Santa Claus is Coming To Town

December has really flown by! Eliza has started walking, which is very exciting. Eliza loved to walk holding on to one finger for a few weeks, so Mum & Dad are actually getting a little bit of a rest! Eliza is very interested in finger foods, but could use a few more teeth to make things a little easier. She currently has her two bottom teeth and the top two are coming in.

Eliza standing in front of our Christmas tree holding the pinnochio ornament. We are getting ready to go see Santa in his workshop.

Eliza & Dad in Santa's workshop. Eliza loved the elves, trains, lights - what great fun!

More pics from Santa's workshop.
Eliza's first picture with Santa. Mum & Dad were amazed Eliza sat on Santa's lap without a tear - what a big girl!!

Deck the Halls

Baby, It's Cold Outside... but Eliza's pretty toasty in her stroller and enjoys getting out and about.

Eliza LOVES the Christmas tree, maybe a little too much ... hence the barricade.


Eliza in her Santa hat


Eliza, Uncle Tom & Aunt Kym in front of Rockefeller Center.

Eliza with Mum & Dad by the ice rink and tree at Rockefeller Center.

Eliza & Dad in their reindeer ears... maybe Santa will call for backups this year!

Thanksgiving

Eliza's first Thanksgiving was nice, we went to the parade in the city, and had a traditional Thanksgiving dinner (well Dad did anyways!).

The Parade was VERY crowded because the weather was so nice (about 60 degrees and sunny), therefore we were limited to looking at the balloons
I don't know who this character is, but the balloon is quite impressive (and Eliza and Dad look good in this pic....)
Eliza and Mum watching the balloons go by
Eliza and Mum waiting for the subway to head home
Eliza is Grandma's Autumn themed dress
Eliza and Mum just before dinner

Eliza's First Flight - Walt Disney World

Dad had a conference to attend in Orlando, Florida and we decided that it would be a good opportunity for Mum and Eliza to join Dad and head off to Walt Disney World. Even though we didnt go on any rides, we did see that characters, the parade and the fireworks.

Eliza's first trip on a plane... First Class - cos that's how she rolls
Even though be held by Mum and Dad for 3 hours isnt one of Eliza's favourite things, she was very good on the plane Family picture in front of The Magic Kingdom
Mum and Eliza on "Main Street, USA". We thought that the Christmas decorations on November 11, were probably a little early
Eliza with her Minnie Mouse ears

Eliza loves balloons, this one was with us most of the trip however we believe it now to be within the rafters above the security checkpoint at Orlando airport.... neither of us are sure just exactly how or when we parted company

We took a ride on the train around the park, however we could not get Eliza to agree to look at the camera (this is one of the 6 attempts!)

Fun Times

Aside from Pumpkin Picking and Dressing up, things have been pretty normal for us lately. Here is some of the day-to-day
On one of her adventures, Eliza discovered the air conditioner. Good times....

Eliza loves to spend time at the park, swinging still seems to be her favourite thing, but the slippery dip offers some "controlled" excitement as well
Ahhh, the joy of sliding on your bum!

Before Eliza's first swim lesson, you can tell that this is clearly the BIGGEST bath tub she has ever seen! She did great, no crying, not even in the rather cold lap pool
Early surfing skills being fine tuned, go Gidget!

First Halloween

Eliza's first Halloween was a good one (more for Mum and Dad than for Eliza we think!). The town we live in has a good sized parade and allows everyone to participate, it was a lot of fun.

At the Park with Grandma in the pumpkin outfit
Watching the parade in her Chicken costume

Mum and Eliza by the parade



Dad and Eliza by the parade

9 month Pictures

We had some studio pictures taken of Eliza taken at 9 months and here they are. We forgot to mention on the last post that Eliza had her first tooth arrive on her 9 month birthday (more exciting for Mum and Dad than Eliza). Now she is happily leaving her "mark" around the place, especially on the edge of her crib!

Having Fun

Eliza is very mobile these days and is finding fun all over the place. Her exploration adventures quickly led to Dad needing to put up some gates and establish some obstacles.

Having fun in the tub with Eliza

's long hair

In the Butterfly towel

Eliza is a little too big for her favourite swing these days....

The gates around the apartment make for new climbing objects

Eliza made her first trip to a pumpkin patch near Princeton. As you can probably tell by the parched earth, we were there a little late in the season ;-)

Eliza's first pumpkin that Mum and Dad will help her carve for Halloween

Look who's a big girl now

At 8 months old she is already dancing on the table.... hehe
Eliza's first ride on the carousel in Central Park... it was faster than we expected, but she seemed to enjoy it nonetheless
Eliza is crawling around these days, whilst not an expert at it yet, she definitely gets where she wants to go
Meal times are good times for Eliza.... Mum and Dad sometimes have a different outlook
Eliza has mastered the art of sitting up on her own, which is one of her favourite things in the world to do. She likes it because it allows her to do her other favourite thing... pull herself up to standing! This has made nap times kinda interesting....

More pictures

Eliza and Nicki at Grandmas 70th Birthday
Eliza and Jessica at Bill and Mary's 50th Wedding Anniversary party
Eliza and Dad
Eliza at 6 months in a studio
Another one from the studio