The Harris Family

The last month has been an exciting one for Elsa and family.

In late April, the three of us made a trip to Ohio to commemorate the passing of Elsa’s great-grandfather Donald Harris (aka Bopy.) While this was a sad time, it was also a happy time because it gave Elsa a chance to take a her first plane ride—an ambitious cross-country journey at that!

She was mostly content on the plane, with the exception of a 90-minute stretch of our flight from Denver to Cleveland in which Elsa made it known to everyone on the plane that she was ready to land. Other passengers were mostly sympathetic.

A lot of fun time was spent with family. Elsa got to meet her great-grandmother Marilyn (Nana), for whom her middle name is in honor of. She also got to meet her cousin Amelia for the first time! Amelia is three-and-a-half months older than Elsa, so it was fun to see how much further developed she is.

Here are a few pictures of Elsa with Nana and Amelia in Ohio:

Elsa’s First Trip to Ohio

Then, only a week later, Carr, Christy, and Amelia came from Ohio to Seattle to visit for a five days. They stayed with us, and we got tons of time for Elsa and Amelia to play and for all of us to hang around and see some of the city. On the last day, we went to Downtown Park in Bellevue and Amelia went on the swing for the first time!

Here are pictures from the trip (including some adorable pictures of Elsa and Amelia together):

Elsa and Amelia – Seattle, May 2009

Today, Elsa is five months old. It’s amazing how fast the time flies and how much she’s changed in that time!