Rockin' Out

Elena figured out how to climb the steps today. It took a lot of work to hoist herself up, but she did it. Seeing how we can't block off the bottom 2 steps, my guess is she'll get a lot of practice falling in the near future. Should be fun.

Here's a little video of Elena enjoying a little Metallica with Daddy. For some reason she would only dance if she had something on her head that day.

Golden Birthday

Today is Elena's 1st birthday, and she is celebrating by taking a longer than usual nap on the living room floor. Woo hoo! We had a big party on Saturday night with dinner and carrot cake. Elena didn't care for the cake too much - she just poked at it a little. I was glad to see that -maybe she has avoided inheriting her mom's terrible sweet tooth. She absolutely loved all the attention and her new toys. She had lots of help opening (and playing with) her presents. Seth could barely get a picture of her surrounded by so many cousins. It's been a great year.