Road Trip

Over Memorial Day we drove out to Virginia for my nieces/Goddaughters confirmation. Ellie did great on the long trip...eating dinner in the car Friday night, played for a while. Then we stopped put on pj's, she had a bottle and she then feel asleep in the car for the rest of the night. It was great for Ellie to meet more family members and have a few firsts.

Ellie enjoyed her first time in a pool...she kicked kicked kicked

Mom this hat is huge...I am sure the sun won't get within 20 feet of me

playing with my new caterpillar

Getting some love from Aunt Angie

Katie giving Ellie her nighttime bottle

Katie after confirmation with Grandma and Grandpa

My brother Paul, Angie, Arron and Katie

Many people think we look a lot alike, when Katie was little many people asked if she was my daughter

Celebrating with Katie

Our little beach girl

All that swimming can wear a person out

Bailey needed a turn in the pool, he went surfing

So sleepy

A little snuggle with mom

Hanging out with Uncle Paul

Katie decided she wasn't ready for a baby...when she remembered they wake up early...Ellie greeted her both mornings we were there

Aunt Angie, Uncle Paul and their newest niece

Cousin bonding

Smiles on the way home

Ellie and Henry

Several weeks ago Ellie and Mommy headed to Mommy's friend Elizabeth's House. Ellie and Mommy watched Henry while Elizabeth went to school. Henry and Ellie seemed to have fun together...

(sorry these aren't in order of our day)

Ellie doing some reading

A happy Henry

Ellie checking out what is going on

We went on a walk, thanks to the double stroller

Ellie likes being outside

2 cute kids

Everyone happy kicking and or jumping

Henry keeps a leg on Ellie so she can't get away

Matching jammies... (I gave Elizabeth a package when we found out we were pregnant at the same time they were with matching jammies and when she opened it I told her perhaps our kids could wear these) Although she already had a feeling that we were pregnant when I told her, must be that mothers intuition

I must say, I love that sweet face

Ellie checking out the jumparoo

Both sitting like angels

The following morning...Ellie wondering where her buddy Henry is???

Last weekend we traveled to WI for a friends wedding from High School. The groom is a writer for a paper in Madison WI and has a radio show covering the Packers...The wedding was very nice and we had a great time...

For the Grand March Bucky Badger arrived at the Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee to steal the bride from her Husband and carried her in...

So after the grand entrance we had our picture taken with Bucky.


More pictures from the last weeks...we will catch up one of these days...

Morning Mom...what's for breakfast?

Wherever Ellie is, Bailey is there also


Our little Ellie




Bath time is one of her favorite times of the day

Catch Up

Ellie smiling with Grandma

Nothing better than a nap on a Sunday afternoon with an Ellie and a Bailey


Whoa...so many toys to pick from

Mom are you ready for me to be mobile

Cheesy smile

Mom, I'm trying to play...must you take my picture??

The pig on the exersaucer seems to be her favorite toy...it usually is in her mouth...wait that is where all of her toys, hands, toes, or anything else she can get in her mouth end up

Crazy hair dear Ellie

Yep we have lots of pictures of her sleeping

A picture from the doctor visit at four months

Time to play catch up...yes I realize these events are passed but this morning I finally downloaded all my pictures off the camera from yes the last month. Go with better late than never...
Ellie woke up early to write out her card for mommy

Mommy and her girl after church


Happy 1st Mother's Day

Our outside little girl...She seems to like being outside in the grass, in her stroller, or rolling on a blanket!!!

Happy girl hanging out with mom

A little dazed...


The best feeling in the world...holding our little sleeping girl

Bright eyed Ellie chewing on her frog