Vote for Eleanor!

Ok...so we entered Eleanor in the Gap Casting Call. Aunt Jenni talked us into it. We know how cute she is...and really...she should have won the cutest baby contest...but oh well :) It's worth a shot right? No harm if she doesn't win....but if she does...that's pretty cool! We entered her 4 times...but here's the link to the picture we think might win.

Thanks for voting!!

We're home!

Ahhh....isn't it funny how much you appreciate your own bed when you've been on vacation? Don't get me wrong, we had a nice hotel room, but it never beats the comforts of your own home, and being back on a regular schedule :) We had a great time in San Diego! Loved SeaWorld, and especially loved the San Diego Zoo. Eleanor went nuts over the penguins at SeaWorld. So much in fact we bought her a penguin puppet. We also got her a little stuffed panda bear from the zoo. Us adults came back with a new fabulous bag (mine) and M brought back a nice tan! LOL :) Well...I have a nice tan too :)

6 Month Video

Enjoy! :)

Half a Year

Eleanor is 6 months old today. Wow. She's getting so big! Another milestone for this week: Sitting up. She's doing it all by herself. No need to prop the boppy behind her people, she's a BIG girl now :) She will eventually tip over at some point, but has gone for probably a good 30-45 minutes now. Can someone please stop her from growing?? My little baby isn't staying little like I told her :) Oh well....I guess I don't have any control over that now do I? She's been making funny faces at me again this week. Here's a good one I got of her today. I love her!

Here's some fun info about me:

I saw this on another blog I love to frequent, so I thought I'd share a little about myself with all of you...even though most of you already now enough about me :)

Making : Funny faces at Eleanor

Cooking :Pumpkin Bread to take with us this weekend
Drinking : Coffee with pumpkin creamer...notice a trend here :)
Reading: The Wednesday Sisters by Meg Waite Clayton
Wanting: Photoshop
Looking: At Eleanor playing in her exersaucer
Playing: On the floor with Eleanor
Wasting: Time doing this instead of laundry or cleaning up the house. It's a total wreck...so don't even think about stopping by. LOL :)
Sewing: Another quilt for Eleanor
Wishing: I wouldn't have been lazy and put a disposable diaper on Eleanor this morning. She just totally blew it out! Yuck!
Enjoying: The morning with my baby
Waiting: For all the baby weight to just magically disappear on it's own
Liking: That it's Friday and we get to hang out with M all weekend :)
Wondering: If Americans are starting to forget about 9/11
Loving: Staying home with Eleanor. I couldn't ask for a better job!
Hoping: It stays cool like this from now on. I'm done with summer...ready for fall!
Marvelling: At how quickly Eleanor is growing up. She ate Cheerios for the first time last night.
Needing: Some fall clothes that fit
Smelling: Eleanor's blown out diaper....need to take that downstairs...
Wearing: A nursing tank and a pair of M's boxers...I need to get dressed!
Following: A bunch of great crafty blogs
Noticing: That Eleanor looks more and more like M everyday
Knowing: Eventually I'll get it all together. Right now I'm just enjoying being a mommy
Thinking: I should get my rear end to the gym today.
Bookmarking: All those same crafty blogs I like to read so I don't forget where they are
Opening: Some really old mail...

Giggling: At watching Eleanor rolling over to her back after I purposely put her on her tummy for tummy time. Stinker!
Feeling: Tired....yes...very tired :)

Well...there ya have it. An honest look into my window. Not all that exciting, but we're definitely enjoying it :)

Working our way into fall....

Ahhh....the fall is the best time of the year I have to say. As much as I love summer and being outside, fall is still way better. I love being able to wear a sweatshirt and jeans and flip flops at the same time :) Last week M & I took Eleanor to Brown's Orchard...only our MOST favorite place to go for some really great apples. We got some great pictures while we were there. I'm sure we'll be back there again soon :)