Elan's Bed

Both Mila and Elan enjoy taking naps in Elan's bed.  Mila likes to spread out while Elan tends to curl up in one section...like just the pillow.

Mila is 2 Months Old

We can't believe it has already been 2 months since Mila arrived.  She is such a good baby.  She doesn't cry that much and smiles all the time.  She hasn't shown any signs of colic so we are hopefully in the clear.  She is also starting to do a 4-5 hour sleeping stretch at night which is amazing because it allows me to be functional during the day!  One of her favorite things to do is just stare at Elan, which is really cute. 

Wildlife Experience

Today we took the boys to The Wildlife Experience in Parker  Elan was a little scared of the "animals" but lucky for him Grandma was there to protect him.

Mila spent a lot of her visit cuddling with her cousins and showing off her smile.

Jones Family Pictures

Today we took family pictures at a state park in Morrison.  We don't have the negatives from the professional photographer yet but here are a few great ones that Mat took.

Mila meets her cousins

We flew into Denver today so Mila could meet her cousins.  Mason and Gavin were really excited to meet her and both wanted to hold her.  Elan, Mason and Gavin also had a great time playing and tearing Grandma and Grandpa's house apart.

Sunday fun

Today Mat spent the majority of the day pulling out the walls and floors in the kitchen.  Because we didn't want Elan and Mila to be exposed to everything I took them to Hero's for a day of play.  Elan and Hero had a great time finger painting and going to the park.

Apple Picking

Today was a great, cool day so we decided to go apple picking.  Elan did great twisting the apples off the stems instead of pulling the apples off.  Mila slept during the entire picking.

The Little Gym

Today we did a trial class at the Little Gym in Woburn with Hero.  They do 15 min of dance and then 30 min of tumbling.  Elan had a blast and I think we might enroll him in the class.  He also has such a great time with Hero so it would be great to see them every week.

Also, Mila is starting to smile and coo when you talk to her.  It is so cute and just melts our hearts!

 

Happy Birthday Mat!

Today is Mat's 35th Birthday.  Grandma J is in town this weekend for a visit so Mat and I were able to go out to dinner to celebrate.  Mat's work also gave him a really yummy cake so we were able to have cake with lunch.  Of course, Mila couldn't enjoy any cake but she did get to enjoy the nice warm weather.

Elan was really excited to sing "Happy Birthday" to Mat...and even more excited when Mat served the cake....enjoy the video:

Elan starts Preschool

Today Elan started Preschool.  He is really excited about his new classroom.  He has been talking all weekend about his new class and all the new books he gets to read.  Hopefully he will have a great school year!

Labor Day Weekend

This weekend Elan had both Friday and Monday off from school.  On Friday Mat had to work so Elan, Mila, Puna and I went to Callahan for a little hike.  Elan and Puna had a great time playing fetch in the open field.

We also decided to do one last dinner at the beach before the cool evenings arrive.  I think we are going to miss our evenings at the beach.  But there will be more next summer!

The rest of the weekend we spent a lot of time at stores trying to get everything ready to start the kitchen demo and just some typically goofing around the house.