Ella Maria and Reese Mckenna Morris

Disneyland!!!

2011-12-07T19:33:00.001-08:00

We spent Thanksgiving week in Anaheim, CA with my whole family. We rented a house walking distance to Disneyland and had an amazing time!! 2 days at Disneyland - and believe it or not - no melt downs between all 4 kids!!! The house had a pool, so the older kids got to do some swimming. And of course we had a great Thanksgiving meal there too. The look on Ella's face meeting the princesses and seeing the castle and all the disney magic was just priceless.

I teared up as I first walked down mainstreet. It brought back such great memories and I was thrilled that I got to share them with my daughters!

Ella was "shell shocked" meeting the princesses. By the time she got to Snow White, she couldn't speak! :-)

Peter Pan - The 1st Ride!

2011-11-12T20:12:00.001-08:00

Today we celebrated Reese's birthday. We did celebrate at home Thursday as a family, but today she had all her baby friends for a party. Thanks so much to Ali and Marissa who hosted for us since our kitchen is under construction. We had such a great time and thank you to everyone who was able to come!

Play time for Reese

2011-11-05T21:24:00.000-07:00

Just a little video of Reese playing by herself!

Halloween 2011

2011-11-05T21:19:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun parading our little princess and fairy around with us this Halloween. Ella was Snow White, and when she kept her headband on, she really looked the part! Reese made a perfect little Tinkerbell! Ella seemed a little bummed that Reese couldn't fly though. We went to a festival at our church on Saturday and then on Halloween we trick or treated on our block with Ella's friend James (played the role of a Husky football player) from 2 doors down and her new friend Jackson from down the street.

Fall in Seattle

2011-11-05T21:13:00.000-07:00

Someone help me!

My favorite place to take pictures in Seattle is at Greenlake when the leaves have started turning and falling. We were a little early, but last week there was a beautiful sunny day so we had to take advantage. Trying to get 1 child to pose for nice pictures is one thing. Trying to get 2 is a whole different ball game. I was the crazy Mom in the park yelling "Reese smile" about a thousand times and "Ella, too close to the lake". Yup, that was me ruining people's peaceful walks. Oh well, we got some good ones!

Our little tree hugger!

Reese takes her first steps!

2011-10-17T13:31:00.000-07:00

Reese has started walking while holding onto a car. She did it at U Village yesterday, and then at home last night. She seems so proud of herself. This video is so funny though, because when she hits the hard wood, man, she loses control!

Play Time with Papa and Tutu

2011-10-03T20:55:00.000-07:00

I had a meeting at church last weekend so Daddy, Papa, and Tutu took the kids to the park. Here are some pics from their adventures.

Reese is Standing!

2011-10-03T20:45:00.000-07:00

We are so excited that Reese is finally standing. I know everyone right now is saying, she's right on track, she's not late to be standing. Yeah, well, considering all the current events, I'm very pleased.

Hey Watch me throw this on the floor! Take that Ella.

Daddy Play Time

Ella is reading

2011-09-14T21:09:00.000-07:00

Okay, not quite, but still pretty cute!

Budding Musician...or Bam Bam

2011-09-14T21:03:00.000-07:00

Damon likes to call Reese Bam Bam because she is not the most gentle of babies. She starts nice and gentle here, but by the end, is Bam Bam.

Peekaboo

2011-09-14T20:54:00.000-07:00

I can still remember the 1st time we saw Ella play Where's Ella. We were camping in September of 2009. So, when Reese started playing, we were equally as thrilled. She gets so excited, it melts my heart!

Ella's got the camera

2011-09-14T20:50:00.000-07:00

I didn't realize until later that Ella was taking a video when she walked into the room. But this is too cute. Notice it ends with me starting to lecture her. Ha Ha. Had I known she was a budding videographer, I would have let her continue!

Finger Food

2011-09-14T20:40:00.000-07:00

Okay, this one isn't very "exciting". But is there anything cuter than a baby learning how to eat?

Preschool

2011-09-14T19:27:00.000-07:00

Ella began attending preschool 1 day a week at the Little Feats Preschool at Philadelphia Church. Damon and I got to meet her teachers and see her classroom at an Open House and then she started on September 7. So far so good. Today, she brought home a little apple craft she made and we all sang the apple song.

3 Generations

2011-09-14T19:16:00.000-07:00

Too bad Greg couldn't be there, but we had 3 generations of Morris folk together a few weeks ago. The girls and I took the ferry to Bremerton and drove to Damon's Grandma Bette and Grandpa Orville's house in Allyn, WA. Damon works out there, so he met us there after work. We had a great dinner, and the kids loved playing in the backyard.

1st Boo Boo

2011-08-14T20:09:00.000-07:00

Well, Reese got her first boo boo. Yikes. Next time maybe we shouldn't let her try to go down the back step onto the deck. Poor Reesey. But, she is tough like her sister, hardly any tears!

Music Time

2011-07-13T18:59:00.000-07:00

Ella and I has some music time while Reese was sleeping today. She sang one of her favorite calming songs, Listen to the Horses, by Raffi. Then we rocked out to the Rizers!

Beach Time

2011-06-30T08:21:00.000-07:00

We had a great time a week ago at the beach at Madison Park. Ella played with dead fish (eeew), and dug in the sand a lot. Reese didn't touch the sand, but like looking at it! And playing with her friend Andrew.

Busy Busy

2011-06-30T08:08:00.000-07:00

We've been super busy this last month. Lots of playdates, trips to the park, and other fun adventures now that it's finally warm. Everyday that the sun is out Ella exclaims, "The sun is out, time to go to the park!" Ella is loving Reese more and more as Reese gets more playful.

Enjoy some pics from our month.

Dinnertime Dancing

2011-06-27T14:48:00.000-07:00

We discovered at dinner last week, that Reese likes to dance and will do so on command. This video doesn't show it, but whenever we started singing the Reesey dancing song, she would start dancing again. However, it created quite the jealousy in Ella that the camera wasn't pointed at her. Sigh...the rivalry begins.

Happy Easter...now lets eat candy.

2011-04-24T21:27:00.000-07:00

We had to cut her off...but boy does she love easter.

Reese's 1st Feeding

2011-04-24T21:09:00.000-07:00

Reese has done great over the past 2 days with her 1st 2 feedings. It took a couple bites to get figure out how to swallow. But once she got the hang of it, she loved it. Who knew rice cereal could make a baby so happy!

Hey...I'm here too! My name is Reese

2011-04-04T20:28:00.000-07:00

We're having a blast getting to know daughter #2. She is our sweet, quiet one so far. Such a love!

Ella's got a new trick

2011-04-04T20:22:00.000-07:00

Ella is such a dare devil. Usually Damon teaches her all the adventurous things. Tonight she made up her own though. She was sitting on the couch, and all of a sudden...back rounds. PRetty cool, she even came up with the name. :-)

Ella's Packing

2011-04-04T19:29:00.000-07:00

One of Ella's favorite activities is to put all her little toys into little shopping bags and carry them around. Here is one of her better ones.

Ella and Reese

2011-03-20T19:09:00.000-07:00

Ella and Reese have had a fun month together. It's been a month of trying to learn the balancing act of 2 children, but all in all a ton of fun. Each one is so sweet and so cute. And together they are perfection! Well, to me they are!

Ella can read.

2011-01-20T21:26:00.000-08:00

Okay, not really, but she has memorized many of her books. This is "Big Little" a new book she got for her birthday. I think it's really cute the way she "reads" the last 2 pages which have a bunch of big and little things on them...

Baby Talk

2011-01-20T21:19:00.000-08:00

Reese is under attack!

2011-01-20T21:09:00.000-08:00

We had a blast when Ella and Reese's cousins Evan and Katelyn came to visit. Katelyn was born in July and had a blast exploring our house and toys...and Reese. She was very interested in Reese's ear, and looked like she might teeth on it a little!

Tummy Time

2011-01-20T20:54:00.000-08:00

Need I say more...she's adorable. Look at that neck working!

Christmas Morning! Happy Birthday Jesus.

2010-12-30T21:30:00.000-08:00

Ella truly enjoyed Christmas morning this year. It was awesome to see how excited she got. Reese, okay, she didn't enjoy it as much as Ella. We had Damon's parents over and it was a fun morning. Ella loved seeing that Santa came and ate the cookies and his reindeer ate the carrot. Ella loved all her gifts, but especially a blanket that my aunt gave her, and loved a recordable book that my mom gave her!

Ella's Birthday Party

2010-12-30T21:15:00.000-08:00

We had a small birthday for Ella with a few friends on December 11. It was bee themed, so she got to wear her halloween costume one more time. She had a blast playing with her friends, opening her gifts, and of course eating her cupcake!

Christmas Trees

2010-12-30T21:01:00.000-08:00

Okay, so I'm a little behind on posting...I think I have a good excuse! We went with Ali and Marissa earlier this month to cut down our Christmas tree. Reese and I spent most of the time in the car, while I fed her, but then we all enjoyed some hot cider before heading home to set up our tree.

Snow!

2010-11-22T21:01:00.000-08:00

It seems that when the Morris family has a baby, it snows in Seattle. So, today the snow started and has been steadily snowing all day. My Mom made it out to her flight and seems to have gotten away before all the drama started. But boy our neighborhood is gorgeous in the snow!

The past 2 weeks...

2010-11-22T20:58:00.000-08:00

Life with 2

2010-11-22T20:49:00.000-08:00

Well, we are nearly 2 weeks in and life has been great. It helped having my Mom here to help get us all settled in and change about a thousand diapers! Ella loves her new little sister, probably a little too much. But she has been great so far and taking it all in stride. Reese is a pretty mellow and so far "easy" baby. Damon and I are loving having the 2 girls and it's been fun to get to know the little one! Here are a few pictures of our last 2 weeks...and yes that is Ella with headphones on listening to an Ipod.

Ella Meets Reese #3

2010-11-20T15:09:00.000-08:00

Ella Meets Reese #2

2010-11-20T15:03:00.000-08:00

Ella Meets Reese

2010-11-20T14:41:00.000-08:00

Ella absolutely adores Reese. It's the cutest thing to here her say, "Baby so cute". Just today she spent about 20 minutes hugging and kissing her. Here are a few videos of them meeting for the first time...it may have to be in a few posts!

Reese Arrives

2010-11-20T14:27:00.000-08:00

She was a whopping 9 lbs 12 oz! And she was beautiful! Welcome Reese to our family...

Ella goes trick or treating

2010-10-31T18:49:00.001-07:00

So this year, we trick or treated for canned goods again for the local food bank. Ella had a ton of fun knocking on the doors and saying trick or treat. A few houses in, she did get a piece of chocolate too. So after that, instead of saying trick or treat when she went to the door, she said "chocolate"! It was pretty cute. And we made it around the whole block with only 1 chocolate related tantrum. We got a good amount of food. By the end Ella was a little tired and started riding daddy's shoulders instead of walking. But the nieghbors loved her anyway!

Ella's Halloween

2010-10-31T18:36:00.000-07:00

On Saturday, we got Ella all dolled up in her bee costume. She loved it and actually kept her hat on for most of the day. We went to a Halloween party at church and Ella fell in love with bouncy houses/slides. She went with her friend Jackson who was a giraffe. I think she officially likes Halloween!

A fun fall day

2010-10-21T11:49:00.000-07:00

We decided to go outside and pick some leaves today...

Ella and Lila

2010-10-06T19:35:00.001-07:00

I think I would consider Lila Ella's best friend right now. They play so well together. Here is a photo taken by Lila's mom Lisa of the girls at the childrens museum this morning.

More Ella on Tape

2010-10-04T16:28:00.000-07:00

Here's some more...

Ella on Tape

2010-10-04T16:25:00.000-07:00

We thought we'd share some of Ella on video since we think she's hilarious.

Ella visits Boston

2010-10-04T15:39:00.000-07:00

A week ago Ella took her 1st red eye flight, to Boston, to visit Casey and Lara (and of course the little baby in Lara's tummy). She had a ton of fun, especially since her favorite playmate Casey was there to be crazy with her. She got to play at the beach in New Hampshire, ride a whale, visit the Science Museum, and walk all over Boston. Her favorite place was probably Boston Common, the big park right by our hotel where she could run free! She also rode the "T", and daddy danced with her in the station while we were waiting for the train.

Ella and Lila explore the fish...I mean zoo.

2010-08-24T12:58:00.001-07:00

Erin and I took Lila and Ella to the zoo. Yeah sure they loved seeing the animals, but really the fish that were in the bear exhibit, now that really got them excited!

Ella and Evan

2010-08-24T12:51:00.000-07:00

So the Morris family recently trekked down to CA to meet new cousin Katelyn. Ella loved Katelyn and was very gentle with her (looks good for when baby #2 comes here). But in all reality she was really there to play with Evan. They made cupcakes (and ate them), went down our makeshift water slide, and learned that older kids like to steal their toys back! It was a great week for all!

Ella in a big girl bed.

2010-07-06T21:27:00.000-07:00

Holy cow...Ella's in a big girl bed! We got Ella a toddler bed in preparation for the new baby. It was never my plan to actually put her in it yet, but Damon wanted to try it. So after I told him a thousand times it wouldn't work and she wouldn't stay in it. We tried last night. Sure enough...she stayed the whole night. Then came nap time today and I was pretty nervous...she stayed the whole time! We had a bit of a rough time going to sleep tonight, but she stayed in her bed anyway! WOW! This is amazing, and so cute.

Aerobics Instructor

2010-06-30T12:40:00.000-07:00

Damon decided to try on a new shirt...and headband. Hilarious!

Ella wears soup.

2010-06-30T12:34:00.000-07:00

Visit to Boppy and Gramarys

2010-06-29T21:28:00.001-07:00

Ella had a great time in California last week. It was a little hot for us, but we survived. We got to go to the park with Boppy and Gramary. At Sprouts class, Ella learned how to use chopsticks (and eat cinnamon pasta...yuck). She also got lots of special time with her Grandpa and Grandma. I had a great time too! When a walk to Starbucks is the big event for the day, you know you're going to relax. I did see the Coalinga museum finally...it's actually pretty cool!

Ella loves soup!

2010-06-29T21:09:00.000-07:00

All I can say is...Damon was feeding her.

Ella Says Goodbye to Casey and Lara

2010-06-29T21:05:00.001-07:00

Our great friends Casey and Lara moved to Boston in June. So, we went to Casey's grad party from med school and said goodbye the day before they started their drive. So sad...even Ella seemed really sad!

Camping Video

2010-05-19T15:32:00.000-07:00

Here is the camping video that wasn't working before.

Ella is Cute!

2010-05-17T21:40:00.000-07:00

I've been really lazy figuring out our new camera and how to post video. So, here are a couple of recent videos. One of this morning when her friend Bennett was over for a play date.

Camping at Deception Pass

2010-05-17T21:29:00.000-07:00

We had a blast camping with Ella last weekend at Deception Pass State Park. We went with a few friends, and of course Baguette. Now that Ella is walking, she enjoyed taking him on a walk on the beach. She had a rough 1st night, but the 2nd was much better!

Ella explores Great GramB's backyard

2010-04-12T10:24:00.000-07:00

Ella wasn't feeling so well yesterday, but well enough to explore the yard at Damon's Grandma's house in Allyn, WA.

Misc Ella

2010-04-12T10:19:00.001-07:00

I've been so bad at posting lately, heck I've been bad at taking pictures. Here are a few randoms of Ella over the past few weeks. One is with her friend Lila.

Ella goes to visit Evan.

2010-03-22T20:21:00.001-07:00

Okay, she also went to visit Amy, Ken, Darcy, Gabe, Steve, and Kristen. I think her favorite part was Evan's potty training, she found it pretty amusing. She also loved the giraffe's at the LA Zoo. Thanks to Auntie Amy, Ella dyed her 1st Easter eggs too. It's evident from Evan and Ella holding hands on the way home from the airport when we got there how much they love each other!

Ella the biker girl.

2010-03-22T20:19:00.000-07:00

Ella is hitting the road!

Daddy takes Ella to California...without Mommy

2010-03-22T20:13:00.000-07:00

Damon was a brave soul and took Ella to California by himself. All kidding aside, they had a great time and Ella was a perfect angel most of the week. They played on the golf course, A LOT. Papa and Tutu also took them to the Living Desert where Ella did some crafts with Daddy and posed as a rabbit. What a cutie!

Ella in Spokane

2010-02-26T13:44:00.000-08:00

This week Ella and I ventured to Spokane. We walked in the Riverfront Park, went to Mobius Kids playplace, and went to a yummy French Cafe! Here are some pics from our adventures from the other side of the state.

SNOW!!!

2010-01-20T19:04:00.001-08:00

Well, she didn't like snow as much as we had hoped, but it was cute to watch anyway.

Ella's 1st Birthday

2009-12-14T19:54:00.000-08:00

We celebrated with all our friends in Seattle Ella's 1st Birthday! She got to eat her first cupcake, which she savored! She wasn't too interested in opening presents, so thank goodness her cousins Sadie and Cooper were there to help. But let's be honest, the parents had more fun celebrating surviving the 1st year!

Ella in December

2009-12-14T19:49:00.000-08:00

We've had so much fun this December celebrating everything Christmas with Ella. We took her downtown the day after THanksgiving for the Christmas parade. We headed back downtown last weekend to take her on her first carousel ride. And we took her to the Christmas tree farm and to Triple XXX Rootbeer for burgers with all our friends. She sure is loving Christmas!

FIrst Steps!!!

2009-11-18T21:31:00.001-08:00

Check out the dance moves at the end. Soul Train here she comes!

Giggles

2009-11-17T16:12:00.000-08:00

Ella's got the giggles!

Ella and her car

2009-11-17T16:07:00.001-08:00

This is from a few weeks ago, but it's so cute. Ella is booking it down the sidewalk. And see how tough she is? She just gets back up when she takes a dive!

Trick or treat

2009-11-01T16:15:00.000-08:00

For Halloween Ella went trick or treating on our block. But instead of asking for candy, we collected food for the local canned foor drive. We had a stroller full! She had a good time meeting all the neighbors!

Fall in Seattle

2009-10-20T20:58:00.001-07:00

Ella and I went to Greenlake today for a photo shoot. I think you'll enjoy these! Ella didn't mind sitting in the leaves, but the instant I laid her down she was none too happy.

Ella Walking! Well, with a little help.

2009-10-18T09:32:00.000-07:00

Ella is starting to put it all together. Yesterday afternoon, after a big day of swimming, she decided she was ready to take a few steps. She stood up with her little car and holding onto the bar, took 4-5 steps before falling down. Next thing we knew she was doing laps around the living room. SHe needed a little help with steering, but other than that she was like the energizer bunny, going going going. Trying to get her to go to sleep that night was fun ! :-)

Ella's a Rockstar

2009-09-30T21:42:00.000-07:00

Last night Ella had a marathon dance session. She was out of control! For those of you who don't get to see Ella very often, meet the real Ella. She is such a spaz on a day to day basis...I'm just waiting to get kicked out of Gymboree because she's too enthusiastic and she runs over another baby...seriously though it could happen.

Ella learns to play peekaboo

2009-09-30T21:34:00.000-07:00

So, one day Ella just started playing peekaboo back to me! After months of doing it to her she began to show that she understood what I was doing. So, while we were camping at Deception Pass State Park she showed Damon how to really play peekaboo!

Camping at Deception Pass

2009-09-30T21:22:00.000-07:00

This was Ella's 3rd camping trip, but the first that was just our family. We learned from our friends that a "baby jail" is important for taking a mobile baby camping. We went to Deception Pass State Park and had a blast. It rained over night the 1st night, but other than that it was gorgeous. We had a ton of fun and Ella did great!

The many faces of Ella...

2009-09-30T21:18:00.000-07:00

...needs no explaination.

Ella meets her Florida family.

2009-09-30T21:09:00.000-07:00

Damon's cousin Clint and his wife, Lisa, and their kids, Cailin and Ashlin, came to visit WA a few weeks ago. So Ella got to meet her cousins and I guess second cousins or something like that. Cailin and Ella became fast friends!! We even managed to get a picture of all the kids sitting together; from left to right Ashlin, Cailin, Ella, Cooper, Sadie.

Ella goes to Cali

2009-09-16T16:40:00.000-07:00

Ella made another trip to California to visit all her friends and family. SHe spent half the time in Burbank, and half the time in Coalinga. She got to hang out with her cool cousin Evan. She also met her future husband, (hee hee) Mason Andersen.

Ella is Crawling!

2009-08-11T17:59:00.000-07:00

Yikes...Hurry...baby proof!

Ella's 1st Hike

2009-08-05T20:20:00.000-07:00

Damon and I were feeling adventerous the other day and we decided to go for a nice easy hike. It turned out to be a mile further than we thought and much steeper. But, Ella did great on her hike (in the baby bjorn) and we all enjoyed lunch at the top before heading down. I think Baguette may have been the most tired out of all of us!

Ella's Stands Up

2009-08-05T20:09:00.000-07:00

I'm in for it huh?!? Ella has begun learning how to stand up. She's not quite crawling yet, but I guess she feels like she can move onto other skills at the same time. She is so proud of herself every time she gets up!

Ella's Song

2009-07-23T17:07:00.001-07:00

SOme of you know that while I was pregnant we went to a ton of weddings. It seems that at these weddings, or other random parties, we always heard Rihanna's song "Umbrella". You know the one..."under my umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, eh". Well, after awhile that kinda became Ella's theme song in the womb. We would all point to my belly when it said her name. So, we thought it was important to take some video of her dancing to her song!

Ella's Learning To Crawl

2009-07-23T17:02:00.000-07:00

Ella is taking "baby steps" towards crawling. SHe wants to so bad! This video shows where she's at right now. Usually a toy in front to entice her will get her to stretch a little farther. Although sometimes it looks like her leg is going to pop off!

Ella's 1st Swing

2009-06-30T20:42:00.001-07:00

Ella is showing her cousing Evan all around Seattle this week while his parents are on an Alaskan cruise. Ella and Evan went to the park this afternoon and Evan taught Ella how to swing.

Ella's Eating Solid Food!

2009-06-18T16:06:00.000-07:00

It took Ella a good week to get used to eating from a spoon, and it's still pretty entertaining. She has eaten rice cereal, sweet potato, avocado, banana, and acron squash. Here is a video from the acron squash incident of 2009. She definitely has fun when she eats! ALso attached are the pictures from the sweet potato incident of 2009.

Gymboree

2009-06-18T16:01:00.000-07:00

I've started taking Ella to Gymboree for the past month and she absolutely loves it! Not sure if it's the activities, the colors, or the other babies, but she definitely is all smiles while she's there. She loves to see the bubbles, the balls spinning in the mirror, and she loves parachute time!

Walking with Daddy

2009-05-29T21:07:00.001-07:00

Damon decided to walk with Ella the other day. So cute. Sorry it's sideways, but it's worth watching anyway.

Sitting Up

2009-05-29T21:02:00.000-07:00

I feel like the developments are happening so fast that I can't keep up with it! Ella is now able to sit up by herself for a few minutes at a time. She still falls over eventually, so I have to be real close. But it's so fun to watch her play!

Almost Crawling?!?

2009-05-29T20:55:00.001-07:00

Okay, well she probably has quite a ways to go to actually move anywhere...but to me it looks scary! As soon as that girls starts moving, she's never going to stop!

Ella's 1st Feeding

2009-05-29T20:40:00.001-07:00

This morning we tried to start Ella on solids with some rice cereal. I don't think I blended the rice long enough, so it was a little too chunky. But, she did manage to get two bites swallowed. But she tried for about 5 minutes before getting too frustrated. All in all I think it was a succesful attempt. We'll try again tomorrow. I think solid foods is going to be a very fun adventure!!!

Memorial Day Picnic

2009-05-29T20:36:00.000-07:00

On Memorial Day Damon and I took Baguette and Ella to Magnuson Park so Ella could watch the dogs run around the off leash area (yes Baguette was there too, but he doesn't actually run around dog parks). Then we had a picnic on the grass near the play area and Ella watched the other kids run around. It was a little windy for bubbles, but we tried anyway!

Ella's 1st Camping Trip

2009-05-29T20:28:00.000-07:00

Over Memorial Day Damon and I, along with 4 friends and 4 dogs, took Ella camping. We went to Lake Wenatchee and thanks to Keri and Brad got a camping spot!!! Ella had a ROUGH first night, but thank goodness Marissa had ear plugs and everyone else is a heavy sleeper. She was great during the days, and did much better the second night. It was so much fun to explore the outdoors with them. And of course the stop in Leavenworth for beer and brats was a ton of fun too! Especially when Ella brought out the sunglasses.

Ella's Noises

2009-05-13T14:11:00.000-07:00

We hope you enjoy our musical daughter!

Mexico #2

2009-05-04T08:44:00.001-07:00

So, we have to share a few more Mexico pics with you. Although Ella wasn't sleeping through the night while we were there, she was cute as can be all day long and LOVED the heat. I think she really enjoys having bare feet! By the end of the week, everyone there (including guests) knew Ella by name and would come up to talk to us and her. Even one of the security supervisors, Leonardo, would come play with her every chance he got! It was awesome, and she loved the attention! And of course we had to throw in a picture of us during our 5th anniversary dinner. We planned a late dinner so taht Ella would already be sleeping. We put her to bed in her car seat/stroller and she slept through the whole dinner as planned!

Mexico

2009-05-04T08:25:00.000-07:00

Ella had her first international trip last week. We took her to Cabo in Mexico and we all had so much fun. Here are a few pictures of: Ella sleeping in her UV protective tent, Damon and Ella as Ella puts her feet in the pool for the first time, Ella and I at a restaurant on the beach, and Ella being serenaded at a Mexican restaurant in Cabo.

Big Burper

2009-05-04T08:02:00.001-07:00

So, some blog posts have been a long time coming. I'll try to catch us up. But for now, entertain yourself with Ella - aka Big Burper.

Ella's 1st Beach Day

2009-03-14T16:36:00.000-07:00

Well, she's a little young to play at the beach but we took her there anyway! She has to see Long Beach, where mommy and daddy made their first home together.

Ella, No TV

2009-03-14T16:33:00.000-07:00

So, Ella has discovered the TV. Now she likes to watch it (even though we don't want her to). The first few times she really locked in on it, it was awesome. She didn't want to turn away!

Walking with Ella

2009-03-02T20:46:00.000-08:00

We walked to PCC with Ella and had some fun on the way home. Her face after seeing the motorcycle is priceless...so is the drool!