Elaina's Easter Pics

Elaina got puzzles from the Easter Bunny!!!

Elaina is all smiles in her Easter Dress. Even though it was cold she did not want to wear her sweater.

Coloring eggs with Gammie

Yummy Chocolate!!!

My cute little Bunny!!!

Elaina's New Glasses

NEW GLASSES

Elaina got her new glasses today. She was so excited to get them. Her Mommy, Gamma, Aunt Jean, Aunt Joanie, Aunt Ali, Uncle Richard and a couple of friends at school all have glasses too.

We went to the eye doctor on Monday and I had forgotten that she would eventually need glasses due to the Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) she had when she was born. Elaina had surgery when she was 3 months old in Guatemala. Elaina was a preemie and only weighed @ 2-2 1/2 pounds at birth and she had stage 3 out of 5 stages of the ROP. So glasses were inevitable. I had to laugh at my eye doctor (who I LOVE) she said:"Yep, she is YOUR daughter because we have the same stigmatism in our left eyes. (I also had eye surgery when I was a baby).

These are transition lenses (didn't know that before I got them today)but when she goes outside and the lenses darken she looks like John Lennon. Too cute!!

Easter Bunny

EASTER BUNNY

We had a very busy day today. We started our day with going to a WW meeting with Mommy, then we went to swim lessons and had to leave early so we wouldn't be late for the egg hunt. We go to the egg hunt just as they started and Elaina had fun gathering her eggs. (Sorry no pics-Mommy's camera card was full. Had to delete some pics,but luckily Aunt ALi saved the day and she took egg hunt pics for us.) Elaina actually sat on the Easter Bumy's lap this year. She gave him a high five but we just couldn't quite get the smile out of her. Of course once she was down off his lap she was all smiles. We had lunch and then ran some errands and then went to go watch ALi's boys play soccer. They did great!! We had a really good say!!!

Elaina and the Easter Bunny
Playing on the swings

Easter Bunny pics with our buddies Christopher and Andrew!!

MARDI GRAS PARADE

Mardi Gras Parde at school today. All the kids made some kind of masks or hats and marched around the gym. Here are a couple of pice of me and Elaina in our Mardi Gras hats.

AWESOME HAIRBOW HOLDER

Isn't this AWESOME!!! My good friend Pat made this from a picture that I sent her that I got from another adoptive Mommy. It looks so good hanging in Eaina's room. She is going to make these and sell them at the craft shows she goes to. Let me know if you would like to order one. Send me an e-mail at:

www.judihammes@yahoo.com

SWIM,SMILES & SWINGS

SWIM

Elaina had her first swim lesson on Saturday. My little mermaid wouldn't get in the pool. I couldn't believe it!!! Once I did get her in the water then I couldn't get her out. The other parents were telling me what a little fish I have.

Here she is with one of her teachers Ms. Sarah

SMILES

Cute but onery!!!

What a smile!!!

SWINGS

After her nap we went to the park and she had a great time on the swings!!

My Happy Little Angel!!

Birthday Party Time

We celebrated Elaina's Birthday this weekend. Her Birthday is December 28th but it is nice to have a couple of weeks in between Christmas and her Birthday. I had a Fit-Tastics Party for her. My friend Stephanie does Fit-Tastics at Pre-schools, Parents as Teachers events and Birthday Parties. It is a combination of music, movement, tumbling and dance. She brought ALL of her equipment and the kiddos really had a wonderful time.

Here is Elaina walking across the balance beam with cousin Kierstin looking on!!

Action shot of her blowing out her candles!!! (great picture Aunt Ali!!)

Check out those smiles!!! Cousins Elaina and Laura give each other a BIG HUG!!

Elaina doing a flipover the bridge-Evvy says I'm next!!

Elaina poses with all of her wonderful gifts. Thank you to everyone who came and helped celebrate Elaina's 3rd Birthday!!!!