Holidays and Food...

...they go together, right? So our recent holidays are Easter, Mother's Day and Memorial Day. Of course the pictures are uploaded in reverse, but that's ok.

We had a nice Memorial Day weekend, it was supposed to rain the entire time, and we actually got a little sun instead. Jeremy and I were going to take Laelia on her first camping trip, but decided not to because of the forecast...we found fun things to do around Whitefish instead.

Yep. The girls left Jeremy at home and took a run on the ski hill. Ok, barely a run, but we did get out there and did hike up a little ways and did ski down. It just wasn't that far, as I was scared off by the dark rain clouds. Laelia liked her position in the Kelty backpack as it puts her up high enough to see over my head. Rekawae was with us too, she just didn't make the picture as she was too busy playing in the snow that she loves! Laelia liked the skiing, and it was a HUGE workout for me with her on my back...totally threw my weight off and make me work for every turn! Here we are on a family hike at the Whitefish Trail the day before we skied...note the wonderful sunshine in this picture!

Laelia's night activity led to this great one-arm fashion statement.

Getting ready for her first bite of food ever on May 3...

....and, success! Look at this determined little eater! She sucked down her first bowl of rice cereal like a pro, and has never looked back! She's currently eating rice cereal, apples, yams and butternut squash. She eats 3 times a day, and nurses 5-6 times. I've also recently given her a sippy cup with water, which she likes a lot!
All smiles with Mia on Mother's Day!

3 Generations on Mother's Day.

All decked out in her outfit from Auntie Jan...thanks! So pretty!

Laelia and I returned to MT the day before Easter...Jeremy met us at the airport with flowers (what a guy!) and we were so happy to see him. The day we returned and Easter were both beautiful sunny days, and we spent as much time outside as we could! Here we are after church; Laelia must be contemplating the sermon!

Well, this brings you (and me!) up to speed, more or less...Laelia is starting to settle into a more regular routine, the most notable change being that she's putting herself to sleep very easily and then sleeping for longer naps! She was the 30 minute nap queen for a while, but now she's going an hour plus for me, and it is awesome!! All this to say perhaps I'll update a again sooner rather than later! I think she'll be crawling very soon, and the teeth are getting close so we have 2 big milestones to blog about in the near future, so, until then...