Five!

Ella, you are five months old! In so many ways it seems like we were counting down the days until your much anticipated arrival just yesterday. Mostly though, I can't remember a time when we didn't wake up to your sweet little cooing, happy face and have your sweet spirit in our family.

1- You roll everywhere, you are trying so hard to crawl! I am not ready for that yet!
2- You LOVE your brothers. They simply have to look at you and you giggle.

3-Your brothers adore you!
4- You have two bottom teeth and 4 top teeth!
5- You are such a happy baby. You will sit contentedly and watch everything going on and "talk" excitedly when someone includes you. .l

***I am sure we will tell you this story often of how as a baby you were so beautifully charming that multiple times people have peeked into car seat and welled up in tears at how taken they are with you.  Yes, really this has happened more than once! The most recent occurrence was just this week when I was trying to talk to an employee at the community center. She was trying to answer my questions as you grinned at her from your car seat. She had to stop, pause and wipe her eyes, all the while apologizing. "Oh my! I didn't mean to become emotional, she is just so sweet!"
Ella Joy...that you are.

Thank you for coming to our family, just when did, just how you are.

Like a Weed!

Miss Ella Joy is getting so big. She is so full of sweet personality. I can't get enough of her smiles, coos and giggles. She is such a happy baby.

Just a quick photo....

Aren't they scrumptious?!

Christmas Tradition

It is fun to watch our family grow through annual traditions. Gramma sends out Christmas cake each year and has the kids stir in some love before it bakes. This year she had to buy a new spoon...in pink:)

Happy Halloween!

4 months

Our little Ella is four months old!

1- She pinches! Hard!!!...on purpose!!! And then laughs!

2- She always wakes up smiling.

3- She has a great belly laugh.

4- She ,loves her brothers and her pacifier...in that order.

Bonus...Her hair is turning orange! It's a beautiful strawberry blond...who would have thought?!

She is such a darling, sweet little thing (yes little...she is only 12 pounds)

We love her so so much!

Autumn Love

I love this time of year. It is only sad that the days of this season get shorter! We have has some beautiful weekends recently to enjoy everything to celebrate this time of year around us...Ben and Jake are at an age where they are impressed by just about everything and their enthusiasm is so contagious.