2015- Bring it on!

It's time to start fresh again. A new year has just began and our family is hoping for a steady, easy, non-emergent year. Christmas came and went in a flash. Anya loved putting up the decorations this year and her elf on the shelf "Ella" was up to some crazy tricks. Elin was mesmerized by the lights and Christmas tree. I think she was wondering why in god's name we put a tree in our house, but that's just a guess.














We did all the usual holiday stuff; went to the Redmond lights with friends, had the girls take a picture with Santa, went to Snowflake Lane, and baked and ate lots and LOTS of cookies. Christmas morning was relaxed and we were actually able to eat breakfast before opening gifts. I think the only reason we were able to get away with this was because Anya requested cinnamon rolls for Christmas breakfast and she was almost as excited to eat them as she was to open her presents.

Here are some highlights from 2014

1. Trip to Sun Valley last February and skiing with Anya
2. Attending the Kindering Auction with family and friends
3. Elin getting a cochlear implant
4. Spending a lot of time at the cabin in the summer and relaxing as a family
5. Trip to Puerto Vallarta with Susie and Karl and watching Anya swim across the pool
6. Elin starting to crawl and understand language

Quick update on Elin's progress: 

She is using her gait trainer (walker) and is taking steps when we move it for her. She is crawling much more and likes getting into things (especially her sister's stuff). Recently she has been getting up on her knees and taking a few real crawling steps; she is continuing to get stronger everyday. She is saying "dada" for Myles, "eeeee" for Elin and eat, "oooo" for peekaboo and moo, but alas- no mama. I'm still holding out; 2015 is going to be the year of "mama" I'm positive!