G-pa and G-ma Houge

Elli has been loving life with Grandpa and Grandma Houge lovin' on her the last 3 weeks. Every morning she eats her oatmeal with grandpa and plays dolls with grandma. Today she even dressed up as a cowgirl! First thing in the morning she points to downstairs to see them. Yesterday we celebrated Grandma's birthday at a very nice downtown French restaurant (which was NOT specializing in kids) and Elli was such a trooper, waving at everyone and playing "make believe tea party" for 2 hours. Elli is going to be so sad without her grandparents next week!

Happy Valentine's Day (Belated)

Had to post a pic of our little Valentine! Thanks Maggie for making Elli's tights!

Fantastic Fort Worth

Last weekend Paul had a conference in Fort Worth, so we rented a house and my parents met us there. We had a great time being together, touring the stockyards and downtown and playing cards. Elli could not get enough of Grandpa and Grandma and even signed G-ma and G-pa! What a terrific weekend!

Photo Shoot in Gruene

We had an amazing time with Amber Leigh as she took pics of Elliana and family. Check out some of them: http://aleighphotography.blogspot.com/2010/01/elliana-h-gruene-tx.html

Landon's 3rd Birthday Party

Landon had an awesome John Deere birthday party at a gymnastics gym on Saturday! Elli absolutely loved the trampolines and bouncers. It's so fun that we can actually celebrate birthdays with family!

My New Favorite Things!

Elli got a baby doll and pots and pans for Christmas and she plays and plays with them! She also loves rocks!

Gold Plated Dining Room?

We have never seen anything like this, but now it's in our house! It was recommended to us metallic paint for our dining room. Yes, we have a gold dining room now. Last night we ate dessert in there, and I felt like I should have worn a ball gown. Though it cracks us up now...some day we may want to change that.