Monday, December 1, 2008

What has Ella been up to?

Ella is almost 6 months old. We just can't believe how quickly she is growing and learning new things. She can now sit up all by herself and play with her toys...with pillows for that occasional loss of balance. But she really has gotten the hang of it! Sitting really isn't her thing though. She would much rather be standing while holding on to things which is so crazy because we are not all that excited about having to chase her around anytime soon. Ella is also getting the hang of eating real food. She has been enjoying her pears, applesauce and sweet potatoes but is completely against peas! Anyway, here are a bunch of pictures.

We visited Santa early so we would miss the crowd. We couldn't get her to smile but at least she didn't cry!





Ella holding herself up. She would do this all day if we would let her.




Rice cereal and applesauce. She loves to babble and swing her feet while she eats.



Yummy sweet potatoes!









Finally a great smile!



Daddy and Ella reading.



Sitting up to play with her toys.



Mommy made her wear her hat inside for pictures.



All bundled up and ready to go!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving was a very busy day. We were so happy that we could make it out to see all of our family!

Ella dressed in her new purple dress. The shoes made a few pictures but didn't last long.

Oma holding Ella at Barb and Poppop's house.


Ella was being cranky but Brennan didn't seem to mind sitting next to his cousin. They are only 10 days apart!


She warmed up to the idea!



Ella, Brennan and Jaxson hanging out while everyone stood around and watched them. They are so cute!


Finley, Maddox and Ella



Finley loves holding her baby cousin.


Good thing I took this picture as soon as she put on her 1st Thanksgiving outfit because she only wore it for 2 hours before she pooped all over it! Ahh, the joys of motherhood!