Do a little dance...

While this is not Eliza's best display of dance moves we still thought it was pretty funny. She's got quite the rhythm.

Something to drink?

Sometimes in the morning it's just too hard to make decisions...juice or milk?
We agree Eliza! We're cheering too since she's actually been drinking some milk lately. Persistence has finally paid off!

Happy Anniversary!

Darran and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary by getting away over the weekend...alone! We had such a nice time together we're tempted to do it again! Thank you to Grandpa and Grandma for having so much fun with Eliza while we were gone. She loves you guys so much! We can't believe how fast 5 years have gone but we sure are looking forward to many more in the future. Happy Anniversary!

Happy Valentine's Day!

This was our "best" picture from our traditional Valentine's family dinner. I'm surprised Eliza wasn't starring at the candy since that was the most exciting thing about dinner. She liked opening her Valentine's cards too...thanks Grandpa and Grandma and Nana and Papa. Hope everyone's Valentine's Day was full of love!

Cookies...

Around Valentine's Day we've had our fair share of treats in the house. Needless to say Eliza has been enjoying them. This is the look of satisfaction after a yummy cookie!

What happens in Vegas...

...doesn't have to stay in Vegas. Let's face it...we're just not that wild and crazy! Eliza and I accompanied Darran to Las Vegas last weekend for a conference he attended. Eliza and I had a good time relaxing, exploring the resort, and spending time between classes with Daddy. After a nice, relaxing bath Eliza decided she needed to watch a little bit of cartoons from bed. I couldn't deny her...heck, we were on vacation!
The resort had a bowling alley so we played a game while Eliza ate her nutritious snack of french fries!

Watching Daddy bowl.

Man, we love those eyes! We also spent Saturday morning with Darran's Aunt and Uncle who live outside Vegas. Then we even went to the BYU vs. UNLV basketball game (thanks to Dallan) before heading home. We didn't take any pictures though...probably because it was one of those games we don't really want to remember! But it was fun to see them live and feel the Cougar spirit!

Soccer skills...

This is so Aunt Elayna can see that Eliza's not wasting anytime working on her athletic skills...not that her dad has anything to do with that! We couldn't resist going outside today cause it was gorgeous!

Piano practice...

We got a piano for Christmas and it's safe to say that Eliza has had the most practice time on it. She quickly gets bored with the song that she is playing though so it's not uncommon to see her flipping through the book looking for that perfect song.

Here's to hoping she enjoys the piano just as much in a couple of years!

Choo! Choo!

Eliza has been enjoying Daddy's geotrax lately. I couldn't resist laughing at this picture. She precariously placed herself underneath and inside of the track so she could have the best spot to control the trains. Always the thinker...

Weekend away...

We spent Martin Luther King weekend with the Washington Moodys. Unfortunately we didn't take that many pictures...probably because most of the time was spent reading and playing games (which we love). But we did enjoy the snow the first day before most of it melted away. Daddy and Eliza got in some good sledding.
If you couldn't find Eliza, she was probably sneaking into her cousin's Polly pocket toys. She was amazed by each little toy she found and relished in the fact that they had no idea what she was up to!

She sure did love the time that she got to spend with her silly, loving cousins. We are grateful that they love her so much!

Emma, Eliza, and Alissa.

For Aunt Audrey...

Audrey...I've been meaning to post this so you could see when Eliza opened our Christmas gift from you. Ignore my voice...I had a fun cold. Love ya!

Table set for...many!

In an attempt to hone in "busy-ness" and make dinner without a small body clinging to my leg, Eliza has a kitchen cabinet all her own, complete with her dishes. Little did I know that the very first time she had access to it would she take it upon herself to set the table. I was pretty amazed that she would think to do that and then continue to set the table with ALL her dishes.
When she realized that I was taking pictures of her she decided she needed to put on a show. Not quite sure how you transition from setting the table to this!?