Hooray! I am so excited to announce that my brother Eric is getting married! Eric met Bruna, a beautiful Brazillian gal, in Myrtle Beach, SC. They are in love and so happy to be getting married Saturday March 21st at Noon. They'll tie the knot at my parent's ward building, in Estacada, OR. I haven't met Bruna yet (although neither of my brothers met Ruston before we got married due to their being overseas in the Army), but I have heard so many great things about her. My parents think she is wonderful and they love how sweet Eric is to her too.
After going back to SC when the wedding is through, they will hang out for a few months and then take their Honeymoon to Brazil to visit her family in July. How fun is that! Ruston and I thought about going too, but it's just a little too much money in the long run. But at least getting them a gift will be easy - I'll give you two hints: it's green and spends well!
I will drive over to Portland on the Monday before the wedding (the 16th) to spend most of the week helping get everything ready. Elli and Addison will come too of course. Ruston will fly out after he's done with work Friday. I can't wait - this is so exciting! The last Lougheed wedding.
Congratulations Eric and Bruna!
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Friday, February 6, 2009
A Week of Firsts
This has been a fun week for us. Elli just started taking a dance class. It's a very elementary ballet class for 3-4 year old girls. She knows a few of the girls and it's in Vale, so she's making lots of new friends. I'm going to have to take the video camera on of these weeks - the girls are hilarious. It's kind of like watching little kids play soccer - all swarmed around the ball. These little ones are always bumping into each other or dancing in the wrong direction. I love it! She's only been doing it for two classes though, so I'm sure they'll all improve over the coming months.
Another exciting thing is that today Addison took her first steps! We were playing in living room and she took a few steps toward some toys. After a lot of coaching, we got her to take four more steps. But that was all - she had had enough by the time I got out the video camera. It may not be too much longer before she's walking!
Elli went to visit the dentist for the first time today. She has the most amazing dentist, but I'm pretty sure he was hitting on me during her exam. No, just kidding - it was Ruston of course! She held really still for her cleaning and does not have any cavities. She got to come home with all sorts of goodies (toothbrushes, floss, etc.) that she promptly opened as soon as we got home. Do other kids of dentists get that excited about floss? Really, you'd think it was magical. She's silly!
Also, Elli has discovered her first imaginary friend. I don't suppose she really thinks he's real like some kids do with their "friends", but Goofy has a son named Max and she talks about him all day long. Sometimes he's napping, or eating. She has a key to his house and sometimes she says he's her husband. The only thing that kills me is when she has to go to the bathroom and stops outside the bathroom door. I ask her what she's doing and she tells me (as she's dancing frantically) that Max is going potty and she has to wait until he's out. At least she has the manners to wait patiently, but he's not real and so I yell for her to get in there before she has an accident. She does as she's told at that point.
Ruston had a fantastic month at the office. He's been working hard and loving being a dentist. Since we live 20 minutes from the office, he's often a few minutes late for dinner but I know he tries. Besides, I have him home for weekends and evenings. Some people don't have it that good, so I can't complain. The office is a fun place to visit. He has great employees that keep him busy and are fun to work with. It's hard to believe that he's only been working for eight months. It all feels so comfortable that it seems like we've been doing this forever. Everything is working out great. Now if only we could sell that stupid house in Ohio!
Another exciting thing is that today Addison took her first steps! We were playing in living room and she took a few steps toward some toys. After a lot of coaching, we got her to take four more steps. But that was all - she had had enough by the time I got out the video camera. It may not be too much longer before she's walking!
Elli went to visit the dentist for the first time today. She has the most amazing dentist, but I'm pretty sure he was hitting on me during her exam. No, just kidding - it was Ruston of course! She held really still for her cleaning and does not have any cavities. She got to come home with all sorts of goodies (toothbrushes, floss, etc.) that she promptly opened as soon as we got home. Do other kids of dentists get that excited about floss? Really, you'd think it was magical. She's silly!
Also, Elli has discovered her first imaginary friend. I don't suppose she really thinks he's real like some kids do with their "friends", but Goofy has a son named Max and she talks about him all day long. Sometimes he's napping, or eating. She has a key to his house and sometimes she says he's her husband. The only thing that kills me is when she has to go to the bathroom and stops outside the bathroom door. I ask her what she's doing and she tells me (as she's dancing frantically) that Max is going potty and she has to wait until he's out. At least she has the manners to wait patiently, but he's not real and so I yell for her to get in there before she has an accident. She does as she's told at that point.
Ruston had a fantastic month at the office. He's been working hard and loving being a dentist. Since we live 20 minutes from the office, he's often a few minutes late for dinner but I know he tries. Besides, I have him home for weekends and evenings. Some people don't have it that good, so I can't complain. The office is a fun place to visit. He has great employees that keep him busy and are fun to work with. It's hard to believe that he's only been working for eight months. It all feels so comfortable that it seems like we've been doing this forever. Everything is working out great. Now if only we could sell that stupid house in Ohio!
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Our Funny Girls!
Addison had her birthday this week (1/14) and is now one year old! That went by really fast. The strange thing is she still seems very much like a baby to me. I look at pictures of Elli at this age and think that she was so much more mature at one. But either way, she is wonderful and we love her. I don't know if I mentioned before but she said her first word after Christmas. She said "Mickey" when she saw Elli's stuffed Mickey toy. Also, just the other day, she said "uh oh" when she dropped her sippy cup. And we have determined that there is a particular tone of "baba" that means grandma. She says it when she sees Viola and there is no question that that is exactly what she is trying to say.
I usually like asking Elli questions on her birthday about favorite color and songs, etc. But obviously it's a little hard to ask a baby. So from what I can tell she loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on tv, she thinks water is the greatest thing ever (unless it's for a bath), she loves bananas and doesn't like ground beef. She is 27 inches tall and weighs a "hefty" 17 pounds. Little, I know! She's great at giving hugs and kisses and is a joy to be around.
Elli is also very sweet and very funny too. Over New Years we were in Vegas with Andrea's family. As most of you know Janson (Elli's cousin) has type 1 diabeties (sorry on the spelling!) and it has just become a way of life for them. Elli thought that all the new words and poking of fingers was really interesting. She got a little stuffed dog for Christmas that she named "Jaq" (think Lady and the Tramp). Anyway, one say she held Jaq very carefully and told me that she needed to check Jaq because he was getting low. I looked at her and asked, "is that because he has diabeties?" Without missing a beat she replied, "no mommy, he has doggy-beties!) Well, that's rather observant! I should've figured that out on my own!
Then the other day, she came up to me and put her little hand on my face. She softly touched my cheek and neck then said, "mommy, your face looks like a toe-let". (For some reason Elli has decided that toilet should be pronounced with a southern drawl and has become toe-let!) Well, I couldn't figure out how I looked like a toilet so I asked her to explain. This she had a little bit harder time saying, "you know it's round and then goes down to the floor." When adults look at a toilet we look at it from above. She sees it almost straight on. So the bowl and stem area sort of look like a face, jaw and neck of a person - in a three year old sort of way. I decided to take that as a compliment toward the smoothness of my skin, but I still have to laugh at being compared to the toe-let!
So in other news, I got called to teach Sunbeams. I'm not too excited about it, but I know that there are far worse callings and I did grow to love the Nursery while I was there. So, I guess I have to learn to love it if the Lord ever plans to release me from this calling. There are eight little girls in the class (3-4 years old) and they are still adjusting to not being in Nursery (I guess I graduated with them). I take snacks, we sing songs, it's okay - but I have a feeling I will start to understand patience more fully after this is over. Wish me luck!
Gotta run - it's getting late for me. I'll post photos of Addison's birthday soon; keep checking back.
Love, Alesha
I usually like asking Elli questions on her birthday about favorite color and songs, etc. But obviously it's a little hard to ask a baby. So from what I can tell she loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on tv, she thinks water is the greatest thing ever (unless it's for a bath), she loves bananas and doesn't like ground beef. She is 27 inches tall and weighs a "hefty" 17 pounds. Little, I know! She's great at giving hugs and kisses and is a joy to be around.
Elli is also very sweet and very funny too. Over New Years we were in Vegas with Andrea's family. As most of you know Janson (Elli's cousin) has type 1 diabeties (sorry on the spelling!) and it has just become a way of life for them. Elli thought that all the new words and poking of fingers was really interesting. She got a little stuffed dog for Christmas that she named "Jaq" (think Lady and the Tramp). Anyway, one say she held Jaq very carefully and told me that she needed to check Jaq because he was getting low. I looked at her and asked, "is that because he has diabeties?" Without missing a beat she replied, "no mommy, he has doggy-beties!) Well, that's rather observant! I should've figured that out on my own!
Then the other day, she came up to me and put her little hand on my face. She softly touched my cheek and neck then said, "mommy, your face looks like a toe-let". (For some reason Elli has decided that toilet should be pronounced with a southern drawl and has become toe-let!) Well, I couldn't figure out how I looked like a toilet so I asked her to explain. This she had a little bit harder time saying, "you know it's round and then goes down to the floor." When adults look at a toilet we look at it from above. She sees it almost straight on. So the bowl and stem area sort of look like a face, jaw and neck of a person - in a three year old sort of way. I decided to take that as a compliment toward the smoothness of my skin, but I still have to laugh at being compared to the toe-let!
So in other news, I got called to teach Sunbeams. I'm not too excited about it, but I know that there are far worse callings and I did grow to love the Nursery while I was there. So, I guess I have to learn to love it if the Lord ever plans to release me from this calling. There are eight little girls in the class (3-4 years old) and they are still adjusting to not being in Nursery (I guess I graduated with them). I take snacks, we sing songs, it's okay - but I have a feeling I will start to understand patience more fully after this is over. Wish me luck!
Gotta run - it's getting late for me. I'll post photos of Addison's birthday soon; keep checking back.
Love, Alesha
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