Where's My Air

Elliana struggles with the concept that air doesn't ALWAYS flow through the air vents.

Busy Girl

To say that Elliana in on the move is now an understatement. She is keeping us busy!! As I type this, she is discovering doorstops and the fun noise they make when you pull at it quickly and let it go.

This past month has been a first of many more things for our little girl. First "scoots" across the floor, first foods, first fireworks and first overnight at a hotel. As is usual with Elliana, she took each new experience with a fantastic attitude and adapted quickly to changing environments.

Each new day brings many more first experiences for our baby girl and a new chapter of her life. It is truly amazing how much she has grown and changed in the 6 months since her arrival into our family. I know our lives will never be the same, and we wouldn't have it any other way!

My Wonderful Husband

So often, I allow myself to get wrapped up in talking about Elliana that I don't acknowledge my amazing husband. T.J. is truly an answered prayer and a dream come true. He is my best friend, a fabulous father and my number one encourager. Everyday he wakes up early to provide for our family and comes home with a smile. His love for Elliana and I are evident in everything he does and I praise God daily for creating such an amazing man and allowing him to be my husband.

I could easily go on and on, and I likely would if I didn't have a cute little muchkin semi-crawling around my feet. Until next time, Thank you T.J. for being you!

Elliana on the Move

We knew the time would come, but we weren't quite ready for Elliana to be on the move already. She is doing all but crawling these days, so we thought we would share a little clip of Elliana making her move.

Camping for the Berndsens

This past weekend we ventured on our first camping trip as a family! T.J., Elliana & I went with my sister Cathy, Jason and our cute niece Dinah and handsome nephew Marin. I know I sound like a broken record...but Elliana was AMAZING! She slept through the night despite all the noises that kept Mommy & Daddy awake all night. As you can tell in one of the photos below, she did get a bit tired on one of our hikes, but overall I think it is safe to say that we all had a blast.




Thanks for coming with us Cathy & Jason! We will have to do it again soon! Well...not too soon because I think I still have campfire smell on me, but I do like that smell....so maybe again soon :)