Lovey's Hand and Foot

These are prints of Lovey's hand and foot when she was about 5 days old.

Marcus' 5th Birthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARCUS!

We had a Birthday Party at the Thanksgiving Point Farm.
(It was great at that time, Lovey was still in the hospital, they did everything for us we just had to show up)

Ashton DeRose & Marcus

Abby Mabey, Mason Tanaka, Ashton DeRose, Marcus & Caleb Smith

Addison & Tim Shirley

Yee-Haw!

Feeding the goats - one of our favorite things to do at the farm.

The Round-up Gang!

Searching for treasure (candy).

Elly Mabey

Earlier that day Marcus got to come down to the hospital with dad and we took him for a birthday lunch at Brick Oven. He got his favorite - pineapple pizza!

Marcus' Preschool Class Fall 2009

Marcus loves his preschool class and his teacher, Miss Dawn. We have been so happy with his progress. He is constantly sounding out the first letter of every word to figure out what letter it starts with. He has learned son very cute songs and done some great art projects. As usual he has made fast friends with the kids in his class and always wants them to come over to play. He has turned into such a grown-up boy. He will miss Miss Dawn and the kids in his class (especially you Elly!).

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