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!

Elani Can Walk (with assistance)!!!

Here's Elani pushing a wooden mower-like toy (from Mum & Pop) across the room. She does this effortlessly (until it bumps into a stationary object) and often! She's also standing for longer periods (5+ seconds) without holding on to anything. Those first little steps seem dangerously close!

Elani Climbs a Ladder!!

Monkey-girl can't walk yet, but she sure can climb; check it out! (This was taken a day before she turned 10 months...)

Elani is 10 1/2+ Months Old!

It's hard to believe that she'll be 11 months old in only 11 days, but it's true! (I'll try to post sooner next time--promise!) Elani is an absolute joy: she's not yet walking, but climbing like crazy, barking and hooting like a monkey, giving hi-5s, clapping her hands, saying "Yeahhhh!!!" whenever she or someone else does something great, giving juicy kisses, cuddling closely, snuggling with her favorite stuffed animals, and being a super cute, happy, fun baby girl. She even said "Hi, Daddy" last night during the debates (I think she wanted to distract us....). If you'd like to see more pictures, follow this link: http://picasaweb.google.com/MamaJenWag/BlogAlbumAugSept08#

I have some great videos, too, but they failed to upload into the album. I'll see what I can do....