Halloween Costumes

BLUE POWER RANGER

CAPTAIN AMERICA

We had a great Halloween! Chris and Tenielle Bender came over and we had chicken noodle soup from costco with cheesy bread sticks then, sent the boys out to trick-or-treat. They came back with bags full of candy. (Which I have been hiding ever since...)

Thanks Tim & Kim Photography!

Lucy Eliana Bacon

Yes, you read it correctly. her name has been changed.

She is named after her Grandma Lake who is a remarkable women of strength, faith and love.

Lucy Eliana Bacon

7 weeks old

Thank you Tim and Kim for the fabulous pictures.

Lovey Came Home!

Marcus and Seth love having their sister home. They are such good big brothers. They each take turns holding her and giving her TONS of kisses on the head.
Marcus likes to feed her one of the two supplemental bottles she gets a day (3 oz of breastmilk & 1/2 tsp. neosure) and he always makes sure she gets a burp. She is a really good eater.
She is sleeping well, every few nights she has a bad night and we go downstairs to watch an episode of Law & Order. It's actually really nice that Jon is home and lets me sleep in on those days!
We love having a little girl, she is such a miracle!

Our Lovey...

Marcus & Seth bought this bear for their sister. Linda, the nurse, took a sweet picture of her holding it while she slept.

The IV came out awhile ago and Eliana was able to start having tub baths. This was her first tub bath.

Grandma Lake & Eliana

Grandpa Bacon & Eliana

Many years ago (or so it seems)

A year after Jon and I were married we went to DC for Jon to do an internship at the French Embassy. We lived in the basement of the Rosenthal's House and I played nanny to their two daughters, Alexandra and Eliana. It was at this time Jon fell in love with Eliana and with her name. Hence, we now have a daughter Eliana!

Here are some flash back pictures...

Jon working at the French Embassy

The White House

We played Mary & Joseph for the live Nativity Scene at the Washington DC Temple

My first time being a spider for Halloween. (I've been that every year since!) I actually bought the hat in Alexandria.

Alexandra Rosenthal

Gettysburg

Eliana Rosenthal

Annapolis, Maryland

She smiles...

Lovey was born at 31 weeks (9 weeks early)

on August 12th at 4:40 am.

She was 3lbs 7 oz and 15 1/2 inches long.

Bacon Family Reunion

Jon's whole family came out to Utah for a family Reunion. Even his Aunt Wendy and Uncle Ray came over form England. It was a crazy time with Lovey in the hospital but we loved seeing everyone and being together, it doesn't happen very often.

Our Daughter Has a Name!

Introducing: Eliana Renée Bacon!!


A little background on her name. When Michelle and I lived in Washington D.C. in the latter half of 2003, Michelle was a nanny for the children of the family we lived with. One of their daughters name is Eliana. When I first heard the name I absolutely fell in love with it. Not to mention the Eliana we knew being one of the cutest children I'd ever met (she had me wrapped around her finger! I should add, both of their children were absolutely beautiful!).

Fast forward to our current neighborhood. Our neighbors and friends the Mabey's have the only other Eliana we've ever met (among their four beautiful daughters!). This actually made the decision for our daughter's name a little tough (every girl knows they want an "original" name--even though there isn't such a thing--for their baby) since we didn't want it to be weird having a daughter with the same name as our friends daughter. However, their Eliana is also SUPER cute and sweet as can be (as are all of their daughters!), so again, the name association was positive. It still wasn't an easy decision.

The clincher came through the meaning of her name. Eliana (pronounced, elle-ee-AN-ah) means "God has answered." Truly, we know He has. Renee is Michelle's middle name as well.

So now you know... "The rest of the story!" Feel free to help us spread the news!