Small Hiatus

We are back in North Bend, Oregon, staying with Logan's family for the next few months. While we are enjoying getting to know them better, they unfortunately don't live in an area with great cell phone reception, or wireless internet/satellite coverage. This means that we have to drive into town to get on the internet. Elise and I have done this almost everyday to talk with Logan, however, the rest of our internet usage has been almost completely halted. We only rarely get to check emails, and don't really get to check blogs at all, as we use the internet while sitting in a parked car....We thought about trying the library, but I think Elise needs more adult supervision in the library, and I wouln't be using the time for internet activities like reading/writing emails, or updating our blog. So, we'll be keeping a more tried and true method of family history preservation, a good old fashioned journal. I'll try to record posts as I would have made them, and then maybe around Christmas time we'll get more of a chance to update this blog and put the fabulous pictures we've been getting of our growing girl. So, sorry, we've enjoyed keeping in touch, and will look forward to the day when we can be more technologically advanced again. Until then, we hope everyone stays healthy and happy, and can keep in touch another way!

Underwood Look-alike Meter

I thought this was kind of fun when I saw a similar one on a friend's blog. Everyone comments on how much Elise looks like Logan!

Packing Helper

We spent many days in September packing up our apartment. Elise tried to be very helpful by putting things in the boxes, taking them out, and rearranging them. We wrapped the fragile stuff in bubble wrap and put them in boxes. One evening I found Elise wrapping up her books in some garbage sacks. She was wrapping them up and putting them in boxes like we had done with the fragile stuff. She is a great helper!

Last Pictures With Daddy

We took these great family pictures the night before Elise and I flew to Oregon. We sure miss Logan!!! WE LOVE YOU LOGAN!!!! Loads and loads!!!

She can say Bye-Bye

We are still working on verbal skills with Elise. She is getting to be jabbering all the time, but lots of it is starting to sound like real words. She still signs most things, but it is lots of fun to hear her verbal progress. Before we left Juneau, we had her backpack carrier on the floor in the kitchen. She loved to go stand in front of it, to play with the straps, and pretend she was going to go on a walk. She would get the straps over her shoulders, wave and say 'bye-bye'. It was so cute, I had to get a video, so here she is, the star of our show:

Hopping Practice

Elise has become fascinated with my shoes. She frequently will find them, put them on, and try to walk while wearing them. Before we left Juneau she had been practicing trying to hop. This is a cute video I got of her trying to get herself ready to go outside, even though she was wearing pjs and getting ready for bed. She put on her hat, got my shoes, went near the door, put the shoes on and tried to hop. She is such a cute girl!

Which Witch is Which?

As we've grown up, the siblings in our family have often been mistaken for one another. We just look a lot alike. Beth and I have had many experiences where people thought we were one of our siblings, or that we were each other. There are some differences, but can you pick out which one is me and which is my little sister? There is a five year age difference, but that doesn't seem to affect the similarities.

In case you had a hard time picking, here's another picture to help....

Elise and I love hanging out with the wonderful and amazingly talented Beth!