Elianna at 5 1/2 months old. She gets goofier by the day! She now says, "mamama", "nananana", "dadadada" and "ageeeeeeeeeee", and tries to grab or inhale anything that resembles food. She enjoys tearing part magazines and giggles everytime we make kissing sounds at her. Last week Grandma Susan and Grandpa Rick came to visit from Vernon, BC. We had a blast, aside from all four of us adults getting hit with a MAJOR flu bug that put us out of commission for two days. We miss you, Grandma and Grandpa!

The stunned look of someone who's just
had cereal for the very first time.

Hi Everyone! I'm at my folks' house right now and just thought I'd grab the opporunity to use a faster computer to update you all. Things here are going sweetly along - small-town life suits us just fine! Rob's not loving his job at the cheese factory (let's face it, lifting 50 pound blocks of cheese all day isn't a whole shwack of people's idea of a good time, not to mention the swollen fingers, sore back, aching legs and head-to-toe bruises that appear every morning), but we're still hoping and praying that God'll bring about another job in His good timing. Ellie's doing great, as always, and has us busy with a new past-time - trying to make her giggle. She just started a couple weeks ago, and we just can't get enough of it! Unfortunately what makes her laugh one time, doesn't necessarily make her laugh the next, so she keeps us guessing. I'm really truly enjoying my days, still getting together with lots of friends, making our apartment look more like home, and reading reading reading! I have a whole new library to devour now. Anyhow, I'd write more, but that would get truly boring. Here's a couple pics from my parents' collection of Ellie at 3.5 months old.

The Many Faces of Elianna (3 months)

Obstinance

Curiosity

Bashful

Intrigued

Amazed

Lovin' Life!!

Elianna at 12 weeks old

Ellie (2.5 months) and her only cousinRegan (5 months) "playing" together.

This picture is taken about two seconds before Regan decided to use Ellie's wrist as a teething ring. Ellie wasn't thrilled. :) Regan already has two teeth!
Ellie on her play mat...she's just started to show an interest in the wonderful world of toys.

Hi everyone! Here's some new photos of Elianna for those of you who are far away and can't see her in person. Things here are going really wonderful...what a peaceful and quiet little town we've moved to! Everywhere I go I run into someone I used to know who's all grown up (or has grey hair) now. We've been spending tons of time with the family (my sister Leila came out for the weekend, so we had a family pizza night, a kabob night, and this morning, a big waffle breakfast) and also just going for walks, meeting up with old friends, or hanging out at home. Rob still hasn't found a job but has had some great interviews. We're not worried, knowing that God is in control and can open up a door whenever He wants to...but your prayers are appreciated! He has always provided, and always will. Speaking of which, we really needed a couch to fill our living room with, and we figured we'd just get a used one until we're more established. Well, I was praying about this and asked God to help us find one. The next day I looked online and called the number of a guy who had a couch and swivel rocker for sale. He called back and we arranged for a time to meet the following afternoon. Wouldn't you know (this is my home town, for ya) he's the brother of my uncle's wife, who I've known for years (which is good, because really you don't want to buy a couch from just anybody - it's better to know WHOSE germs you're sitting on :). Not only that, but he says that after he got off the phone with me, not knowing who I was yet, he felt God prompt him to give us the couch and chair for free. :) SWEET! You may catch glimpses of these beautiful pieces of furniture in the background of the photos. :) hehe...beggars can't be choosers! At least they're super comfy. Anyhow, hope you're all doing well. Talk to you soon!