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I continue to slack at finding the time to keep this up.  I have so many pictures loaded to the camera that I need to post here and make albums with and never find the time to do it.  We have been busy with Elliot turning 2, vacationing in California and enjoying the summer.
To start my baby turned 2!  It's amazing he is 2, he has so much personality and is such a joy to be around.  He has become quite the kisser.  If he is in a good mood at times he will suddenly go in for a kiss, if we are playing or eating a meal.  It's freakin' adoreable.  Sometimes they are sloppy wet ones, but I love them and will take every sloppy kiss he wants to give me! 
For his birthday we went to the park with Lola, Liv, Aidan & Keegan.  It was an adventure for sure- for me & Lola having this many kids but they had fun all the playground.  We went to the Zoo with Dad & ate Este pizza for dinner.  Our favorite dinner spot - 1 of maybe 2 that we can all go out and enjoy.  We got Elliot a balance bike (actually got it for Christmas but held out on giving it to him) it's still too big for him so we have to push him around.  So we do around the house, which will work till he's tall enough.  The next day we had a Toy Story/Buzz party at Mimi & GPa's, sort-of a small get together with our immediate family.  Elliot had fun with his cousin's playing with water guns, balloon rockets, and the dirt!  The dirt wasn't something I planned but he covered himself up.  It was fun, and nice because we didn't have to worry about the food around.  We made it pretty simple and made everything on our own.
After Elliot turned 2 we got busy getting ready for our first family vacation with Mimi & GPa.  We drove to Las Vegas spent a night then to Carlsbad, California.  Elliot did really well on the drive there.  We were able to see family which was nice and just spend time on the beach.  Elliot LOVED the water and the sand.  The drive back wasn't as easy but still good. 
Since then we have just been busy in the yard, house and spending time at the park going to concerts and such. Pictures to come...

easter pictures

Better late then never...

This was Elliot's first year of doing the easter egg hunt, he didn't totally get it, which helped at the filipino hunt where I could be sure he picked up eggs that were safe for him.  I had ordered almost $60 in allergy free candy the week of easter then thought that too chewey worms and such may not be a good idea.  I did all my double checking on fruit snacks on line and ended up filling most of the eggs up with fruit snacks.  I did also find some cute toy story figures that would fit and matchbox cars.  Mimi filled easter eggs with money and finger puppets so luckily Elliot stayed safe!

Cute cousins... Chloe & Lilly - we don't see these two as much as we would like to. 

Elliot would not smile for any of the pictures and kept trying to run away - the look on Liv's face explains how he was acting... 

here is a great picture of Keegan's killer dance moves!  I love that the kids love dancing. 

Olivia's First Birthday

It was in February! 

just hanging out

Superbowl with Uncle Joshy

Elliot still loves to listen and play guitar with G Pa

Just like Daddy

he likes to brush his own hair

january pics

 Elliot loves to use Dad's art desk and we have some markers there for him... some morning's he heads straight there.  This is how we found him:

I decided to dress Elliot up and takes some pictures he did not want to wear the tie and I had a hard time getting any of him.  (This was his Christmas outfit that I felt like I didn't get enough pictures of him in)

Elliot's karate kick!

My cute little reader

I think Elliot gave up on these - but now he just rolls when his cousins somersault and thinks it's very funny.

We have a small stepstool that Elliot started pushing than carrying to the counter so he can watch and help me cook.  One day while I was making breakfast he snook up and took some pancakes!

 He's a good helper!

Playtime with Daddy

playtime with cousins...

Lola was pushing them in the wipes box and good thing everyone just thought it was the funniest thing when it tipped over!

they all are so into sesame street...

Big boys can climb out of their cribs so Elliot's crib got converted to the toddler bed .  He was very excited and pulled his tool set out to help Daddy.  We had gone out for the night and when we got home he ran to his room when I followed in after him I found him laying on his bed. 

Christmas 2010

Our tree this year had some character just like our house.  You can't really see in these pictures but there was a hole at the top that we somehow didn't see and around where this hole the tree decided to curve and start growing over to the side a little bit.  We managed to hide it pretty well.

Elliot was a lot of help this year, he enjoyed helping with the angels.  The first ornament he pulled out was glass and grabbed it without us looking and it quickly broke, but luckily none of the glass got in any of our feet.

Christmas Eve with his cousins

Luckily we were all able to go that night - Elliot was wheezing that night, but the nebulizer & albuterol seemed to help. 

I'm so glad we have this family picture because we didn't take many pictures of our own on Christmas morning. 

We spent Christmas Eve at my sister's.  Josiah recently got me the Michael Jackson wii dance game.  It was a lot of fun! 

I decided I better put up a picture of myself too, or I might get in a little trouble with the other MJ dance crew members...

 

Uncle Joshy & Aunt Kimmie 

 

 Christmas Morning...

Mimi & G-Pa's

We missed breakfast with the other Helbling's becuase Elliot was a little sick and we didn't want to be around Chloe while he was. 

Elliot loves when G-Pa pulls out his guitar. 

Elliot's piano he got for Christmas - he must sit on Elmo now and will carry Elmo across the room so he can play...