More family here!

My sister Janice, brother-in-law Mark and Andrew flew up to Oregon today.  The guys are going to do a lot of golfing with Papa Oregon (and backgammon marathons) and the girls are headed to Portland tomorrow for Sonia's baby shower.

Dana, Nick and Elle drove over from Portland.  Tonight is the first time for Aunt Janice to meet Elle.  And now I have to share her.  (Good thing I got a head start and had her all to myself!)

How many aunts / nana's / mamas does it take to get baby Elle out of her car seat? 

Giving Elle some Aunt Janice snuggles.

And downing a before bed bottle.

It's nice to have little feet in our house again!

A Saturday in Sisters

I woke up to this beautiful smile.  Dana wakes me up (I sleep in the Anne Frank room - a small room off of my mom's closet in my parents bathroom!) when Elle wakes up for her feeding in the early morning.  I get the first shift and don't mind it one bit!!

Nana Oregon made Elle this monkey.  I think it's a great way to measure how fast Elle is growing!!

Dana's friend Anna has a baby boy, RJ who is a few weeks younger than Dana.  Anna and Dana met in the third grade and now are having babies at the same time.  FUN!  Anna and her family teach in Russia, but came home for the summer to have RJ.

Holding hands

I think Elle looks a lot like her daddy, Nick.  I call her Little Nicky.

Elle is a really good eater.  The only time I hear her cry is when she is hungry and you're not making her bottle fast enough!

Loving this time with my family.

Happy First Anniversary, Dana and Nick!

My little sister Dana married Nick Everett on February 23, 2008 in our hometown of Sisters, Oregon.

They have had an eventful first year of married life. They created a home together, had job promotions, added their first addition to the Everett family ~ (Curious) George, a yellow lab, traveled all over God's green earth to root for the U of O (Dana is a trader!) Ducks, and visit family and friends. They have sacrificed for each other and I'm so proud of the life that they are building with one another!

The Hughie kids ~ Janice, Ken, Dana, David and I. It meant so much to have all of my siblings together. It was the first time in Hughie history to have all of us together ~ 13. And most of my cousins were able to celebrate with us too!

The whole family

Dana was a gorgeous bride

The (freezing cold) wedding party

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, DANA and NICK!

"Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."

~ 1 Corinthians 13:4-7