Family pictures for Elle's 1st Birthday!

A couple of weeks ago we had pictures taken for Elle's 1st Birthday.

Anjuli is amazing as always and we love, love, love the pictures.

Thank you so much Anjuli!

For some, it might seem odd that we had a 1 year old's pictures taken at Orfila Winery, but for us it was the perfect place. It was a beautiful evening with our beautiful girls.

Happy Birthday Sweet Elle!

 Don't worry... she didn't really pick any.

Elle's doctor appointments.

Last Friday Elle had her 1 year check up.

Elle was such a good girl and Dr. McCormick was so happy to see how healthy and active she is.

Elle's 1 year stats are...

Head Circumference: 18.11" --75%

Weight: 22 lbs 12 oz -- 85%

Height: 30.75 inches -- 91 %

Elle continues to be a tall girl.

Her doctor says that even though she is in the 85th percentile for her weight, she is actually a tad bit on the slender side considering her height. She was also pleased to see Elle's strong little legs and what a great walker Elle is.

 Our happy girl!

She did so well even with getting 4 shots.

Yesterday we took Elle to her specialist appointment for her MCAD deficiency follow up.  She had some blood work done awhile back and we were there to get the results.  The doctors confirmed (again) that she had MCAD deficiency but it is such a mild mutation, that she may not even feel the effects of it.  They told us that they will need to do a little more research to determine if there are any reported cases where her mutation has been known to cause any issues with low blood sugar.  Such great news but there are still a few more tests to confirm everything.

Elle did have to have some blood work, but as always, she took it like a champ!

A visit to the park with the Jacobs family.

This past Saturday evening we met up with the Jacobs family at Lakeview Park.

We had a picnic, playtime, fed the ducks and took a walk.

We had a great time and were so happy that we were able to visit with the Jacobs family while they were in town.

Swimming lessons

This week and next week the girls are in swim lessons.

 Emma almost never takes a picture without striking a pose.

 Doug and Elle are in the "parent and me" class.

Elle seems to really enjoy the pool and all of the play time with daddy.

 Emma is in the 3 & 4 year old class and she is having lots of fun with her friends.

She is a bit sad because her teacher is a boy and she really wanted a girl teacher, but no other complaints.

Next week I might break the rules a bit and sneak in the gate to take some more pictures.