Last night Greg took a few pictures of Annika for me. I've been meaning to get pics ever since she turned three months, but time just flies by so quickly!
Click on the link to Greg & Mary's blog if you'd like to see more of the pics. I am planning to get a few pictures made into wallet size (of both Elena & Annika), so if you'd like a certain one, please let me know ASAP! This means you Grandmas!
We had a wonderful weekend. Nate's parents, Kent and Mem, and brother, David, came down to visit. They watched the girls for us on Saturday night, so Nate and I got to go on a proper date. We went to a benefit for Easter Seals called Wine & Polo on the Prairie. Nate got free tickets for the event from Bosch (Easter Seals used Bosch's parking lot), so we figured, why not?! It was a lot of fun. They had a big tent set up, and along the edges were vendors of every sort. About every third vendor was a wine distributor, and the others were local restaurants/grocery stores. Each restaurant was handing out free samples of some little dish, be it nachos, creamed pea soup, a skewer of marinated beef, or homemade icecream. Fun! After stuffing ourselves, we went outside to watch the polo match. Unfortunately, it started pouring, so the match was cancelled after only three rounds. But we got to watch enough to decide that polo was a bit above our pay grade!
Oh, and how could I forget to mention that on Saturday morning, Mem and I took Elena to downtown Morton for American Girls day. Many of the local stores had opened up their doors for little girls and their American Girl dolls. Elena brought along her bitty baby, and Oma had her Kaya doll. We got a free cone from Dairy Queen, Elena's nails painted at Merle Norman, suckers, a chance to plant a flower, and even got a picture of Elena and Oma's doll at Imagine Studios. Click here to see the pic. Elena was terrified of the studio, so no matter what we did, she wouldn't smile. She did have fun though, you just can't see it! I highly recommend this event if you have a little girl that loves American Girl dolls. I hope that Morton does it again next year.
On Sunday we relaxed, went to One World for lunch, and relaxed some more. Pretty typical of our weekends with Nate's parents... relaxation abounds! On Monday they left, taking Elena with them. We are driving up to Madison on Friday, so Elena got to go spend the week with her Oma and Opa. She was practically bursting with excitement. I don't think I've ever seen her so excited to leave me! And yet, she did ask me, "You go to Opa's too, Mommy?" So maybe she'll miss me a little bit.
Doubtful!
[You can see a few more photos of Annika in My Photo Gallery if you care to look!]
2 comments:
Oh Steph those pictures are to die for! She looks so different! I wouldn't even think that was your Annika. She looked so much like Elena when she was a newborn but she is definitely coming in to be her own person. She's gorgeous! Both your girls are. I can't wait to see you all next month :)
Jess Powers
steph, i would like 4x 6 size, that fits in my frames best. Love, the smile of annika in color and I will have to get back with you on Elena's. love, Grandma b.
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