It's been awhile...

...my last entry was before Christmas! We've been busy the past month or so...Julie's family came out to visit for 2 weeks over the Christmas holiday, James started a new semester, and Elise is getting used to going back to daycare after the Christmas break. She's also trying to figure out how to walk and is cruising around all the furniture.

Here's a few pictures to catch up on what we've been up to:
Elise with her monkey pajamas from Grandma and Grandpa (Julie's parents) for Christmas. She had so much fun playing with them and she loved all the attention! (I think Grandma and Grandpa enjoyed it, too!!)

Elise has learned how much fun the dishwasher is...she loves to help unload it. And we've learned to only load the spoons until she's not around and we can add the knives!

Elise and James went on a daddy-daughter-date to the car show in January. They both LOVED seeing all the pretty cars!

Elise loves her new sunglasses. She's a little diva and loves the attention that she gets when she dresses up.

Julie's birthday was in January, and Elise loved helping with the candles. Once they were blown out and removed from the cake Elise really enjoyed sticking her fingers in the small candle holes in the frosting...She likes to put her fingers in everything she can.

Elise loves to read, and here's a pretty picture of her with one of her favorite books in the pretty dress that Grandma made her.