Dancing Queen!

I seriously can't get enough of her! :) Love her so much!!

Silly Girl!

Spring is here...I think!

We Sumners get very excited when the sunshine is out! Ellie is SUCH an outdoors girl, so we like to take full advantage of a sunny day by taking a walk, going to the park, playing in the backyard...etc. This weather has been such a tease lately though; it will be beautiful out one day and then be raining the next day....so we are very much looking forward to the rain-free days that are ahead!

Ellie is totally into soccer and loves kicking her soccer ball--then chasing it--then kicking it--then chasing it. This works great for getting all her energy out! :) She's now starting to "dribble" the ball and then she sets it up in front of her so she can give it a good hard kick. She always has to do a few "running in place" steps though before she kicks it. It is so fun to watch her! We can't wait for the day when we get to sign her up for soccer! I think she will love it! Her daddy has been teaching her some of his "soccer moves" which he is really proud of. :) I have to say (and not just because I'm her proud mama!) Ellie has some serious power in her kicks for an almost 2 year old! I'll have to post a video of her playing soccer so you can see what I'm talking about. It's really cute! My computer hasn't been working so I haven't been able to download any pictures from the last few months, but here are a few Jeremiah had on his computer...they are mostly from our recent trips to Tahoe and SLO which were so much fun!


cousins playing on the stairs

Uncle Jimmy and Ellie watching it snow

cute little snow bunny





playing in the snow

Ellie with her bud Cameron in San Luis Obispo

admiring her future husband :)

the girls and the babies- my best friends from college

the daddies

giving some love



sharing some cereal at the coffee shop

"let's trade toys!"

my little model- striking a pose!

one tired little girl

Little Pilot!

Last Friday, Ellie and I went on a field trip to the UC Davis airport with a few other mom's and their children. We had so much fun! Ellie loved checking out all the airplanes and even got to get in one and drive it! (or I guess I should say fly it? oops, I definitely said drive it in the video) :) We got to see a plane land and take off which was really cool, and Ellie waved hi and bye to the airplane until she couldn't see it anymore. She was totally into it which was so fun. I thought the loud noises might scare her a little, but she was as happy as can be and was not bothered one bit! It was a fun experience and one that I'm sure we will be doing again in the future. Here are a few pictures and also a video of the cutest little pilot ever! :)







playing on the big red tractor


video clip:

Uh-Oh!

Ellie is really into coloring right now. She loves to color in her coloring books and on her big sketch pad which is great!...but she discovered a new favorite place to display her artwork which is not so great- the bathroom door! Thank goodness for washable color crayons! :)
We think Ellie may be left-handed. She definitely favors her left so far, but she uses her right hand alot too. So I guess we'll just have to wait and see...

Here are a few pictures of our coloring cutie!

such a big girl

Love this smile!

this is WAY more fun to color on TOP of the table!



look Mama, isn't it pretty?!

Nana's Visit!

My mother-n-law came to visit us this last weekend and we had so much fun with her! This visit she was able to stay a few extra days (rather than a quick weekend trip where we try to squeeze in as much as possible in 1 1/2 days) so it really felt like we were able to spend good quality time together and of course Ellie loved having the extra time with her Nana! We always look forward to "Nana visits" too because it gives us a good excuse to go out to eat, shop, etc... which is always such a fun treat! We are so thankful for Jan and appreciate so much her love for Ellie and for us too. :) Here are some super cute pictures from the weekend. As you will see, Ellie is becoming such a Nana's girl...it is so precious.

taking a walk in the sunshine



showing Nana her piano skills
..thank you Nana for my cute Elmo slippers!

looking at pictures in Ellie's baby book

I love how they are looking at eachother

loves her Nana





story time

Princess Fairy

Ellie's new favorite thing is to play dress up by wearing her pretty princess fairy wings. It is absolutely adorable! Ellie went to her friend's birthday party last weekend and the theme was a princess fairy tea party...so so cute! That is where she got her wings. Ellie will bring them out to me and then hold up her arms so I can put them on her. I guess I'm going to have to start looking for little dress up clothes for her. :) Here are some pictures of our little fairy......My 1 1/2 year old is growing up waaayyy too fast. :(