Halloween 2008

We had a lot of fun halloween...it was such a nice day...and I think Ella enjoyed being a Monkey ;)

Here are a couple pics.

Go Blue!

This is a cute before and after shot of the Michigan vs. Michigan State Game...here is before:

And here is after:

Oh well..better luck next year blue!

Summer Beach Pic

Here are a couple pics of the family at the beach in August. We were there visiting The Pierce's and Millers as they camped at Silver Lake.

Gymnastics

Hello All! Sorry it has been soooo long! Ella and I are taking a dance/gymnastics class on Saturdays mornings with Cousin Kate and Aunt Stacey. Ella really enjoys the gymnastics part, cause she can run around and try out the equipment. The dance part is ok but she would rather just run around and say hi to everyone :) Here are a few pics from class:

We have been to the playgrounds a lot this summer...here is a cute pic from one:

Here is another cute one of Ella trying to drive:

Ice Cream

Ella enjoyed her first ice cream cone with Daddy the other day...here are a couples pics...what a mess!!!

Bug Bites

Summer is upon us now...finally! Ella has been having lots of fun outside...minus the nasty skeeto bites. She gets pretty big red welts from them..poor thing. Here is a cute pic of her, with a big bite on her head:

Last weekend we went to the Rothbury Festival and on Thursday night, we brought Ella along for her first festival experience. She had a lot of fun checking everything out. Here is a cute pic of her and Daddy while she is in her backpack:

Cutie

Just thought this was a cute pic of Ella...finally she can wear summer dresses!!

May 2008

Sorry it has been so long since I posted...time has been flying by. Ella is doing great...doing really well with her sign language. She loves to use the eat sign all day long :) Here is a cute pic of her eating spaghetti...yum!


Over Memorial Day week we had a nice visit from Uncle Derek and Cousin Emma. We went to Fruitport Old Fashion Days and Alex, Emma, & Garrison (all Ella's cousins) got to go on some rides together...here is a cute pic of all of them.



After the carnival, we went to the Pierce's house in Fruitport and Ella had fun on the trampoline...here is a video:


Ella had so much fun with her cousin Emma, she kept hugging her the week she stayed with us. Here is a cute pic:

Happy 1st Birthday Ella Bean!

Ella Ann turned 1 on April 16th...here are a couple pictures and video's...enjoy!

(This pic was cute of Ella and Daddy, ignore me in it :))

The beginning of the fun!

Really getting into now!

Having fun on the deck!

Ella thought carrying around an empty beer can was too much fun. Here is a cute video of her:

Easter

Happy Easter everyone! Ella got her very first easter basket filled with a chocolate bunny, some plastic eggs and a book. She was pretty content with the plastic eggs :)

Here are a couple videos of her walking more on Easter. She tries to get going so fast sometimes, she loses her balance, we couldn't help but laugh at this first one :)

Ella Walking

Ella has been taking steps for a few weeks now...we got a few on the camera here...enjoy!

Play Date

Saturday Ella had her first official play date with Cameron & Ethan Guzman! She had so much fun...and boy was she tired afterwards :) Here is a picture of all the kiddo's..Cam is to the left of Ella and Ethan is on the floor...boy, they all sure are adorable!

Laughing & Swimming

Ella seems to think it's hillarious to watch the dogs play...Barkley was playing with a frisbee and she thought this was great.

We just had our first swim lesson Thursday, Feb. 28th. She did not like it very much in the beginning...I think the whole thing was just overwhelming for her. Here's a pic of her in the end...she was enjoying herself then.

Ella walking with walker

Ella's legs are getting stronger and stronger and today she even walked while assisted by cousin Kate's walker! Such a big girl! She can also stand alone for almost a minute :) Here is a video of her walking with the walker.

Mac & Cheese

Hello All,

We are all doing really well. The weather here has been really nasty lately so we are spending lots of time relaxing at home. A couple weeks ago I gave Ella Mac & Cheese. I let her have the bowl and go at it....she had it everywhere (as you can see from the picture)! We went to the tub right away afterwards :)

She is pretty much going everywhere now. Moving around on furniture and also can climb the stairs. She first discovered stairs at Grandma Kinney's...she was able to make it all the way up them! She has gone 1/2 way up the stairs at home (they are much steeper). Here is a video of her climbing away...just so you know, I was able to catch her in the end :) I will check in later :)

Ella Pulling Up

Hello All,
Today I walked into to see what Ella was up to in her crib and there she was, as big as day, standing up in her crib. She was smiling from ear to ear :) Here are a couple pictures.

Here is a video of Ella with a bit of a sugar buzz from her fruit I was feeding her. I was making a funny face in the back ground :)

Ella Crawling

Hello All,
Today is my first blog and a big day for Ella Ann! She crawled for her first time tonight! A lot has been changing with her lately...first, a few days ago, she got her 2 bottom teeth, then she learned to sit herself back up from the floor, and now crawling! She is growing up way too fast!
Here are a couple videos of her crawling...enjoy and chat soon :)