A New Home & A New Ride!

Well, Ella Ann has recently moved into her new "home" and hitches a ride with Dad to get there! Santa brought her the house and car and she is now old enough to somewhat enjoy it! The house does all kinds of neat things....we ring the door bell, turn on the porch light, listen to dogs bark and cars honk as they drive by, listen to the weather on the radio along with fun music and we can one day work on telling time and numbers. It's very fun! She even has mail! ha! Ella Ann just chews on it, though...good thing it's plastic! Her car lights up and has a handle on it so it will help her when learning to walk.

Ohhh and in case you were wondering we do dress our little girl sometimes but right now it's easier to keep her in just a diaper because she likes to save whatever she eats on her for later and Ella Ann doesn't like to get dressed, so why bother?!?!

Beep, Beep! I'm headin' home!

Helllooooo? Anybody want to come over and play with me?

Come on in!

On the other side of Ella Ann's house!

Chewing on her housekey while taking a breather from all the fun on her stoop!

First Father's Day

We celebrated Spencer's first Father's Day this past weekend. We were truely blessed because he actually had the entire weekend off! Nana and Papa came for a visit too! It was so great to be able to spend Father's Day weekend with them.

Ella Ann gave her Daddy a plate with her footprints on it (see below)! Jana and I took our girls a few weeks ago to a pottery painting place and had their feet stamped on a plate and then Jana and I tried our best at decorating the rest of the plate. This is a very difficult thing to do.....write perfectly with a tiny paintbrush with two active girls trying to get our attention! I have to say it was SO much fun! We will certainly go back to make more memories with Mara Kate and Ella Ann! Just maybe we'll bring the boys along next time! Anyone in need of some more dishes?

Ella Ann posing in her new outfit from her Nana this past Saturday

This was taken before church on Sunday. Too bad few people got to see her in her beautiful dress because I was called out of the service to rescue Ella Ann who was screaming her head off in the nursery!

Ella Ann with her Nana and Papa

Ella Ann's gift to her Daddy

New Teeth & Tricks

Ella Ann has recently cut her two bottom teeth! They have been in for a little over a week, but I just took the below picture this morning. When I went to get her up this morning, she was sitting up in her crib waiting for me. It was the first time she has pulled herself up to a sitting position and I missed it! However, she did it three more times this morning, so I was able to see it. Yesterday she started screaming after I laid her down for a nap and when I went in her room after a few minutes to see what the problem was she was standing up in her crib leaning over it! Let me also mention that the crib is still in it's highest position! Yikes! This was also the first time she has pulled herself up without assistance from Spencer and I! Needless to say, Spencer lowered it as soon as he got home!

Ella Ann has a few more new tricks these days. She does an "army crawl" by scooting herself on her elbows and belly with her knees to follow. The only way I can describe it is that she looks like an inchworm when she does it! She gets VERY frustrated still when on her belly, so even though she puts herself in this position about every 10 seconds, she still yells until one of us rescues her!

I have also tried giving her some finger foods recently. We have tried dry and buttered toast, which she hates; a slice of cheese, which she also hated, and today I gave her a little bit of egg yolk (babies under 1 can only have yolks so don't think I'm being strange), which she actually liked!

Ella Ann's favorite toys these days, besides a bright pink girraffe that my friend, Molly, gave her, are a spoon, pot, an empty formula container, toliet paper roll and the cat! No need for the grandparents to buy anymore toys, just bring some trash or anything from your kitchen cabinets when you visit! ha!

So, for all of you many, many people who don't see us often, you must soon make a trip down to visit us so you do not miss out on all this fun! :)

Ella Ann & Mara Kate

Ella Ann and I went over to Jana and Mara Kate's house today for another fun-filled playdate! Actually, it was just a chance for Jana and I to do some major catching up! Since the girls were pretty good about entertaining themselves, we were able to do just that. I promise we really don't plan to dress the girls alike........it's just that great minds think alike! Ella Ann and Mara Kate enjoyed some quality time together slapping one another and taking toys right out of the other's hand, but it was all in good fun!

Connie, can you tell Ella Ann has on the pretty green dress you gave her? It fits her perfectly now! Thanks again!

Ohhh and today is my Dad's birthday, so happy birthday!!

They seemed to always want whatever toy the other had, especially Ella Ann! We are going to have to work on sharing immediatly!

Ella Ann, as you can see, just loves her little friend. It is soooo sweet to watch them together!

She Wore An...

itsy bitsy teeny weeny little pink and fruit bikini!!! With watermelon sunglasses to match!

Sleeping Beauty

I couldn't resist taking a couple of pictures of Ella Ann sleeping SO peacefully this afternoon. She slept for 2 1/2 hours curled up in her pretty little dress. So sweet! I guess she is still trying to recover from our long trip to Kentucky this past weekend where she spent all of her time entertaining Mimi!