Sunday, August 24, 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Friday, August 8, 2008
Monday, August 4, 2008
In the News...
I have only seen this online, but mom says it's a pretty big picture in the paper there. As everyone knows we DO NOT live Winchester, but the guy only asked the grandma's where they were from.
http://www.winchesterstar.com/showarticle_new.php?sID=9&foldername=20080802&file=wild_article.html
http://www.winchesterstar.com/showarticle_new.php?sID=9&foldername=20080802&file=wild_article.html
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Aloha
We are having a Luau for Ella's birthday. Here is the pic that is on her invitation-
Here are a gazillion more we took..
Here are a gazillion more we took..
Daddy's Girl
These pics do not capture how cute Ella and her daddy were at the beach last weekend. We drove up to our beach on the bay not even a mile away. It is so nice there-so close to home, the beach is big, it is not crowded and there is just a small dune to walk over to get there. There are not really any words that can express the love these two have. They are amazing to watch together.
Grandma
Mom came to visit last week and to babysit. I asked her months ago if she would watch Ella while we went to a Maroon 5, Counting Crows concert with Angela & Kyle. We had amazing seats and had a blast! It was so weird to be out with our friends and no kids! It helped feeling completely at ease knowing Ella was with grandma. Only my mom and BT's mom have babysat for us, but this week we have orchestra seats to Dave Matthews and Aunt Becky is going to watch Ella. We will put Ella to bed before we leave, but I know everything will be just fine:) Anyway, Ella & I took mom to the Botanical Gardens which I knew she would love. All the pics are of Ella of course and her in motion. She is a lot braver running through the water now. We had so much fun with mom being here. She insisted we go out every night! Thanks mom for everything!
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Singing with Ella
Ella loves to sing. She sings her ABC's almost flawlessly now. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, Ring Around the Rosie, Row, Row, Row your Boat-these are a few of her favorites.
Sometimes I start a song. Let's say I start singing the alphabet- Ella then says, "No mommy, Row, Row." So I sing Row, Row and she sings along and we are both happy.
But sometimes Ella starts a song and I join in and she says, "No mommy, no sing," and continues the song on her own. Hmmmmph.
Now where my feelings get hurt the most is when she is singing a song and I join in and she says, "No mommy, daddy sing."
Seriously, my voice is that bad? Daddy doesn't even get the words right all the time! *sigh*
(Oh and I promise to get this precious singing on video!!)
Sometimes I start a song. Let's say I start singing the alphabet- Ella then says, "No mommy, Row, Row." So I sing Row, Row and she sings along and we are both happy.
But sometimes Ella starts a song and I join in and she says, "No mommy, no sing," and continues the song on her own. Hmmmmph.
Now where my feelings get hurt the most is when she is singing a song and I join in and she says, "No mommy, daddy sing."
Seriously, my voice is that bad? Daddy doesn't even get the words right all the time! *sigh*
(Oh and I promise to get this precious singing on video!!)
Friday, July 11, 2008
Where did my baby go?
She is getting so big!!!
Ella and I went to Winchester for the week to spend some quality time with the grandmas. We both got spoiled :) Here are some pics from the pet farm and fun with bubbles.
I can't believe how big Ella has gotten and can't believe she is going to be 2 so soon!
Some things she is doing now:
She talks A LOT! I pretty much understand all that she says from her short sentences. She can talk up a storm lol! She is counting to 13 and can pretty much sing the entire alphabet (not to brag or anything). She knows her shapes (circle, square, rectangle, triangle, oval, star, heart). She knows all of her colors if I sign them and some without. She enjoys coloring, building puzzles, singing songs, dancing, dressing up, torturing- I mean playing with the animals and LOVES her books! I give her 5-6 books in her crib at nap and nighttime and she "reads" them before she goes to sleep and when she gets up (buys me some extra sleep;) I am pretty strict with TV, but she does love "Signing Times," "Elmo's World," and "Mickey Mouse Club House."
Ella has the girly thing down-she does not enjoy being messy and asks for a wa-wa (wipe)at every meal to clean her face and hands (and any other time she is messy). She is very dramatic and does a great fake cry! Her tantrums are daily, but the "I sorry," and kisses after time-outs make it all better :)
I never imagined my life being this fun, rewarding, challenging, and wonderful. I can't imagine having enough love for another baby, but maybe we will find the room somewhere in the distant future (no I am not pregnant lol)!
Ella and I went to Winchester for the week to spend some quality time with the grandmas. We both got spoiled :) Here are some pics from the pet farm and fun with bubbles.
I can't believe how big Ella has gotten and can't believe she is going to be 2 so soon!
Some things she is doing now:
She talks A LOT! I pretty much understand all that she says from her short sentences. She can talk up a storm lol! She is counting to 13 and can pretty much sing the entire alphabet (not to brag or anything). She knows her shapes (circle, square, rectangle, triangle, oval, star, heart). She knows all of her colors if I sign them and some without. She enjoys coloring, building puzzles, singing songs, dancing, dressing up, torturing- I mean playing with the animals and LOVES her books! I give her 5-6 books in her crib at nap and nighttime and she "reads" them before she goes to sleep and when she gets up (buys me some extra sleep;) I am pretty strict with TV, but she does love "Signing Times," "Elmo's World," and "Mickey Mouse Club House."
Ella has the girly thing down-she does not enjoy being messy and asks for a wa-wa (wipe)at every meal to clean her face and hands (and any other time she is messy). She is very dramatic and does a great fake cry! Her tantrums are daily, but the "I sorry," and kisses after time-outs make it all better :)
I never imagined my life being this fun, rewarding, challenging, and wonderful. I can't imagine having enough love for another baby, but maybe we will find the room somewhere in the distant future (no I am not pregnant lol)!
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