WOW TIME FLIES!!!

I guess I have been busy... haven't had a chance to post for a while. We have had an eventful last 6-7 months for sure. On the one hand we are now expecting baby number 2 and are VERY excited about it!!! Due date is August 11, 2009. Ella also turned 2 on Dec. 14th. It is so hard to believe. She is such a lovable little girl and Chad and I feel so blessed. We have also had some sadness with Kai's accident in November and many travels back and forth to CO. But, through prayer and faith Kai is healing and doing better every day....

Summer FUN!!

I have had the joy of being home with Ella this summer and we have had such fun. We have settled into a daily routine where we go to the gym after breakfast and she is loving playing with the kids there at the daycare. After that we usually run our errands then come home for lunch and playtime. She is taking 2-3 hour naps after lunch each day so this gives me some time to get things done that I can't do while she is awake.

She loves to swim and finally has her own swing set in the backyard so we have really enjoyed that. I can't believe my baby is already 18 months old. She talks like she is 5 - loves to say "have a good day" and all kinds of other funny things. She definitely is the light of our lives.

Playing, Growing, and Learning

Ella is growing so fast! She is so talkative and her teachers always comment on how vast her vocabulary is. She is really a hoot and repeats EVERYthing so we must be very careful.... She LOVES Elmo and Big Bird and of course Cinderella, who she calls "Rella".

We have a park next to our house so we go there frequently.... she really loves that.

We are headed to her first Easter egg hunt this weekend. That should be fun!

ELLA is ONE!!!!

I can't believe it has been a year since we were blessed with this precious, perfect little girl. Time sure flies when you are having fun, that is for sure. Ella is developing a huge vocabulary, saying everything from turtle to please and all kinds of things in between. We had her first birthday party and she enjoyed the cake but I think she liked the ice cream better!

Crawling Turtles!

We had a FUN Halloween and Ella Grace was a turtle. She is moving all over- picking up new words here and there- she now says "ME!" when she wants something. She is more precious every day and we are so blessed.

It won't be long..........

before she walks that is!! She is trying like mad to pull herself up and can pretty much make a lap through the whole house crawling in NO time!!

Crawling Machine

Ella Grace is now an official Crawler!! She is moving faster than we can keep up with her. She is loving daycare and keeping busy exploring with her new skill.

She is saying mama, dada, Hi Bo, and Bye now. :)