Love Eliott

Sacramento zoo

2009-08-26T22:54:00.000-07:00

Cute

2009-08-26T22:50:00.000-07:00

Eliott cheesing that little grin

Eliott riding on his board!

Eliott and his Dada looking cute together

On Top of Old Smokey All Covered with Cheese

2009-08-26T22:45:00.000-07:00

Eliott Loving his Grammy's Spaghetti with Meatballs! He kept saying more more.... and next thing you know it was all over his face! Eliott definitely has that Italian in his blood.

Salad spinner

2009-08-16T23:02:00.000-07:00

Eliott thought the salad spinner would make a nice hat......

Ernie Jammies

2009-08-16T22:59:00.000-07:00

I love eliott in these striped jammies! First pic is the biggest boogie pic ever!

Then Eliott trying on his dada's hat!

Jump-o-lene!

2009-08-16T22:55:00.001-07:00

Eliott having fun at the block party.... hanging with the big kids and definitely holding his own! We have some great videos of him jumping around!

First Vic's Ice Cream Parlor Day

2009-08-16T22:36:00.000-07:00

This was Eliott's first time at Vic's I spent a lot of time here as a kid , this place is an institution. Uncle Teddy, Uncle Mickey, and Great Uncle David all worked at Vic's, who knows maybe this will be El's first job too!

i love Grammys tuperware

2009-08-16T16:13:00.000-07:00

little swimmer

2009-08-16T16:11:00.000-07:00

More swimming at Grammy and Grumpys

more parade

2009-08-16T16:08:00.001-07:00

Here he is with cousin Andrew in there matching wagons.

Happy Late 4th of July

2009-08-16T15:37:00.001-07:00

Eliott had a blast at the 4th of July Parade in Land Park. We decked out his new birthday wagon in stars and stripes for the occasion. There were soo many kids there it was a fun time.

Hippie baby

2009-08-04T09:10:00.000-07:00

Teddy and Martha and Noni Romanello had fun dressing Eliott up in jewels, Eliott didn't know how he felt about it.

hello cupcake

2009-08-03T22:43:00.000-07:00

yum!

My First Cupcake ever

2009-08-03T22:36:00.000-07:00

Here he is as he had the crowd going and going. Every time he raised his arms up the crowd roared it went on for about 5 minutes, it was so funny! He's definitely going to be a leader not a follower.

Horray my first cupcake! Eliott didn't quite know what to do with the cupcake.... so his dada helped him.

My New Ride

2009-08-03T22:32:00.000-07:00

Eliott running Uncle Teddy over with his new car.

Thanks Uncle Teddy I love my new Mickey Mouse ride

Grandpa Grumpy and Avery pushing Eliott.

Eliott holding on for dear life!

Birthday pics

2009-08-03T22:29:00.000-07:00

bday fun

2009-08-03T22:27:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday To Me

2009-08-03T22:23:00.000-07:00

Here I am at my birthday party

hey skate

2009-07-03T23:32:00.000-07:00

Eliott watching skate vids with his dada.
He flips over skateboards and says "board board!"whenever he sees a skateboard now. He likes jumping on Jonathan's boards in the bedroom(the ones without wheels of course)

a determined little guy

2009-07-03T23:27:00.000-07:00

making more funny faces!

Sherwood Forest

2009-07-03T23:23:00.000-07:00

Look at the Little John pic, get it! I couldn't resist these pics I took in Sherwood Forest in Fairy Tell Town. Yeah!

Hello Fairy Tell Town

2009-07-03T23:06:00.000-07:00

Wow this brought back lots of memories! This was Eliott's first trip to the famous Fairy Tell Town. He had a blast running around. When I showed him the giant cheese he looked very confused. He really liked the giant blue bunny and the real bunnies!

Swimming with the Fishes

2009-07-03T22:59:00.001-07:00

Eliott loved the fishes he was mesmerized.

Academy of Science

2009-07-03T22:50:00.001-07:00

Fun times at the museum with Jenn and Avery and her little baby (girl?) bun in the oven!

Say
Cheese!

Beanie Baby

2009-06-29T23:01:00.000-07:00

Eliott looking cute in his dadas hat

Funny Face

2009-06-29T22:51:00.000-07:00

Eliott has so many funny expressions, he's quite the character! So here is just a little taste of the little guy's acting ability.

Our Indiana Grandparents Visiting San Francisco

2009-06-29T22:43:00.000-07:00

Jonathan, Grandma Rebecca and Eliott Eliott smiling big!

Eliott and Grandpa Dave!

Eliott and Grandma Rebecca

Eliott and Grandma Rebecca!

auntie and uncle

2009-05-25T22:27:00.000-07:00

Uncle Timmy lifting El up so high!
Uncle Timmy and Aunt Ashley with Eli... oh and there is Great Uncle David in the background!

swimming in the pool

2009-05-25T22:22:00.000-07:00

Playing with Uncle Timmy and Aunt Ashley in the pool. He had so much fun crawling and splashing around ! Such a water baby!

Oh and Aunt Ashley getting a good moon shot from the other side of the pool!

sniffing things

2009-05-25T22:19:00.000-07:00

His Daddy and Grumpy Ted taught Eliott how to sniff the flowers, a couple of times he tried to take a bite of them too

Grammy and Grumpy

2009-05-25T22:01:00.000-07:00

Eliott and Grammy Sue watching his favorite Mickey Mouseclub!

Eliott teasing Grumpy Ted
with his duckie

Mother's Day POny rides

2009-05-25T21:54:00.000-07:00

Also on Mother's Day..Yee Haw! My love of horses......and Eliott's first pony ride ever! He had a ball and kept petting our pony "CANDY" ! It was too cute!

Eliott and mommy and daddy!

2009-05-25T21:45:00.000-07:00

Mother's Day! We had a lovely yummy brunch and Eliott picked up food bits and ate them for the first time ever! How exciting!

My Sweetie on mother's day!

2009-05-25T21:28:00.000-07:00

Eliott out to brunch on Mother's Day he was the best boy! He carried around his Curious George lunch pail like it was a briefcase it was hilarious!

Benching it!

2009-05-25T16:04:00.000-07:00

The laws are a little different in Italy....... the doctor's say that one alcoholic beverage a meal is ok for pregnant women! Does that translate to one bottle for babies?

Who is this Little Boy Blue?

2009-05-25T15:59:00.000-07:00

AT cousin Taylor's first communion.......
Oh my god............. when I saw these pictures my heart skipped a beat, eliott morphed into a little boy!
It looks like he's reading the paper here!

Bailey and BOo BOo

2009-05-25T15:55:00.000-07:00

Eliott and Bailey!

Eliott loves chasing Bailey around the house!

Bailey isn't so sure about it, look he's licking his chops!

lil fireman!

2009-05-22T23:44:00.000-07:00

Grammy had this crazy vintage firetruck toy(dangerous!) for Eliott. He loved the bell he kept ding dinging it! I think he was trying to run Bailey over, sorry Bailey!

Little skater boy

2009-05-22T23:39:00.000-07:00

Eliott in his skater attire trying to do a backside grind (or Japan Air) on his skateboard. Jonathan helping the little man out.

Holler back now!

Jenn looking Frenchie

2009-05-22T23:35:00.000-07:00

bon jour!
Eliott sees something in the trees.......

Avery, Jenn and Eliott at the pool

2009-05-22T23:30:00.000-07:00

Avery in teetee's hat and Jenn looking pretty with Eliott who's looking scared, you would never know Jenn is 5+ months pregnant!

Swimming with dada

2009-05-22T23:29:00.001-07:00

Eliott and his dada looking cool at the pool. He loved the beach ball one of the biggest ball's he's seen so far.

Lydia , the newsest addition to the Bortz family!

2009-05-22T23:25:00.000-07:00

Amy and Lydia at Henry's birthday! She is so cute, sorry my skirt was too small I guess it can fit a doll!

Henry's 2nd birthday!

2009-05-22T23:18:00.001-07:00

Henry was a great birthday boy! We were so happy we got to see everyone and Lydia too!

xoxo

Duck Man!

2009-04-21T23:10:00.000-07:00

He loves those duckies that Grammy gave him he tucked one in his jacket while he stuffed the other on e into his mouth! Oh duckie! "Everything is just ducky" is what the anesthesiologist kept saying to me right before my C-section! Yeah right!

Easter TRain Ride

2009-04-21T23:06:00.000-07:00

After Easter Brunch we headed to the Steam Trains in Tilden Park! Eliott was falling asleep but he still had a great time on the choo choo!

AVie

2009-04-21T23:05:00.000-07:00

GOTCHA!

Easter at the Loftys

2009-04-21T23:01:00.000-07:00

Eliott looking bunny good in his seersucker suit!

water baby!

2009-04-21T22:55:00.000-07:00

Eliott likes to walk around with his rubber duckie in his mouth and he trys to talk at the same time it's really funny. One of his nicknames from his DAda is "Duck Man"!! He loves the water so much he splashes the whole bath time, he often soaks us in the process, he's quite the water baby!Oh and he says Duck!

Grandma Grace aka nonni

2009-04-21T22:53:00.000-07:00

Eliott posing with his new baseball jacket from his Nonni Romanello! tHANKS gRANDMA!

swinging it

2009-04-21T22:50:00.000-07:00

Eliott loves to go to the park to swing and play in the sand ! Here he is swinging away, he likes to give high fives when he comes swinging in.

Uncle TEddyO and chub chub

2009-04-21T22:46:00.000-07:00

Hanging with Uncle Teddy looking like blue twins! Sometimes Eliott really resembles Uncle Teddy,! Teddy calls Eliott little chub chub!

CHEESE

2009-04-21T22:44:00.000-07:00

Eliott loves when the cameras are on him! Look out hollywood!

Happy Baby

2009-04-21T22:43:00.000-07:00

Look at me I'm a happy baby!

Jon Jon Avery and Eliott

2009-04-21T22:37:00.000-07:00

The Outsiders
Jon Jon ( DAllas)and his godson Avery( soda pop) are wearing matching shirts and of course Eliott (pony boy)!
Avery says EL-E-OT so cute, he's always wanting to share with Eliott, You're the best Avie!

Godson!

2009-04-21T22:34:00.000-07:00

Eliott loves watching and hanging out with Avery
...don't worry Avie soon I'll be able to run around too!

Godfather Corbet Miller

2009-04-21T22:26:00.000-07:00

Eliott immediately liked Corbet.... Corbie liked yelling and screaming Eliott's name as they both jammed down the hall while Eliott was pushing his walker and Corbie was holding onto his shirt! Eliott thought that was cool. They became best buddies! Nice to see you Godfather! xxoo

lil slugger

2009-03-21T22:28:00.000-07:00

he's getting faster..... we can hardly keep up

first steps on the walker

2009-03-21T22:15:00.000-07:00

He jams up and down the hallway with his walker it's hilarious!
At the end of the video he waved at the tv! His Grandpa Grumpy
taught him to wave the weekend before!xxoo

baby steps

2009-03-21T22:12:00.000-07:00

Eliott's friend Johnny let him borrow his walker, thanks guys he loves it!

Babies first crawls

2009-03-21T21:52:00.000-07:00

Eliott making his first moves!!

Hats Off

2009-03-21T21:49:00.000-07:00

Eliott isn't that interested in wearing his own hats but he loves wearing his mommas!

Parlo italiano? Si parlo un po!

2009-03-21T21:39:00.000-07:00

Eliott and I listen to Italian lessons every morning with our breakfast, he'll be saying ciao before long!

Visiting with Bobba and Poppa Olson

2009-03-21T21:36:00.001-07:00

Good times with Bobba and Poppa!

More Elvis!

2009-03-21T19:35:00.000-07:00

oh I'm all shook up!

Hello Everybody!

2009-03-21T19:34:00.000-07:00

Mr. Magoo!!!!!!!!!!

It's baby Elvis

2009-03-21T18:55:00.000-07:00

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Here he is in his denim number, so rocker he just needs one of his dads bandanas !It was so funny he started doing crazy Elvis moves!!
Love the baby Elvis!!

It's Gumpy

2009-03-21T18:50:00.000-07:00

Here he is with Grandpa Grumpy the weekend before he started crawling forward! Grumpy is helping him get the hang of it!

puppy love

2009-03-21T18:43:00.000-07:00

I couldn't resist sharing these pics! Eliott in his puppy bath towel, so cute thanks Michelle Bell~~~~~~~~~~~!!xxoo

Eliott and dada

2009-02-22T18:09:00.000-08:00

Eliott and his dada hanging out. Eliott is really good at saying da da, jonathan is very happy about that!

ooh la la

2009-02-22T18:03:00.000-08:00

Bon Jour!Comment ça va ? au revoir

eliott why can't you go forward?

2009-02-22T17:34:00.000-08:00

More attempts!

first attempts at crawling

2009-02-22T17:31:00.000-08:00

So far he only goes backwards!! But we know it's only a matter of time before he gets the hang of it!

eliott schmoozing

2009-02-22T17:06:00.000-08:00

Having good times at a party

bath time

2009-02-22T17:03:00.000-08:00

Eliott loves his bath every night he splashes and has a ball! This was bath time at Grammy and Grumpys house in the kitchen sink!

baby wedgie

2009-02-22T17:02:00.000-08:00

Eliott had a diaper wedgie it was so funny sorry baby bum bum!

bailey and boo

2009-02-22T16:58:00.000-08:00

Eliott and Bailey hanging in Sacto! Bailey gets a little sad when Eliott is around because he gets all the attention, sorry Bai!!

buds

2009-02-22T16:56:00.000-08:00

Eliott hanging with Dave and Jenn! Dave plays the guitar for Eliott and he just lights up it's awesome!

super cheesy smile

2009-02-22T16:54:00.000-08:00

Eliott and his chubba cheeks!

2009-02-22T16:43:00.000-08:00

eli bear

2009-02-22T16:40:00.000-08:00

My Eliott bear!

Yee Haw!!

2009-02-22T15:48:00.000-08:00

When I ask Eliott where the horseys are he gets really excited and he looks at the horse paintings on the wall in our bedroom! It's very cute. I can't wait for him to see a real horse one day soon!

obama obama

2009-02-22T15:42:00.000-08:00

Eliott watching the Inauguration Day

What a memorable day!

first high chair

2009-02-22T15:33:00.001-08:00

What a big boy sitting at the big table he loved it
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Avery and El

2009-02-22T15:29:00.000-08:00

Eliott and Avery having a good old time!

Tilden Park

2009-02-22T15:25:00.000-08:00

Avery's favorite train ride! Jenn, Ed and Avery riding in style!

Tilden Park

2009-02-22T14:29:00.000-08:00

Eliott's first train ride at the steam train in Tilden Park! Weeeeeeeeeee!

Yum Yum Eliott loves his first rice cereal

2009-01-02T23:10:00.000-08:00

Eliott eating his first rice cereal! We fed him in bed hope he doesn't think that's where he always gets to eat this could get messy...we plan on getting a highchair soon!

ho ho ho! first Santa experience

2009-01-02T23:07:00.000-08:00

Eliott liked sitting on Santa's lap!!

babys first christmas!!

2009-01-02T23:01:00.000-08:00

Christmas at Grammy and Grumpy's. Eliott had a great time!
Eliott with Grumpy. Grumpy taught Eliott where the doggy is pretty darn cute!
Eliott with Uncle Teddy after he opened all his presents.

ewok

2009-01-02T22:53:00.000-08:00

Baby ewok sighting on the front of Jonathan!

This outfit even has a tail I never want him to grow out of this!!!
I can never put this on him if I'm in a hurry because every stranger on the street stops me to see the little boo in this number! This was a gift from my friend Elizabeth C. thanks lady!xxoo

baby baptism

2009-01-02T22:26:00.001-08:00

Oh look at the little baby lord fontleroy!!
He's getting cutiefied for his debut at his baptism.
We loved the outfit we found and it was perfect with his tube socks! Eliott will probably kill me when he sees these pics when he's a teenager, sorry EL!!

Happy Turkey Day in Sacramento

2009-01-02T22:04:00.001-08:00

Eliott had fun hanging out with all of his aunties and uncles at grammy and grumpy's house in Sacramento! We had a weekend full of activites thanksgiving, Tami and tim's italian wedding picnic and Eliott's black market baptism! Good food and good times! Congratulations to Tim and Tami we love you guys!!

PS Sorry Timmy that you weren't so lucky with Mr E. hanging out above you that dayyou never know when he's going to let it all go!

i like to singa about the moona and the joona

2009-01-02T21:39:00.000-08:00

Singing with his daddy !! Eliott just loved it!

Baby swim!

2009-01-02T21:17:00.000-08:00

Eliott's first day at a baby swim class, he was a little nervous
and he sucked on his lower lip the entire time it was too funny!!

Our friends Elizabeth and Edim! Eliott and Edim
are just three weeks apart it was Edims second
time as you can see he picked up the backstroke

aviator

2009-01-02T21:11:00.000-08:00

His Grammy bought him this adorable aviator hat and I I can't get enough of him in it!! My little babiaviator!!

Super saucer!!

2009-01-02T20:52:00.000-08:00

Eliott loves his super saucer I think he wished it had wheels!
He goes around around in circles on this thing stuffing whatever he can into his mouth, and he now headbutts the part that makes noise to get it to play.

more Indiana!

2008-12-30T22:29:00.001-08:00

Jonathan cousin and bestest buddy ever "metal mike" with Mr. E!

Jonathans old friend Mills and his adorable son Mack!!

Jonathan's Uncle Mike, Eliott couldn't take his eyes off of him luckily we got him to look at the camera! Uncle Mike tells the best stories, he's quite the charmer. He gave Eliott his first ever piece of original artwork of an elephant which is perfect because he's eliott the elephant!!

Gary Indiana Indiana!

2008-12-03T23:08:00.000-08:00

Here we are with his Great Grandma Evelyn, she was a very sweet lady she said it's like I've known you all along which I thought was sweet.

Grandma
Rebecca
bought Eliott a cowboy hat which was rad as she knows my love of horses, he looked like a little wrangler!Yee Haw! Here he is with Grandma. This was his trick or treat outfit!

Grandpa Dave with Jonathan's old cat mimi she loves Indiana!!

first flight

2008-12-03T22:48:00.000-08:00

We went on a little trip to the midwest for a visit with the granparents and friends in Indiana. Eliott had his first flight, and was given a first flight certificate and some mini wings which was cute! He was such good boy except for the blowout on my lap!