Visitando la Finca

Estas fotos fueron tomadas hace un mes, cuando fuimos a visitar una finca que queda a menos de cinco minutos de nuestra casa. Elizabeth estuvo un poco precavida, como es natural, con tantos animales nuevos para ella y tantos ninos alrededor.

El papa le queria hacer colitas desde hace rato, asi que aqui lo logro.

Aqui de regreso en casa con los lentes de la tia.

Meeting Aunt Susan

Last week Elizabeth met aunt Susan for the first time. She lives in Charleston, SC and came to visit her family in Massachusetts so we made arrangements to meet her before she went back home. Jeff, Greg's brother, couldn't travel so Eli would have to wait a little bit longer to meet uncle Jeff.

These are some pics of that afternoon.

Eli durmiendo con Papa y los hermanos celebrando cumpleanos

Generalmente Eli duerme en su cuna, a no ser que este enferma. Pero en las madrugadas se despierta y un 50 por ciento de las veces, quiere acostarse con nosotros.
A nuestra nina le fascina dormir super pegada ya sea a Greg o a mi. Nos deja durmiendo en el borde de la cama y ademas a mi, me quita la almohada. Tratamos de volverla a pasar a su cuna cuando esta nuevamente dormida para evitar levantarnos con dolores de espalda.

A Greg todavia se le nota bien la cicatriz que le quedo luego de que un arbol le cayera encima.

This is Greg's scar from his tree accident.

En casa del tio JaimeO llevandole el regalo de cumpleanos
Birthday present for uncle JaimeO.

Celebrating our birthdays in September

Isabella.

Favors I made for Eli's Baptism

Last year I took a pastry class at the French Pastry School in Chicago. With the techniques I learned there, plus from what I learned from my part time job at a nice pastry shop here in NH, I decided to be adventurous and make gum paste bouquets for the guests at the baptism. One per family I should clarify since the time and work making these bouquets is pretty significant.

I managed to complete the bouquets the night before the baptism. I worked hard for days but was very happy at how they came out. Eli helped a lot as you can imagine and I had to give her some playdo so she could make her own flowers.

And here are a few photos that will give you a glimpse of the entire process!

These are rose buds

Coloring the roses

Steaming the roses


Work area

Hydrangea leaves

Hydrangeas






Pretty face


The bouquets

My parents brought the stamped ribbons from Bogota

Nice present !

Here is Eli opening a present. It didn't matter that the shoes were big for her, she loved them and had them on until she went to bed that day.