So Many Changes!

We've had a busy couple weeks! Elise is getting more and more mobile with each passing day. She is now a master crawler and of course going for everything that is not intended for her - shoes, dog bowls, dog toys, etc! She's climbing the stairs, with our assistance of course, and everytime she climbs a few of them, she gets the biggest smile on her face like she knows she has just accomplished something MAJOR! :) We've heard a couple 'ma mas' and 'da das' but for now they're infrequent and random - soon enough though! She still has a healthy appetite and is now eating Cheerios and other little snack foods with her own little fingers, it's the cutest thing ever! We just discovered another little tooth on the bottom, which makes a total of 5!

Here are a few new pictures of our sweet baby girl:









The event of this weekend was Elise's baptism. She is officially the newest member of the Catholic church and we are so happy about it! She looked and acted like an angel during the entire ceremony.



















I can't believe another weekend is over - they seem to be going faster and faster! This week will be a busy one, celebrating my mom's birthday, seeing Greg's parents and celebrating Greg and I's 3rd wedding anniversary! :)

Love,
The Pattees

Picture Post

Last weekend we went back to Florida to celebrate Jodie & Bob's couples shower. As I mentioned, it was Elise's first plane ride and her first "vacation" and she did great. Here are some pictures from our fun getaway weekend!

Elise's first trip to the airport - taking pics in the parking garage! ;)


In the pool at Grandma & Grandpa's in Florida!



Elise, Greg, and GREAT Grandma Lee! Such a good picture!



Taking a break from the festivities to feed the babe!



Such a good one of Daddy & Daughter!



Me and my sisters-in-law...I swear I'm not as short as I look here, I'm just wearing flats!



Three Generations!



We had a great 4th of July! The 10K went really well - all of us finished with good times and felt pretty good afterwards - although we're all a bit sore today! :) To celebrate, we had a bbq and made mojitos - yum! Once it got dark, we played with sparklers, which Elise LOVED!




Finally, here's a picture of our little spit-fire, standing up in her crib!



Love,
The Pattees

8 Months Old - Where Does the Time Go?

Today Elise is 8 months old!! I can't believe in 4 months she will already be a year old - the time is flying by! Over the past couple of weeks, Elise has accomplished quite a bit, she's now crawling ALL over the house, pulling herself up from a sitting position, babbling "ba-ba" and more! She even took her very first plane ride last week and was a perfect angel the entire time! ;) Our computer is having some problems so I'm unable to post pictures today, but I promise to post some soon.

We hope everyone has a Happy 4th of July! Tomorrow Greg, my dad and I are running a 10K - the Peachtree Road Race. I'm excited for it, but I'm also looking forward to celebrating at the finish line!

Love,
Kim

Happy Father's Day!

Happy First Father's Day to the best daddy in the world! We love you!







Love,
Elise and Mommy

Monday, Monday

We had such a fun weekend that it was so hard to get up this morning and head to work. Friday night we stayed in and got a good night's sleep because Greg and I ran a 5K on Saturday morning. I have been working really hard to get back in shape after having Elise and even though the course was really hard (SO many hills!), I was really happy with my performance. Greg beat me by about a minute so my goal now is to beat him at the next race. ;)

Here's me crossing the finish line:



The rest of the weekend we played outside, went to a bbq at our friend's house, and did a little shopping. It was a really fun weekend and we're already looking forward to the next one!


Here's Elise playing with a new toy awaiting her breakfast!




Hanging out in her pack 'n play.




Daddy and Mommy heading out for the evening!



Here's Elise in her new tub - one of our purchases from this weekend. The beak quacks when you squeeze it. Elise loves it! :)



We hope you guys had a great weekend and have an even better week ahead!
Love,
The Pattees

Weekend Fun!

The weather has finally started to cooperate so we've been taking advantage of the warm, sunny days here! This past weekend, we conquered another first - we took Elise "swimming!" She loves her baths so we knew that she would really like the water. We have actual video that's adorable (I promise to post it later) but here are a couple pics of the little doll all ready to start swimming!







In other news, we found another tooth this weekend! One of her top front teeth has popped out and the other one doesn't seem too far behind. ;) She really is growing up fast!
Here are a few more pictures from the beautiful weekend!


Can't resist those baby blues...or browns - we can't tell yet!



Hanging out like a big girl!



Feeling grass between her toes for the first time! :)



Love,
The Pattees

Aquarium!

We had a nice Memorial Day weekend even though the weather was gloomy and rainy.  Since we couldn't do anything outdoors, we decided to take a trip to the aquarium.  I was a little apprehensive taking Elise, but she did great.  Here are some pics from our little day trip.


Elise with her daddy, grandma and grandpa.


Elise is busy people-watching!


Pretty fishies!


HUGE crabs!


Really interesting looking fish - I can't remember what kind they are. :)


After a long day looking at fish!



In other news, Elise is in the beginning stages of crawling.  She has gotten really good at going backwards and rocking so I have a feeling in about a week she will be unstoppable.  YIKES! 



That's all for now! 
Love,
The Pattees