Playing out in the front yard!

Papa and Gigi came to visit!! We had such a wonderful time...Ella got to skip out on school and spend Friday with Papa and Gigi, dinner at Orlandos Friday night, slept in late Saturday morning (Ella too!,) cooked a yummy breakfast, Gigi and I shopped while Papa and Clay introduced Ella to Gander Mountain (haha), Papa hung a fan out on the patio, Clay cooked a yummy dinner on the grill, and we finished the evening out on the patio (under the new fan) talking and laughing!! We always enjoy these visits, but just wish they lasted longer, they always go by waaaaaay too fast!



Lazy Saturday morning!

4th of July Fun!

We traveled 8 hours in the car to spend 4th of July at Papa and Gigi's house!!! By the way...Ella did GREAT in the car!! She never got real upset...she either slept or looked out of the window! We had such a wonderful time and enjoyed every minute of our stay!! We visited with friends, swam and ate A LOT of yummy food! Check a few of our pictures!

More pool time fun...this time Daddy got in on the action!


Ella did so good in the big pool...she is a born swimmer!




Mommy and Daddy got to go on a date while Papa and Gigi manned the baby back home!


This is how the men babysit...bones and prunes! HAHA!

Happy 4th of July! We are proud to be Americans!


She was having so much fun that she did NOT want to go to bed!

Ella's 1st Birthday Extravaganza!!

Ella's 1st birthday was filled with friends, family, sweet treats, lots of gifts, laughter, colorful decor and one worn out mommy and daddy! We had such a wonderful time and are trully blessed by the love and support from precious friends and family!! Ella did SOOO good...I was a little concerned that she would be overwhelmed with everyone in the house and all the excitment, but she just ate it up!! All the prep work and running around for weeks was well worth every minute!! She also LOVED eating her cake. We have found out that Ella is more like her mommy than we thought...she has quiet the taste for anything sweet! She has even started to not enjoy her veggies as much because she knows there is fruit at the end of the meal! Check out a few pictures from Ella's birthday party!



Her first car...it still counts! :)









After a long day of partying, Ella was just plum worn out!

Summer time adventures!!

Ella met Freckles the horse...who snorted and scared the teetee out of her! I did feel a little bad because as she was having an emotional breakdown Clay and I were laughing hysterically. She survived though...we will wait a little while before we visit Freckles again!




Dinner at Ruby Tequilas with Papa, Gigi and Grandma is always a treat!!






Ella LOVES the water now!



She also enjoys playing with her water table from Papa and Gigi!



We celebrated Father's Day with an evening at home waiting on Daddy!! She is such a Daddy's girl!

The easy life!