Ella Smiling

Ella just loves to smile and laugh now. Sometimes she cracks herself up so much that it makes us laugh out loud. She is such a happy baby. I have been trying to capture these moments but it seems that as soon as the camera comes out she puts on her stone face. I think she thinks it is a game to try to drive mommy crazy. We took a ton of pictures and managed to catch a few smiles!

Ella's 1st Trip to the Beach

Mike, Ella and I went to Bethany Beach with the O'Malley crew August 2nd-7th. We didn't take Ella out onto the beach this time because it was just too hot and she is still so little and very, very white. However, she did get to experience lots of other fun activities. We went to the pool, which she enjoyed from under the umbrella. We also went out to eat crabs, went shopping at the outlets, to the boardwalk for ice cream, and saw the horses race at Ocean Downs. She had as much fun as a 2 month old can have doing all those things! Here are some pics from our trip.

Ella taking her morning nap.

Cool bug that I saw at Ocean Downs.

Mommy and Ella betting on the horses.

One of our many winning horses.

Grammy and Finley at the crab deck.

Our view while we ate crabs.

Maddox taking a ride at the outlets.

Ella posing with her cousins Finley, Sawyer and Maddox.

Uncle John and Ella. She loves to be held upside down.

Ella was very tired after her long hour at the pool.

Grammy and Ella.