Home for 5 months today!!!

We have been home for 5 months today!!!

My goodness how quickly time has gone by.

Since we have been home Ella has grown 3.5 inches and has gained 5 pounds (we just had a doctor's appointment yesterday). We we came home Ella was only 30 inches tall and weighed 19 pounds...now she is a strapping 33.5 inches tall and weighing 24 pounds (I thought the 20 lb. weights at the gym felt lighter to me..time to move on to the 25 lb. weights).

June 11, 2010
Deboarding the plane and meeting Ne Ne and Mom Mom at the gate!

Novemer 10, 2010

Relaxing with Daddy on the couch.

~"Wow!!! 5 months home...really?!?"!dee, "Thank goodness Ella likes to relax on the couch David", and our growing little baby...girl Ella.

5 Little Pumpkins!!!

A little bit of Halloween has carried over this week.

Ella just learned the song/rhyme 5 Little Pumpkins two weeks ago, so every once in a while she wants to sing it still.

Ella is probably going to have a holiday identity crisis soon. The house is in a flux of decoration...some Thanksgiving decorations are up and I am slowly putting out the holiday decorations, and she still is singing 5 Little Pumpkins.
~loves decorating for the holidays dee, "Do we really need another snowman decoration?" David, and Ooooo...Ahhhhh...and Wow!!!! (heard looking at the decorations) Ella

Smiling

Sometimes technology can be so frustrating.

Ella has this new thing where she likes to go through the laundry basket with all the freshly laundered warm from the dryer clothes. She likes to take various articles of clothing out and try to put them on herself. Her favorite things to try on are mine and David's unders and my shirts.

I had taken video this evening of Ella sorting through the clothes and the outfit she created over her clothing. Unfortunately, something happened during the downloading process and the photos and video are gone. So...just try to picture in your head Ella, sorting through the laundry basket and finding a pair of David's boxers, a pair of my unders, and a pink shirt. Once she had all of that out...she put it all on...it was quite a sight.

I will try again on the next laundry day, but for now here is a photo of our girl from last week...smiling (sorry they are so blurry).

~frustrated with techonology dee, counting all of his boxer shorts David, and the Laundry Fairy Ella

Ella and Daddy Jam Session!!!

Ella and David had a jam session this morning.

If you look at where Ella is looking she realizes that the camera is recording her and she is watching herself at the same time....such a little diva.

~Mama to a little diva dee, Jammin' with his girl David, and the next Ukelele "You are My Sunshine" star Ella

Chit, Chat, Chit, Chat

Ella LOVES to talk on the phone. It can be any phone...a real one, a pretend one, a cell phone...I think we are going to start saving now for future phone and text bills.

~Mommy, Mommy, Mommy dee, lookin' for the best phone plan David, and Gabby, gabby, gabby Ella

Silly, Silly Girl!!

Ella just being her silly self.



Mommy with her silly girl.

~Lovin' her silly girl dee, loving both his silly girls David, and one silly girl Ella

Pumpkin Fun!!!

When we went to the Cider Mill at the end of September Ella came home with a little pie pumpkin.

The punk-tin has been sitting on the kitchen table ever since then, and yesterday we cleaned it out and carved a cute little face on it.

Ella cleaning out the punk-tin.

~punk-tin cleaner-outer and carver dee, Daddy David, and I think I am gonna like this Halloween stuff Ella