First Half of February

Here are a few pictures of Ellie from the last couple days.

Ellie likes to remove her bib now, so that means we get a lot of shirts wet and dirty.



Ellie and Daddy before bed. Look at the toothbrush floating in the air!

For Valentine's Day we had some friends over. Emma and Ellie were having so much fun together!


We were playing in the backyard today.

California - Family Reunion & Meeting Sam

Ellie and I flew to San Jose to spend 3 days with family and friends. Our first stop was The Reynolds' house...where she met her Uncle Tim, and her cousins Madeline, Mitchell and Melanie. Ellie and Melanie were very cute together and almost looked like sisters. Melanie did a great job sharing her toys with her little cousin.

The next day we had a family reunion at my Aunt Nancy and Uncle Mike's home. It was so great to see everyone and meet my sister-in-law, Shanna. My brother Rich is adorable with her...they are a great match! It was crazy to see a ring on my big brother's finger. Too bad Jason couldn't be there to complete this picture. Ellie also met a lot of my family for the fist time - Aunt Nancy, Uncle Mike, Aunt Marg, Uncle Jim and my cousins JP and Stephanie. My mom also got to see Ellie for the first time since she was 4 weeks old. Luckily she is coming out for another visit to Frisco in a couple weeks to spend more time with Ellie.

Me, my big sis and big bro. I can't remember the last time the three of us were together. I hope someone got a shot of us with our mom.


This is my cousin Stephanie with Ellie. Aren't they adorable together!!!


On our way home from our family reunion, we were chasing a beautiful rainbow. This was my best shot...it doesn't compare to how amazing it was in person.

Then it was Dianther Panther time!!! I got to spend 24 hours with my oldest and dearest friend and meet her little boy Sam! She has an awesome camera and took a bunch of pictures...these are the few I had on my camera.

Is it too early to let them bathe together? Oh well, it was adorable!

Ellie's First Haircut

Ellie got her first professional haircut before we left for CA. Her hair was starting to look a lot like a mullet, and I know my California friends and family would wonder how "Southern" I've become. Ellie did pretty well. I was holding her during her haircut and she cried a little. But her little bob is very cute!

Christmas in Austin

Ellie loved opening all of her presents from Nana. We only got her one thing - Elmo. She was scared of it at first, but now she enjoys playing with him.

She absolutely loves the Little People flap book. We had to buy her a couple more.

She wore her Christmas dress for about 20 minutes.

Luckily you can't see my beautiful rash that is starting to form. The day after Christmas I had to go to the ER for an allergic reaction to Amoxicillin. It was a very awful experience. :(

Christmas Party 2008

Yes, I am WAAAAAY behind on blogging. But of course I can't skip over Christmas and going to California in January.

We had another great Christmas party with our friends from FBC Frisco. Here are a couple shots...one of all the ladies and all the guys...although the guys didn't cooperate and some were cut out of the picture.

More Arizona Gear

Here is Ellie's newest UofA shirt. We bought it for her in Tucson and we still need to take a family picture with our Wildcat shirts on.

She really is a Wildcat. Too bad out of state tuition will be a billion dollars by the time she goes to college. Daddy thinks she's going to UT.

Ellie Sleeping

I hate to take pictures of Ellie sleeping because I don't want to wake her up. But I had to get proof that she sleeps with her butt in the air. I still LOVE watching her sleep...it never gets old.