Twinkle Twinkle

Catch Up

 We have been having fun in the nice weather lately, especially Ellie.  Ryan has made sure that she has plenty of time playing with the soccer ball, he is trying to teach her to kick it but she mostly just tries to step on it.

 Ellie has not yet reached the age of two and she got her first black eye!  She tripped and landed on the TV stand.  She didn't complain much, but it sure did not look very good.  This is the best picture I could get.

 Ellie is hilarious because she loves to sit in anything she can find including bowls, boxes, containers, and in this case, our hanging basket.  (she thinks it's pretty cool)

 Another thing about Ellie is how much she loves books.  I often find her sitting in her room with a book on her lap or at least carrying one around.

Things are going really well and we can't wait for what lies ahead of us this summer!!

Happy Birthday Grandpa!!!!

Happy Halloween!!

Ellie is an angel this year for Halloween, but unfortunately she will not keep her costume on for more than 30 seconds so I didn't get very good pictures :)

She can Walk!!!

Our Balcony Garden!

I decided to plant a mini garden on our balcony this spring to have a little something extra to do and I have loved it! The plants aren't as happy as they can be because they don't have a lot of room or sunlight, but they are doing better than I thought :). Ellie likes the garden more than me even. Every time I go out there to water them she races to the door and straight to the carrots. I don't think I will get much from the plants, but we will enjoy what we get!

Summertime!!

This summer has been full of fun times. Ellie absolutely loves to go outside. She already loves plants and anything that she can put in her mouth! She discovered sand for the first time this weekend and she was a little perplexed by it. We biked in to Cherry Creek Reservoir and discovered there was a little beach there. Next time we will bring our swimsuits so we can actually go all the way into the water. Ellie loved the waves and would squeal when they came toward her. We love going to the pool, the park, the library and the grocery store and that keeps us pretty busy.



We have been hiking a couple times and Ellie loves being in her little hiking pack.

I found these cute Vans at a garage sale, but she hates it when I put them on her. :(
We gave up baby food a while ago because she hates it, she has to feed herself and is a lot more interested in what we are eating.
We went up to our aunt and uncle's cabin over the fourth of July weekend and had a ton of fun just relaxing and enjoying the mountain air
Ellie is biting everything now since her top teeth have come in and I caught her doing this the other day :)