Ella in December

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!!!

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

Giggles

Ella's got the giggles!

Ella and her car

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

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

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.

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 ! :-)