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 :)

Put her to work young!

I know I just blogged a few moments ago, but I had to share this picture of my cute husband and daughter watering our landscaping. Elliana liked it so much, I think we might know one of her chores in a few years :)

5 Month Update

Today marks Elliana's 5 Month Birthday. I know that every month I talk about how much fun she is and the joy that she has brought to our lives...but this month has been absolutely AMAZING! Elliana's personality has truly blossomed and we love the giggles that she just can't seem to contain.

Just a few milestones from this past month:
*LOVES to roll over...though has only mastered the back to front roll. The front to back roll is still a work in progress
*Is in love with her bunny friend and never leaves home without him.
*Giggles and squeals in delight (practically all day long! :)
*Is very attentive and loves to watch Mommy & Daddy
*Very inquisitive when we eat. We are thinking we will introduce food very soon
*A good communicator and lets us know when she is hungry, tired or just ready to play