Sharing

Nate and I have spent the last week working on sharing with Elyse. As you can see from the video, she's gotten pretty good at it. She's beginning to share toys, books and food with her friends and us. Ironically I have discovered her sharing of food tends to be food she doesn't like. She sure is one smart and tricky little girl!

Elyse 1 Year Old Pictures

A friend of Nate and I through church took these 1 year old pictures of Elyse. I just LOVE them all and think she did an amazing job. If you need pictures done I'd recommend her in a heartbeat, "Heidi McDowell Photography"! These are just a few. If you would like to see more, please feel free to copy and paste the link below:
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H1N1

So I'm so confused with this entire H1N1 epidemic the news is always talking about. I don't know what to do? Should I or shouldn't I give Elyse the vaccine???? I'm so confident in one thing and then tend to change my mind all over again. So I know your opinion isn't going to make my decision, but I'm just curious what everyone thinks about it. Therefore, feel free to comment any thoughts you may have about the H1N1 vaccine. Please also feel free to vote on the left side whether or not you would give your child the vaccine.

All I know is that I can't be afraid of it or hide all winter, both Elyse and I would go CRazY!

Got the Right Idea

Elyse LOVES to take out my dirty underwear from the laundry basket, carry it around and then put it back in the basket. Well today she thought she would put it back somewhere else instead. I guess she figures she sees Mama wearing these on her legs when she goes pee-pee so I bet they go in there too :)
The one time I don't put the lid down, serves me right.

Busy

I can't believe it's already been over a week since my last post. Elyse and I were busy all last week and then on Thursday, Nate's parents came in for the weekend. We had a great time going to the Science Museum (Titanic Exhibit), Guthrie, Mills City Museum, playing cards and hanging out. Hope this week, I will get more posting done.

Random

The following video is oh so random. Nate and I just captured Elyse putting her magnets away and helping to clean up. It's mostly a video for grandparents, uncles and aunts to see Elyse.

No child was harmed in the making of this film!

Playing In Leaves

Okay, so playing in leaves is what Elyse and I should be doing in the middle of October, but no, not today. We instead woke up to the picture below, may look beautiful, but it's beauty should only come in December! Although instead of complaining about it, I decided to bundle Elyse and myself up and head outdoors. I'm so glad I did, she LOVED it. Her boots were a little big, so she feel a lot, but once she feel she got to eat the snow off her gloves and tended to enjoy that. I know we will be going out to play in the snow more this winter but for now, fall please come back!