A New Blanket

Elise has received many wonderful gifts in her short little lifetime. Today, she got a really cool one in the mail from my aunt, Gail, my mom's sister who lives in California. She decided to take up sewing again after not having sewed anything in the last 30 years.  She just finished an adorable blanket for Elise. Not just any blanket though. This one has a story! It's made out of Hawaiian shirts and has a hand-sewn sun in the middle of it. How cool is that?! Elise just happened to be wearing a dress today that matched the blue/Hawaiian theme of the blanket. What a nice present! THANKS GAIL! :-) 

El Rio Grande

The Mexican food in Abu Dhabi leaves much to be desired...and let's not even TALK about the margaritas they have on offer.  Every time I make a trip back to Colorado, enjoying a tasty margarita at The Rio is always on my to-do list. So, I finally made it up to Lone Tree to get one of my favorite beverages of all time with some of my favorite people of all time. YUM!

Two Months...

Happy TWO MONTH birthday to my little Elise. Look how much fun we've been having in Colorado! 

Bathtime with Leigh-leigh

Trip to the Shrine on Cheyenne Mountain

First trip to the ZOO!! (with your adopted Grampy Dave)

Meeting your cousin Taylor

and your Auntie Katharine

It is amazing how much it seems like you have grown up in such a short amount of time.  I am starting to see some of your personality in the form of lots of funny faces and little giggles. You are getting a lot better at sleeping now, which is making me love you even more ;-) Everywhere we go, people tell me how adorable you are (and they also comment on your unique stroller quite a bit too!) I'm so looking forward to the days, weeks, and months ahead where I will get to know you a little more each day. I love you SO MUCH little one. Happy birthday!

Elise in Action

These videos are mostly for Pete, since he is missing his little girl, but you can enjoy them too! She's getting so grown up!

Ireland!

Here's my little video of pics from our trip. We had a blast!  ENJOY! :-)

If you have any questions about where some of the pics are from, just post them in the comments.

Whilrwind

Elise and I said goodbye to Pete at the Dublin airport and are now back in Colorado for a summertime visit. We had an awesome time in Ireland and Elise was on her best behavior for most of the trip! I'm working on  a slideshow of our pictures...so stay tuned. Until then, here's a snapshot of our trip:

Ireland, here we come!

Pete and I took Elise on her first plane ride on her 1 month birthday. We are now in Ireland to attend a wedding this Saturday and then we are taking a little road trip around the country for the next week. The wee one did an amazing job on the plane! She was chilled out the whole time and we were lucky enough to score and empty seat next to us. We had the whole row to ourselves and Elise could stretch out. 

Ready for take-off - how huge does that seatbelt look compared to her?!

The family, so excited to be escaping the heat!

One Month Tomorrow

My little Elise...

Is it possible that a whole month has passed already!? It has been so amazing getting to know you the last few weeks. It has been a time full of sleepless nights, gross smells, and quite a bit of spit up...but it has also included some amazing things too! 

Like crazy hair days

And naps with your daddy

And meeting new friends

And a whole lot of snuggling with your momma.

I love you so much! Happy ONE MONTH Birthday little one. 

She's ready to hit the road

Passport photo courtesy of Steven 

Introducing...Elise Katharine Molnar!!!

Sorry for the er....delay...in putting pics up of our baby girl. I've been pretty busy and exhausted since her arrival. She was born at 6:55 pm on Tuesday, June 15th - weighing in at a whopping 9 lbs 13 oz! She made her debut 24 hours after (Grandma)Leigh and (Uncle)Steven got in from Colorado. After a brief stay in the NICU (due to low blood sugar...she's fine though!) we were able to bring her home that Friday afternoon. Isn't she cute??? :-)

At the hospital

Finally home, hanging out with Daddy

Sleeping in her Bugaboo

Reading books