video from la isla and peps

Happy Memorial Day! Today we hung out with some of Eden's buddies from PEPS, each of whom has their own little sibling. Eden had a fun time.

Last Tuesday we all went down to Ballard to eat at La Isla, go to a toy store, and get some ice cream.

thursday, May 16th

We had a fun day- dropped Eden off at daycare and went to a fancy lunch downtown. Elijah slept through most of it but I think he had a good time. Then the Garnevowels's entered the 21st century and got a TV that does not rely on cathode ray tubes. 

After picking up Eden we all hung out for a while and Eden read her book. 

Elijah squirming

Here's a video that Lenni took the other day. It is a pretty good example of how Elijah gets himself worked up due to hunger, wetness, etc.
This is slightly different than the way Eden used to (and currently) gets herself worked up.

the house

Elijah was wise enough to bring a gift for Eden, a big Cedar playhouse with a working doorbell, a kitchen, and a bunch of windows. It also had a forty page instruction manual and took a very large number of hours to construct, but it is done now.

 

 

 

 

Eden and Elijah

Here is a video of Eden and Elijah right after Eden got home from daycare today.

Elijah Forster Garnevicus-Vowels

So on Monday, Courtney woke me up a little before 6:00 A.M. saying that she had been having contractions for about 35 minutes. We called the midwives and within a few minutes she was in pretty serious labor- luckily they arrived at our home in about 45 minutes. At 9 A.M., Elijah was born at 8 lbs. 14 oz. and 22 inches. The uppermost photo was taken on Monday, while the photo with Courtney, Eden, Lenni, and Elijah was taken Tuesday, as was the video below. Everyone is healthy and Eden has been a very excited and gentle big sister.