4 Months Old

A Ducky Birthday Party!!

See more birthday pictures here!  Photo credits: L. N. Pond (aka my sister =D)

Two Months Old!

His common "serious" look

...but we can tell there's always something goin' on in that li'l brain

My favorite of all time.  I FINALLY captured his melt-Mommy's-heart grin on camera!

This is probably his most common expression: wide-eyed and watching

Had to let the ever-present drool show in one...

"Look, Mama, no lip tie!"

By this point he had started his arms-and-legs-pumping routine

The cheeks I love to kiss

PL: Day 41 (One Month Quilt Shoot)

See shots of Eowyn on her one month birthday on her mommy-made-monogrammed-quilt here.

Catechism Questions 1-10

Mommy's been working with me on these for the last year, and lately I've really started liking them! I ask to do them and am learning a new one every week, sometimes more.

Pigtails!

Another milestone achieved:  today Mommy put my hair into two true-blue pigtails (or as I call them, "tails.").  I like them a lot, and everyone says I look cute.  Don't I always?

My New Spot

Mama Lulu gave me this cool baby doll pack n play for my 2nd birthday... I fit in it perfectly, don't you think?

SBTS Fall Festival

My first taste of Turkish Delight

Wow!! This is so good!!  Mom says this is proof I do get sugar at least once a year.

My friend Megan helped me make a crown!! (I still wear it all the time)

My friend Hannah & I like this seat.

Draw near, adoring fans, draw near...

Mommy, my little friend Hannah, our neighbor 'Miss Nicole' and I went to the Fall Festival at the seminary again this year.  The theme was Narnia, complete with jousting, desserts, inflatable bounce castles (my favorite), live music, face painting (another hit with me), and fun crafts.  We met up with Uncle Mike and lots of friends from church.  I stayed up late and got to see horsies!

Easter Basket

Mama Szrama here-- This year we decided to start our own Easter traditions, since it's the first year E is actually old enough to care (at least a little bit). We decided to do a yearly Easter basket, with a new dress, new white dress shoes and a Christian book (or CD). No candy or toys, but things that would make the day special, and hopefully point them to Christ. We also wanted to capitalize on egg traditions, because eggs are such a great symbol of the resurrection as well as new life. Eowyn & I decorated eggs (oh that was an adventure), and we went to friends' who had a little Easter egg hunt. Next year we'll add in the Resurrection eggs (I may adapt it into an "Advent"-style calendar through Lent as well as Easter Story cookies. We really want to make this a big deal of a holiday, not about a bunny or sweets or even spring time, but about Christ's victory over the grave!!

So Eowyn received her shoes, dress and book- this year The Big Picture Story Bible(I'm super excited that it also included a CD recording of the whole book!)- as well as a purse from her great-grandparents and 2 Florida t-shirts from her Elder grandparents.



Thank you Grandma Joanna & Sabba Rob for the dress! And thank you G-Gma & G-Gpa Presley for the "puhse!"

Final Bday Bash Installment

The best part of these home videos (to me, that is) is all the laughing, joking and random familial chatter that goes on in the background, whether it's Derek asking me if I'll wear matching clothes with Eowyn, or Nicole telling Uncle Steve firmly that "this is family time; put that away," or my Dad lamenting that "the answer to Eowyn wanting is her having," or Ryan being absolutely goofy as usual.  I'm so thankful we captured a good chunk of this evening on "film"!  ...It's enough to make me want to get us a nice digital camcorder!

Birthday Bash, Part 2: The Cake

Note: this cake was actually her second birthday cake experience, having first celebrated with Elijah & Tia Nicole/Uncle Colin's family in Cary 3 days previously... so the cake wasn't so exciting this time around on a happily fed tummy. Oh well, WE enjoyed the "cake." *I didn't feel the need to fill her tiny body with refined sugar and grains (since she'd never had them before), so this cake is coconut-based (coconut-banana), with coconut cream & honey icing (oh yum!). I tried it out on our care group back home before making it for our families, and they really enjoyed it so I felt a little more confident. :)

Eowyn Enjoying Early Christmas Gifts

Due to limited car space, we let Eowyn open her gifts from the Presley side of the family the day before leaving for Mommy's grandparents (Mama Peggy & Daddy Ron) in Ruston, LA.

Opening Grandma & Grandpa's gift:


Enjoying it:


Poppy & Grams' gift:

Current Tricks (at 14 mos)

Imitating my favorite scene in the book "Goodnight, Gorilla!"



Imitating all my favorite animals, and showing off how I can call for Daddy just like Mommy does. I like to put my head against the baby gate at the top of the stairs and call out for him from the landing.

11 Months Old