Wednesday, September 30, 2009

I'm 17 months old today!

here are some cute pics I took of Ellie today...:-)









her new favorite hang out spot....her baby carseat


this one was from the other day...caught her in running action

Sunday, September 13, 2009

About time for an update!

Hi friends! I don't know if anyone still looks at our blog, since I have been seriously slacking in posting these last few months...but if you still peek in from time to time, thank you! I'm going to try to keep this updated more often from now on. : )

Okay, so where do I begin?? Ellie is now 16 months old!! That just does not seem possible! She is such a little girl now, which is so fun but kind of sad at the same time because we feel like she isn't a baby anymore. She is growing up so fast! I catch myself sometimes just starring at her and then realize my eyes are filled up with tears because the love that I have for her is SO overwhelming. At those times, I feel like I get a glimpse of just how much God loves us...even though He loves us more than we can even comprehend, I still feel like I have somewhat of an idea of what that kind of unconditional love looks like.
Ellie has absolutely LOVED the summer time and being outdoors everyday...exploring the backyard, riding her scooter, going down the slide, playing in her play house, going on walks, swinging at the park...you name it, we've probably done it to keep this little go getter busy!

My parents have been down in Mexico for the last 4 weeks because my mom is getting treatment there for breast cancer...and we have been missing them terribly! It just doesn't feel right when you are used to seeing someone everyday then all of a sudden weeks go by and you haven't been able to see them once. It's been really hard for all of us, but we have to keep focusing on my mom getting through and finishing treatment and then we can have them both home for good hopefully!! Poor Ellie has missed her Grammy and Papa so much. All she says is "Papa" and runs in their house looking for him. It breaks our hearts, but it has really helped being able to talk to them on the web cam so Ellie can see them and feel like they are still here. My parents are actually starting to come home on the weekends which is SO GREAT!!!! We are so happy we get to see them more often now and don't have to go weeks at a time without, and Ellie didn't let them out of her sight when they came home last weekend! 4 more weeks until my mom finishes treatment!
Jeremiah's mom (Ellie's Nana) is hopefully going to be coming up to visit next weekend!! We are SO excited to see her and Ellie will LOVE having her Nana here! There is something so special about grandparents...Ellie is a very loved little girl. : )
Okay, enough of me rambling...I'll get to the good stuff now and post some pics of little miss cutie! Here are a few from the last couple of weeks.

sweet thing





big girl drinking a juice box

look at my cute little braids!

loves piggy-back rides

in deep thought

"how many times can I twist your ear?"

goofy smile!

eatin some pizza while watchin some football



playing in her house





look what i found

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Running through the sprinklers!

This was Ellie's first time running through the sprinklers....and she absolutely loved it!! She had so much fun playing in the water! I'm not sure who had more fun though, Ellie...or all of us watching her! : )

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Nana...these are for you!!

Do I look like a big girl or what?!?!







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Ellie's favorite outfit.....diaper only! : )

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Precious Moments!

Grammy and Ellie right after she was born

Momma and sweet little baby

cute little bear riding her tricycle

cuddling with daddy

watching the waves crash

running through the sprinklers for the very 1st time!

taking a walk with Papa

best kisses ever!

playing in the sunset

visiting Nana down south

best buds holding hands

Friday, July 3, 2009

San Diego

Last weekend, we headed off to lovely San Diego for my good friend Tara's wedding and also for my sister-n-law Shayna's wedding! That's right...2 weddings in the same weekend that were both in SD! What are the odds of that?! I was in Tara's wedding on Saturday...which was absolutely beautiful and so much fun! It was on a cliff overlooking the ocean...amazing view! Then on Sunday, we headed off to my sister-n-laws wedding which was only about 15 minutes away from where we had been staying. (that worked out so nice!) Shayna got married on the beach which was so awesome! She looked just beautiful! So you could say we had a very eventful and busy weekend, but we had so much fun seeing friends and family and Ellie got to experience the beach for the first time, and she loved it!! She did so great all weekend, we were so proud of her! : ) We don't have alot of pictures from the weekend, but I'll post the few that we were able to get.

the girls...Holly, Tara (bride), Jamie

such a pretty view!

Ellie running all over the place at the rehearsal!

daddy and his girl!

momma and baby!

me and Jame!

oh how we miss living by the ocean!

Saturday, May 30, 2009

We're back.... : )

Woops! It has been a couple of months since I have updated our blog..and we have had some big events take place recently! So I'll do my best to post some pictures of each thing to catch you all up. (if anyone still checks this thing!)

Ellie turned ONE on April 30, and she had two super fun birthday parties!! She is such a big girl now! We can't even believe how grown up she is every time we look at her. She is such a sweet little thing and is SO full of energy (literally, never stops!) and is so stinkin funny, she's always making us laugh! Jeremy and I are having the time of our life raising our little Ellie. She is just too cute for words! Hope you enjoy the pics...there's lots of them!

Easter '09- first Easter egg hunt at church!
Ellie was a pro!


look at all my eggs!



hangin w/ cousin Zoey...love Ellie's look on her face!


Papa with his grandkids

(little peekers!)



daddy and his girl


Ellie's first birthday!!




(Ellie put the flame out with her finger!!...we'll never forget that one!)

Uncle Jimmy and Ells


huggin on cousin Kylee


birthday party #2!

and of course we had a winnie the pooh theme : )

hangin w/ her buds!





Ellie's Nana came up for her 1st birthday!

sitting in her princess chair


It's summer time!!







My precious little one year old! : )


silly girl!