Minnesota State Fair

Eleanore is an official Minnesotan now... she has been to the State Fair!  Yes, she experienced all the sights and sounds (and smells, if you count the animal buildings!).

My mom and sister were in town so it was a family affair.  We saw the animals, the midway and partook in many delicacies including a deep fried candy bar on a stick, and of course cheese curds.  Even though it was a Thursday and it rained in the morning, the place was packed!  According to the official website there were over 116,000 people there that day.

Mom and Tara are now off to Alaska for a glacial cruise.  Mom was here for two weeks and Tara for just a quick overnight. 

The photo above is from the Fair, and the photo below is of my mom (Bubbe) reading to little E.

Three Months Old

Is it possible?  Can this little baby really be three months old already?!  I have a feeling that many of my posts over the next few months and years will start with a similar refrain... "where has the time gone?"

Eleanore has more and more personality each day.  She continues to be a pretty chill baby who eats and sleeps like a champ.  She is now able to hold her head up with relative consistency and she is working on rolling over (she can go from front to back if we position her hands just right).  It is amazing to think about how much she has learned in the past few weeks!

I've spent some time in the past few days jazzing up the videos on our Mac Gallery.  Check it out - the link is to the left of this page.

Soup's On

Eleanore has been exclusively breast feeding, but that doesn't stop us from having her join us at the dinner table.  She likes to sit in her high chair and play with her silverware.  My mom sent her silverware that matches our silver pattern.  She even had Eleanore's initials engraved on the handles.  In the photo below she is holding the spoon.  She is an elegant little lady, even though she doesn't eat food yet!