Nana time.

"Ta?"

Ellie has this new thing going on where everything (food, socks, toys) must go in her hair or behind her head. "Ta?" she says, when you tell her it's a hat.

This is the first time Ellie tried to comb her hair.

I posted pictures of our little 'holiday' in Vernon, but they don't really tell the whole story. Here it is :) On Friday Dec.22, Rob's last day of work, the poor guy came home clutching his guts and groaning, 'I don't feel so good'. We were crossing our fingers that it was just a little food poisoning from his work potluck. hehe. No such thing. After Rob spent the next two days on the toilet with non-stop runs, he buckled and took an Immodium so that we could fly to Vernon on Christmas day without him missing the flight because of the numerous bathroom breaks required. Well, thank you Immodium...it definitely worked. But almost as soon as we took off in the air, Elianna got sick. She threw up twice on that first flight. Her and I were quite the odorous pair...we were covered. We stopped over in Calgary, where Rob and I bought Ellie a "Someone who loves me bought me this t-shirt in Calgary" shirt that was 5 sizes too big, and on the next flight to Kelowna she puked all over that, and her pants. By the time we landed all she was dressed in was in the huge pukey t-shirt and wrapped up in a West Jet blanket (thank you West Jet). So we were HOPING that Ellie was just, you know, a little AIR sick or something...but no such thing. She puked large quantities of puke at least twice a day for the first four days we were in Vernon, and then the diarrhea started. Poor little thing. She wasn't a very happy camper. You may notice bags under her eyes in the photos. But alas, after three days of a diet consisting of just rice cereal and diluted apple juice, Ellie is back to her normal self. Except now she's teething. Again.
Thank you, Baby Tylenol.
p.s. aside from the illness we had an awesome time with Rob's family and visiting friends we hadn't seen in ages. Although we don't want to fly again for a very, very long time, the trip was absolutely worth it! Happy New Year, Everyone!

Christmas in Vernon

Ellie with Uncle James

Papa and Great Grandpa playing Scrabble.

The twins and their babies.

Cousin Skid

Fun with Uncle Tom (Daddy's twin) on the pool table.

Elianna enjoying the snowy hills of Vernon BC.

She kept tipping over, so Daddy had to pull us both.

Ellie watching Duma, Papa and Grandma's dog. Ellie starting saying "PUH" and growling everytime she saw a puppy.

First Christmas Photo

Merry Christmas Everyone, from the Balfours!

We'll keep posting when we get back from Vernon, BC on the 30th.

Hope you all have a wonderful holiday!

Good Morning, Sunshine!

Now THAT is what I call BEDHEAD! (i didn't tease it. trust me)

Elianna and Regan, piano duet partners extraordinaire!

(Surprisingly, they both have their own soothers in their mouths in this photo, a rare happening. Usually they steal each other's. I guess the soother's always suckier in the other kid's mouth, or something.)