Mountain Man Rondezous

Today we went to visit Susan and Warren at the Mountain Man Rondezous outside of Ogden, UT. It was something I had never experienced before but it was a lot of fun and it was fun to see how things were done several years ago. It made me very thankful that I am alive now instead of then. Adam thought I would be weirded out by all the costumes and characters there, and though I admit seeing men in just loin clothes was interesting, the weirdest part for me was seeing people carrying around guns and knives. The people dressed up like Indians were probably the most interesting crowd to watch; they were pretty scantily clad and were drinking a lot. There were two types of people there: those who were intrigued by the history of it and enjoy getting away from all the hussle and bussle of everyday life and then those who just wanted an excuse to get drunk. As a spectator it was just fun to watch it all. Image Elaina playing in the dirt.
Elaina with the teepees.
Elaina making like the Indians there. (Don't worry, her bottle had cream soda in it. She loved it!)
Adam and Elaina.

Adam and his brothers love the game Madden 94. It's way old school and really boring, but whatever. Tyler came over the other night to play. Elaina wanted to join in on the fun. She got the hang of holding the controls really fast. I had to take a picture because this will be the first and last time she ever plays games like this. I know, mean mom.

Elaina's First Birthday Party!

Elaina had her 1 year old birthday party tonight with Adam's family. It was a lot of fun. We opened presents and then had cake. No one in Adam's family likes cake so it was all for Elaina. She thought it was pretty fun to dig into it. At first she kind of looked at me like, "Is this okay," but then got pretty into it. At one point she got a taste of the cake and then from there on out she tried to eat it. Afterwards, she got a bath. The night was a lot of fun.

Elaina's 1 Year Old Today!!!!

This past year has gone by so quickly and I just don't know where it all went. Elaina was born a year ago today at 8:21 a.m. She weighed 8 lbs 2 oz and was 20 1/2 inches long. It's so amazing how much she has grown and learned since then.
Elaina is so full of life and personality now. She has so many signature characteristics like: her dance moves, her kisses, her hugs, her smiles, her laugh, her curiousity, her independence, her jibberish, her occasional diva attitude, her attempts at being helpful. She is such a sweet baby girl! Adam and I don't go a day without being greatful that our Heavenly Father has blessed our lives with Elaina. She is perfection and the greatest joy of our lives. Happy 1st Birthday, Elaina!

Playing Toys

This is how we found Elaina playing with her toys the other day.

Play Toys

ELaina loves to climb in her toy basket to play.


Sometimes it's hard to find room to sit, though.

Elaina's 1 Year Photo Shoot

Elaina got her one year pictures taken last week. Pictures were at 10 a.m. which would have been great if Elaina didn't take after her dad and love her sleep. I had to wake her up early and she through a fit for the rest of the morning. It also didn't help that she had three teeth coming in at the same time. Poor baby girl. Anyway, needless to say she was pretty mad the whole picture time and most of her pictures had her with crying red eyes or her yelling. The photographer did a great job, though, and was really patient with us. Here are some of the pictures that did turn out.