The Parnell Family: Snow-filled Weekend

1.20.2008

Snow-filled Weekend

Elise and David built their first snow-man!

Elise loving the snow....

Working on the snow-man...

Watching the snow-flakes fall...

Warming up and having dinner with Quinn!

We are so grateful that Brad and Lissa invited us to come to Brookhaven for the weekend. We were even more excited when they called Saturday morning as we were on our way up there and told us that there were 2 inches of snow on the ground. It was so much fun to see Elise's face as she saw the snow for the first time!! Elise, David, Quinn, and Lissa had a great time playing in the snow for a little while. Overall it was a very memorable trip!! We always love spending time with the Boerner Family! Hope everyone else had great weekends as well!
Love, Nicole

3 comments:

NIKKI said...: Ok I am SUPER jealous, but how awesome for Elise to get to play in snow!! I know you must have loved every second watching her!!CUTE pics!; January 20, 2008 at 8:38 PM
Therese and Bush said...: Elise is sooooo stylish. I guess she gets that from you, David! :); January 20, 2008 at 11:11 PM
kate, nick, myrt and baker said...: what a cutie! i love the photo where she is looking at the snowflakes falling...you could easily frame that one!! i also can't get over the booster seat photo - those two have grown up so much since i last saw y'all...time is passing too quickly!!; January 21, 2008 at 9:54 AM

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Elise

Elise Laurent was born at 5:00 p.m. on July 19, 2005. We did not find out her sex during my pregnancy and we were thrilled to tears (and slightly shocked) to meet our beautiful baby girl. She was a big baby at 8lbs, 8oz, and David and I couldn't take our eyes off of her. Elise is an old French name that David and I have always loved. Laurent is both my paternal Grandfather's name and my Dad's middle name. We always dreamed of having a daughter and were so thankful and overwhelmed to be given such a blessing.
Elise is a true first born. She likes structure, likes to fully understand everything, likes her questions answered to her satisfaction. She loves to be challenged and to challenge. She is also highly sensitive and independent.
She is a wonderful big sister to Lila and Bennett....

Lila and Bennett

It would be an understatement to say that we were shocked to learn on November 11, 2006 that we were not expecting baby #2, but baby #2 and #3!! In just shy of two years we would have created quite a family!
But, on June 1st, 2007, at 36 weeks exactly, we were thrilled and completely overcome with joy and gratitude as we welcomed two big, healthy babies into our family. First, Lila Sue, named after my Mom at 7lbs 0.6oz, and secondly, Bennett Raymond, named after David, David's Dad, and my maternal Grandfather, at 7lbs 10.4oz.
Lila has been the vocal one from the start and to this day is still pretty much running the show. She is the life of the party, the entertainer. But she is also the most compassionate, most giving of our children.
Bennett is a true boy. He is active and rough and loves to tackle and throw. He also adores his sisters and his Dad and gives the best hugs around. His big baby blues get me every time.