Animals, Animals, Everywhere!

Daddy and Ella feeeding the animals.

Riding the hippo

What a sweet girl, remember no pinching :)

Who is this bafoon sitting next to me?

Wait, I want a bottle too!

For those of you who don't know Ella is obsessed with birds. So I got this bright idea to take her to the Reston Pet-A-Pet Farm. She loves birds and so I thought she would all the animals. Well she liked it but after paying to get in she was more impressed by the birds flying around, the "free" birds we have at home. I must say she is a daddy's girl when it comes to nature. I would rather look at nature through the window but not Ella. Every morning when I take her to daycare, Miss Lee, she "asks" to go out and look at the birds and planes. Planes are another obsession. She is such a cutie when she sees a bird, she points at the sky and babbles and ohhs and awwws. Enjoy the pics :)

Fun Pics

Ella is changing everyday. She kisses, blow kisses, says uh-ho, yeah, ma ma, da da, mo (more) and "sings" with music. She is obsessed with birds and planes and is the neighborhood watch. The chair her Aunt Sissy and Uncle Dave gave her for Christmas is sitting right by a window in the front of the house and she will stand on the chair and watch what is happening and will bang on the window to let everyone know she is there. I can't believe I am a mom to a almost 14month old. She is no longer an itty bitty baby, now she is a toddler, and a beautiful one at that.

Better Late Then Never!

Look at the happy family :)

Mommy had to have her hunt a pink egg.

Her basket is almost as big as she is.

The eggs are filled with Cheerios.

I have totally dropped the ball when it comes to Ella's blog! I am a terrible mother. Well I am trying to fix it so the next couple of days there will be alot of posting.

The first is going to be of Easter. That mornign she came downstairs and found that the Easter bunny had come during the night and left her some goodies. She loved the ears and read the ladybug book. My dad, sister and her family, and Ella's family met at church where there were activites for the children. Ella participated in her first Easter egg hunt, where she found a pink egg, ate some easter goodies and got a ton of kisses from family and friends there. Then the fam went out to an Easter lunch buffet where Ella did her best to keep up with her cousins. She had eggs, toast and even tried some bacon, that was a no go. She got to see the Easter bunny there, for the second time, and got a treat from him. Needless to say she had a super nap that afternoon. I say fer her second Easter she had a super day!

My Baby is a Big GIrl!

Ella's birthday cupcakes. Of course, ladybugs was the theme!

Cousin Grace helped Ella open up her presents.

This was at the end of the day, she was partied out!

Poor little one year old, just put me to bed guys :)

I can't believe that Ella is one! When I think about everything that she accomplished and I look at the pictures I am in awe. I am a mom of a beautiful one year old. I know that this journey is going to get better and better but I don't think I can be a prouder mom. I find myself just watching her or giving her so many kisses when all she wants to do is crawl, climb stairs or wrestle with her stuffed animals.

Almost the big zero 1

Isn't she just the cutest!

She will chomp on anything!

Ella is 11 months old and it feels like this has happened way to fast. I feel like just yesterday I was feeding her every 2 hours, watching her sleep, and worrying over every little noise she mad. Now, she is eating like a big girl, trying to take only 2 naps a day but sometimes she needs a third and getting into everything. She is pulling herself up, crawling like a champ, putting everything in her mouth, and biting. I can't believe that she is biting this early but I tell myself that she is doing this because of teething but when she does bite and I tell her no she just looks at me a giggles. We are in trouble people. Her favorite food right now is mac and cheese and I mean love like she had a second helping tonight even after having cheerios, carrots, and peas. She is wearing 6 to 12 month clothes, so she is a little on the petite, just like her mother, ha ha. I will post some pictures soon.

10 months and counting!

Ella is 10 months and the milestones are coming one after another. She now has 7 teeth and tonight she had her first Thin Mint Girl Scout cookie, she loved it!

Happy Valentines Day

My little princess is also mommy's little lovebug Ella is my little lovebug strkin a pose!