Elaine is Bridget and Liz's mum, who also immigrated from New Zealand to the United States. Growing up in New Zealand was a dream come true, and she was very involved in ballet, as well as being on a children's TV show called, "Carrot Top's Songbook". She taught ballet at Rick's College (now BYU-I), got married, lived in American Samoa and is the best mum and grammy.