Lunchtime

Goofy GraMoM

GraMoM and Grandpa come to town

We got to celebrate Lisa's graduation with a trip to the Cheesecake factory. DELICIOUS!

Eloise certainly enjoyed all the attention and goofing off with GraMoM and Grandpa. Come back soon, we miss you!!

"Peek-a-boo"

just having fun

Halloween

Happy Halloween! I'm pretty sure Alan and I were more into it than Eloise was. Eloise didn't care anything about walking around, ringing doorbells and/or getting candy. However, she did dive out of my arms in excitement every time someone with a dog opened their door to greet us. If she could, I think she'd rename the whole event, "the neighborhood pet tour."

Groovy Grandma made the rounds with us as well!

Eloise among her litter mates

Part III: visiting the Krugs in NH

Eloise and I flew up to NH to visit my best friend Tina and her boys while her husband, Brian, was out of town on business. Even though we were outnumbered by the kids, we had a great time catching up, learning more about parenting and especially getting to know each others' kids more. Thanks for having us Tina!

I came upon Eloise in this predicament...I'm not sure she intended to end up like this, but she was strolling along, happy as a lark. (the bed-head is a nice addition the photo, too!)

We had so much fun playing outside in the yard and feeding the chickens. The Krugs have 9 chickens that gave us plenty of delicious eggs to eat while we were there.

The kiddies dressed up in their Halloween costumes since the boys were headed out to trick or treat that afternoon as Eloise and I flew back to Atlanta.

part deux: NJ and NY

On our way to NYC, we stopped in Annandale, NJ to see Tim and Christie Jaegle, some friends of ours that lived in Paris the same time that we did. We had lunch and walked along a beautiful trail next to a river.

Then on to Brooklyn, NY to see Alan's sister's family. Eloise had a ball getting to know her cousin better and chasing around their poor cat, barking at it. Thank you so much Jerah and Matt for having us there!

Jerah took us on a tour of the UN. Since it was after that last guided tour, we got to play around at the podium in the general assembly and security council.

Always thought that kid looked a little British to me...

our trip to the northeast: part one

Sorry for being so absent from our blog lately, we've had some difficulty with our internet access. Alan, Eloise and I recently went up to Philly for Alan's best friend's wedding, visiting grandparents and then on to NJ, NYC and NH. We had such a wonderful time and eloise was quite the trooper! We stayed in West Chester, PA with the greatest family, the Wisneskis. Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture of them or their enormous dog. Of course, Eloise was in love with the dog. Thanks so much for having us, Jerry and Judy!

Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Kyle and Rachel Brown!!! Luckily the fellas only pulled up there pant legs once the ceremony was over.

Eloise came to the reception and danced the night away. She was completely exhausted during dinner, but once the music started we couldn't pull her away from the dance floor! She also became an independent little walker right there as well. I guess anything is possible if you have enough people watching and cheering you on.

She pretty much just alternated between two dance moves...one bouncing up and down and then an occasional upper body twisting action.

We arrived in town a day early so that we could spend some time with Alan's maternal grandparents. Eloise had fun meeting her great Pop Pop and especially liked crawling around the front porch of his big farm house.

Pop Pop lives in Lancaster Co. where we drove past many many beautiful Amish farms.

The next morning we headed to Reading, Pa. To see Grammy and her new apartment. Eloise made out quite well, as Grammy took us out to lunch and the restaurant owner gave eloise a stuffed dog. Jackpot! She barked all the way home.

It was such a treat to get to see both of them!

mountain climber

Eloise is a huge fan of this new daily activity....logan doesn't seem to mind at all, so happy climbing little one.

she goes back and forth about 15 times before getting bored and moving on to something new