real crawling!!!

she has mastered the crawling without her belly having to hit the floor with each creep! Now she is even fast. Ella's favorite things to crawl to are; cords of any type(including my hair dryer cord), her penguin, Mr. Sun, or her mommy or daddy! She is truly mobile now! Her next milestone that she is working so hard at is being able to sit up from crawling. She is so close!

Pumpkin Patch With Friends

Today we went to Milburn Orchards to celebrate Christopher Columbus Day with friends. It was a true fall day (damp and chilly) and a great day for pictures! Three day weekends are the best - but it makes it that much harder to go back to school on Tuesday! Ella is now clapping, waving hello and goodbye and crawling forward without her belly. Dave and I laugh at her (with her) all day long!

Ella's idea of crawling!

Happy Autumn!

Here is to a wonderful Fall with all of the upcoming holidays!
To start fall off - Ella is getting on all fours and rocking back and forth. She takes one crawl forward and then falls flat on her belly! We crack up...
It is fun to see her wave, say ga-ga-ga and da-da-da, and laugh at everything! She will be 7 months old in another week...time is flying!

Ella's Cousin Jackson...

we are so excited to welcome Jackson Robert - Ella's cousin- into our world. Jackson was born yesterday at 2:52pm and was 8.1 pounds! We saw him at the hospital last night - what a content, alert little boy. I can wait for these cousins to play, learn and laugh together as they grow up!
XOXOXO

Our Sweet Critter...

Boy oh boy did this puppy lead a beautiful life! Britney passed away today...she will be missed so much! Last weekend Dave and I went over to my mom's house to get a picture or two of Ella with our favorite pup! We got Critter in 1994...
Rest in peace sweet puppy. You were so loved!

Sweet Potatoes....

We tried sweet potatoes!!! 20.8 pounds at her 6 month visit and 27 inches long!