag/AquariumNewYearS09?authkey=VszFmQaFdpg#

Elani is still taking anywhere from 2-5 steps without holding onto anyone/thing, but hasn't yet walked across the room. Maybe it will happen on our visit to Philly? Atlanta????? We're looking forward to seeing you soon!

Happy Holidays!

Well, Elani officially met Santa this year, much to her dismay.... We've had a great Christmas and Hanukkah celebration in our new home and hope your holidays are going well, too. Elani is almost walking and has already taken about 4 consecutive steps. She continues to dazzle us and make us laugh with her crazy antics and expressions.

To see more photos from December, click here: http://picasaweb.google.com/MamaJenWag/HolidaysAndBeachFun#

Enjoy!

Thanksgiving 2008

We just spent 5 days on the Lost Coast in Petrolia, California. It was our first family getaway since we visited family last June, and it was wonderful: beautiful weather, good food and friends, and plenty of reasons to be thankful. For some Thanksgiving photos including a series of Elani on the beach, click here: http://picasaweb.google.com/MamaJenWag/Thanksgiving08?authkey=-iSf24g_wrI#

We hope you had a great Thanksgiving, too!

Elani is ONE!

Yes, Elani's first birthday was on November 13, 2008. We had a joint celebration of our birthdays, engagement, and new home on the 15th. If you'd like to see photos of the month and the birthday party, click here:

http://picasaweb.google.com/MamaJenWag/November2008#

Elani is such a monkey! She climbs up, around, in, and over just about everything and enjoys every minute of it. She's standing for longer periods but hasn't taken that fateful first step yet; it could be any day now, though.... Her vocabulary (or our comprehension of her words) grows daily as well. "Baby," "Dog," "This," "That," "Uh-oh," "Yes," and "I like it" are some of the things she mumbles regularly along with her baby babble. Her personality continues to dazzle us and we couldn't be happier; she's the most easy-going, lovable, cuddly, happy girl we know. If you haven't seen her (recently), please come for a visit!!

Happy Halloween!

Yes, Elani (Ladybug) and Kyla (Monkey) had a great Halloween together in downtown Felton. We passed out treats at the clinic and let the girls play! For more photos of Halloween and more, click here: http://picasaweb.google.com/MamaJenWag/HalloweenMore#

Here's a cute video of the girls playing in the clinic's lobby (please pardon my loud, somewhat annoying baby voice....):

We hope you had a great Halloween!!

Elani is 11 Months Old!!!

This picture was taken on 10/13/08, her 11-month "birthday." These are getting harder to take as she will NOT stay still for long!
Elani is now standing for longer periods, climbing into and onto everything, climbing up and down things, babbling sentences that sort-of make sense (to us, anyway), walking with her walking toy, and feeding herself with a spoon! We're planning her first birthday party now and hope many of you can join us! For more photos of the past month, click here: http://picasaweb.google.com/MamaJenWag/OctoberDownloads#

Here's a cute video of our trip to the pumpkin patch on Sunday, October 19th:

Here's a funny video of Elani eating, raspberrying, babbling, and pooping: the full repetoire!