Embarkation Day! (a.k.a. Cruise Day 1!!!)

These are shots from the day we left for our cruise. They don't actually consider the first day a day, which is nice because you get on the ship as early as 12:30 in the afternoon. Elliot had a long day of car (driving to the airport), then the plane, then a train (to baggage claim), then a bus (to the ship), then the ship.

Towel Animals on Carnival Cruise

We took a Caribbean Cruise from Aug 15-22 to Nassau, Bahamas & St. Thomas & St. Maarten. We ended up in Grand Turk instead of St. Maarten thanks to Hurricane Bill. I have tons of pics to post, so I'll do a few at a time!

Each night that you go into your cabin on the cruise, there is an adorable towel animal awaiting your arrival!

Mommy's 30th Birthday - August 25

Well, Mommy has hit the big 3-0! Dave got me a Canon T1i Digital SLR camera for my birthday. What a great husband! He smartly gave it to me before our cruise, so all our cruise pics were taken on it. Elliot used to tell us that Mommy is 29, Daddy is 29, and Elliot is 2. Now we tried to teach her that Mommy is 30, but when she says it, it sounds like "furty." Too close to forty to me!

We went to Maureen's Kitchen for brunch on my real birthday. Here are some pics!

Oh yeah! Elliot has been without diapers during the day at this point for about 5 days now. At Maureen's Kitchen, she had an accident. Don't know if we're welcome back there again :)

Book List is Updated!

June 30, 2009 - Elliot's 2nd Birthday

We first celebrated Elliot's birthday in Ohio. On June 28, we had a little birthday party at Nana's house.  Mostly just family, but our friends Ken and Jen came down for it, too!  SO GLAD to see them after a whole YEAR of missing them!!!

Dave, Jen and Ken

Elliot eating a cupcake:

Elliot sitting on the potty, reading "The Potty Book for Girls."

Elliot opening presents:

Trip to Ohio 6/27 - 7/1

The trip started with us missing YET ANOTHER airplane due to weather, thereby missing our connection in Baltimore.  We hopped in the car at 7PM (instead of, say, 1 PM), and drove until midnight.  We picked up our travels again at 7:45 AM and arrived in Marietta at 1:15 PM.  What a trip!  We got dressed and headed off to Grandma's 90th birthday party, which much family had come in from far, far away to attend!  We had a great time!

My family - Molly (sleeping), Constance, Jamey holding Jed, Mom, Grandma A, Dad, Elle, Me, and Davey J!
My Mom, Her Mom, Me (A Mom), and Elle
My kid, My Dad's Kid, My Dad's Mom, and My Dad
Uncle Dave, Uncle Mike, Dad, Uncle Frank, Grandma, Uncle Pat, Aunt Mary, Uncle John, Uncle Tim - My Dad, his Mom, and his 6 brothers and 1 sister.
Elliot on the dance floor - she loved playing with all the kids!!!

Medicine and Pretzels

First let me say, I have TONS of blogging to do...but for now...

Last night, after dinner, Elliot came up to me and said very seriously, "Mommy, I want some medicine."  I thought perhaps because she had scraped her knee (yet again), that she wanted some Neosporin on it.  I said, "Medicine?"  She replied, "Yes! Medicine!  Mommy!  I want some medicine!"  I laughed and said, "What do you need the medicine for?"  She gave me the angriest, sternest face and said, "Mommy - MEDICINE and PRETZELS."  Hahaha!  We dip pretzels in hummus, and for some reason, the word 'hummus' has stuck in her head as 'medicine.'

Vallium and pretzels, anyone?