Tropical Adventures

Eléa has gone international!  We went to Venezuela for my cousin's wedding and Eléa had a blast in the warm sun, sand and beach.  She was definitely the center of attention with all my family and her great grandmother was able to get a smile everytime.  The mosquitos also loved her, much to our chagrin.  The cold ocean water or sand did not bother her in the least, and all the Venezuelan women were super jealous of her chunky thighs!  Eléa learned some new tricks on her world travels, and is now able to crawl forward (not only backwards) and makes some new funny sounds... check out these videos and pictures of her adventures!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poDwoGL3XuA (beach)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KltP6C5LJ1o  (beach)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXhtDVORvHE (new sounds)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTEXegC4lNE  (swing time)

first swimsuit

beautiful.....

view from great grandma's apartment in caracas

crawling

i love dodo!

hungry

ladies do lunch

my new do!

cuteness

sunset at the beach

we met a real live dinosaur!

more cuteness

messy eater!

i love me some swings!

papi and me time

more swinging!

A Portrait of the Artist as an Infant

 We have here three pictures of the budding artist exploring the confines of her apartment.  Notice the grace with which she handles the comb, the discernment with which she observes the world around her, the confidence with which she knowingly smiles at that silly adult with a camera.  The hat is a gift from Kaori (wife of Adam Catt), who knit it by hand from alpaca wool and then sent it across the Pacific so that it might live a happy existence atop Eléa's head.

Snow and Swings

Eléa has been having fun in the snow, though she seems more impressed with it falling from the sky than when it is on the ground.

Since Eléa has been sitting on her own for a bit, we decided to let her try the swing.  She seemed pretty neutral about the whole experience, but seemed to like our funny faces on the other side.... Here are some snow and swing shots!

There is also some video of her swing time and a new face that Eléa has started making.  We call it her dinosaur face and you might guess why after watching the video....

Dinosaur Face
swing fun
more swing fun