Ellies First Christmas!!!

I could not have asked for a better gift for Christmas then Ellie! We are so grateful to have her in our lives and as part of our family. She has such a wonderful personality, she is so happy all the time and she cracks herself up...it is to much fun to watch.

Miss Ellie woke up at 5:00 this morning and wouldn't go back to sleep, I think she knew she had all those toys waiting for her.

Once she made her way to the living room her little face just lit up, it was so precious to watch. I look forward to the many Christmas's to come...

Little Miss Hollywood

Today we went out for a day of shopping and little miss Ellie had so much fun. We put her little winter hat on her with her cute little sun glasses and she thought it was the greatest thing ever. She is so funny! I couldnt stop laughing!














After a little shopping she finally fell asleep with her reindeer leg in the air...it was too cute!

Ellies First Winter

Today I took Ellie out into the backyard to try to take some pictures...she was having so much fun playing with the leaves. She decided that they looked good enough to eat. The cutest part was when she started yelling at the dogs to get away...it was very cute...

Gangster Ellie

When Ellie's cousin Brittany was here visiting for Thanksgiving she put this red bandanna on Ellie that we were using for pin the hat on the Turkey... Ellie thought it was so funny!! I couldn't resist sharing these cute little pictures.

Zoo Advertures

Ellie went to the zoo for the first time with her cousins, she had a blast...the most exciting thing for Ellie was going through her diaper bag and throwing things out until she found her treats, then she tried to lick them out... it was super cute.

She is growing up so fast and I love each day she starts doing something new or a new piece of her already cute personality comes out...

We just love her to death and so does her cousins.

Ellies First Halloween

I had bought Ellie a cute bunny costume a few weeks ago and the closer it was getting to Halloween it wasn't fitting so good so I had to go out and buy another one...she ended up being a cute little lamb. The bunny costume was so cute on her I had to try to get a couple of pictures of her in it. By the end of the night we ended up with kitty ears that Grandpa got her. Overall it was a great night with our little social butterfly. We cant wait for next year when we get to take her trick or treating.

Ellie vs. The Roomba

We bought Ellie a walker and it is so funny once she is in it...We had the Roomba going and all of the sudden you see Ellie take off. I could not stop laughing yesterday. I hope you enjoy as much as we did...

Swinging!!!

The weather has been so nice that for the last couple of weekends I have been taking Ellie on a nice little walk with me. One Saturday I decided, ok I am going to do it...we are going to go in the swing...Oh my goodness was Ellie the happiest baby ever! She loved it... It was the perfect moment for me. I LOVE watching her try new things and her little personality coming out. She is fearless and I love it!

Big Girl!!

About 3 months ago I had to lower Ellies crib and it almost made me cry...ok it did make me cry that she is growing up so fast. Well the other day, this cute little thing peeks her head over the crib, then she pushed her bumper down and gave the biggest smile...then all of the sudden...POP there she was! Her facial expression looked like, look what I can do....with the biggest grin. So I started crying because now I have to lower her crib again...which means our little baby is growing up...its a bitter sweet moment.

Sweet Ellie

I had to go to Utah for a work conference and was able to stay through the weekend and spend time with family. While I was there Ellie and I were able to see Makenna, Lisa and little Millie...along with Nick, Colby, Chandler and Sage...it was so nice and fun to visit and catch up and for Ellie to spend time with all of her family.

We were also able to spend time with my sister in law Jessica, she is so wonderful...I just love her to death. She took these beautiful pictures of Ellie for us and I just think that they turned out perfect. She is so talented and we are ever so grateful to her. Thanks Jess!!!

New Facial Expression

My poor little Ellie picked up a horrible habit and I feel so bad...So recently when playing with Ellie I would scrunch my nose and do funny faces, well she has decided that, that is the way you smile and does it all the time...the worst part is she has learned how to blow in and out of her nose while doing it...so not only does it not look the best now it sounds like little pig snorts. What to do, What to do... Here are a few little examples of our new little Ellie...

Ellie Waiving

Ellie has learned how to waive....it is the cutest thing ever....Sometimes she even waives at herself...our little one is growing up!

Little Princess

The Nannie took Ellie outside for a photo shoot, I think she nailed it! Ellie is growing so fast, its amazing. I went through her clothes the other day and too think how small she use to be...she is now almost 7 months old and wears 9-12 month clothes...I cant believe it. She is in the 90 percentile for her height, 75 for her head and 50 for her weight....she's going to be tall! We just love her so very much and we feel so grateful to have her part of our family!

First Hat

So, I bought Ellie her first baseball cap the other day...GOSH she is so cute! I think she will make a very cute baseball player, or just a cute little tomboy!

CRAWLER

I think we have a soon to be crawler on our hands!!! She is working so hard at getting the knees up...its only a matter of time now.

Kisses

Ellie loves giving kisses and I don't mind receiving, she is such a cuddle bug...I hope it sticks!!!

Play Time

Well, little Ellie is now sitting up and playing with her toys, she loves her little car, always hits the blinkers its really cute.... She also loves to try to eat hit... Its amazing how fast she is growing...

Bottle Time

Ellie, has now started to feed herself...YEAH!! She loves holding her bottle and she is so good at it. It's a bitter sweet moment, she is getting older and doesnt need us anymore....

Its cute to watch her fall asleep eating cause she still wont let go of the bottle!

FIRST SWIM OF THE SUMMER!

Ellie and her daddy decided to take a night swim, they had so much fun! I think she is going to be a little fish, she was so sad when we took her out. She's our little prune!

4th of July

We had an amazing time being able to go to Utah for Ellies first 4th of July. It was great seeing family and most of all Makenna, we just love her to death and enjoy her being a part of our family now.

Ellie was able to go to her first carnival, parade and to see her first firework show, which she was so amazed with and then fell asleep the moment they were over with.

It has been so fun to watch her grow and to see the way she is so memorized by the little things in life.

It was truly the best 4th of July I have had in a very long time. I cant wait until next year!

Yummy on the Tummy!

Today Ellie was able to taste for the first time rice cereal, boy did she like it! Now that she has had a little taste of food, she eyes ya when ever your eating... She also loves her apple juice, we do not recommend taking her bottle from her until she is done.