Elly's First Birthday (a little late) amoung other things

I have been meaning to post about Elly's First Birthday but I just haven't found the time for a good explain and picture post and since the kids are screaming it means that I don't have time now either. So here are a few pictures for you to take a self guided tour of I will try to help you out if I can.

Super Hero Day

 At the park

 On Elly's birthday our morning started with . . .

Birthday Bed Hair

Birthday Pancakes with eggs and for the first time introducing cow's milk!

Shaking her head that she doesn't want to blow it out.

hmm this is pretty good.

Very particular about the placement of her cup.

2 minutes after I asked her if she wanted to go take her nap

Birthday day cake

Pretty sure if/when we have a boy he will look very similar to the model in this advertisement.

Something about eggs on a griddle that makes me happy.

Elly with Great Grandpa G. at her party

What up?

After a bath in the sink. . . She's ready for more . . . or at least a nap.

 And finally a nursing cover I made for a friend.

 I Love this fabric!

Okay so I guess I found time to guide you a little but I should really make sure my children are still alive. . . (Not really, I went away and came back and so on and so forth)

At Play

The Week in Food.

I am not feeling as inspired this week, and I have no food pictures so I thought a few family photos might be fun instead. Some decades old and some only a year or so.

Momma and me

On Saturday we will be dinning on:

 Cheese burgers and home fries

Hopefully outside on our newly built picnic table(hint hint Dave)

Emy and I

On Sunday we will devour:

Enchiladas with rice and black beans

Elly and I

On Monday my family will inhale:

 Fajitas

My favorite picture of my parent's and I. Plus I have my snoopy life jacket on.

On Tuesday we will gorge ourselves on:

Beef, asparagus and bell pepper stir fry with rice

Me and the John Deer

On Wednesday the Barela household will dine by candlelight on:

Chicken Pot Pie

Emy in the shirt Aunt Kendall made for her.

 On Thursday we will feast upon:

Mexican Layered Chicken



"Umm, I think this is yours"

What's for dinner at your house?

Abby and The Great Blue Heron

Apparently my camera battery died just as she was telling me that the Blue Heron's bum didn't fit in his nest.

I hope you have enjoyed story time with Emy. Tune in next time to hear more of Abby's adventures.

Not to worry Abby is sleeping safely in her doll bed. (Abby is the one with hair.)

And so that's what she did~