Stupendous Seven

Elise Nichole...

On Monday, December 8, my very first baby turned - sob - 7 years old.  A few fun facts about the day she was born:  

Of all the babies born in the hospital that day, Elise weighed the most (8 lbs 5 oz), AND she had the most hair (Come on!  Are you really surprised at that?)  I can't say this for sure, but I'm also willing to place bets that Elise also had the most dimples (one under her left eye, one under her right, two in her right cheek, and one in her left), all of which are still there today! 

Pictures Past:

After a long day of being discharged from the hospital, mommy and Elise settle in for a much needed nap!

Her first Christmas - at my Aunt Peggy's house, where I believe I spent half the time attempting to nurse the little turkey (getting her to stay awake for feedings was more than tricky and involved quite a process of stripping her down to a diaper and tickling her for an hour just to get her to wake up enough to eat.)

I was trying to get a picture of her sleeping, but you can see how victorious I was.

First birthday.

Pictures Present:

Elise's birthday cake.  She saw this cake design and fell in love.  It's my first ever attempt at fondant, and I'm quite pleased with the outcome.  Honestly, if I had to pick a cake to try out my less-than-stellar fondant skills on, this was a perfect choice because the yarn strings (all hand rolled, btw--and Mark helped with that) covered up any mistakes!  

Zoey liked this little kitty too.  We came out to the dining room after opening presents and found her licking the kitty's face.  (I threw the kitty away, but not before an unsuccessful attempt to get a picture of it.  Don't worry, I took the kitten off the cake before said unsuccessful attempt!)

"I'm supposed to make a wish?  I don't think I know how to do that, mom."  

Our neighbor girl E.  Her birthday was the next day, so the girls celebrated together.  

Leah

Lily

"O-oh, now I get it!  Binoculars!  Cool!  Thanks mom and dad!"