The last couple of weeks...

Eliana loves her "Baby Vegas". I love it because it allows me to take a shower, dry my hair and eat breakfast. YES!

This baby has discovered her feet. She particularly enjoys checking them out when she is sans diaper.


Over the weekend, Greg and Eli raked the leaves from the maple tree in front of our house. This was her first ride in the frame pack. Both she and Greg gave it the thumbs-up.

Eli has a new favorite toy

Bringin' back the cowgirl

Yesterday Greg, Eli and I went up to our friends Carrie and Brad's place. They purchased 40 acres about a year ago near Scappoose - just a short drive from St. Johns. Carrie and I grew up in Glide and rode horses together as kids on her parent's ranch. Now she and Brad have 4 horses and so they needed an extra person to go riding with them. I, of course, was happy to oblige. I haven't ridden for at least 5 years and it felt great. It's still one of my favorite things to do and now that I have easy access to a horse, Greg might not be seeing me too much on the weekends! The idea of buying some acreage and having horses again is really tempting. Until then, I know where to get my fix.

First Bites

Today was a big day! Eliana tried her first rice cereal, we walked in the Mayor's Walk and then went to watch cyclocross at Alpenrose. All sorts of fun for Team Stiles!

Pink

I know I said I didn't want to dress her in pink. Guilty. But, have you ever seen a pink kitty that is this cute before? Seriously.

Construction Zone

A few weekends ago we got to feeling a little destructive. It started with Greg doing the necessary job of clearing the nasty, old insulation out of one of the attic spaces. Then we freaked out and tore the carpet out of our bedroom in the hallway. Guess we are committed to refinishing the floors now.

Grandpa Steve

This is a picture of Eliana and her Grandpa Steve. It was taken by my mom, Pam, up in the North Umpqua forest in early August. I know that Eliana and I will treasure this photo for many years to come.