2 years old!!

My little munchkin turned 2 last Friday (April 30) and I'm still trying to digest how that is possible! These last two years have gone by so fast; it still feels like it was just yesterday that Jeremiah and I were anticipating the birth of our little girl and wondering how our lives would soon forever change. I feel so incredibly blessed to be Ellie's mommy and couldn't have ever imagined loving someone so much!! She is such a sweet little girl, yet full of energy...and more energy...and more energy...:) She is constantly making us laugh and now, feeds off of our laughter rather than getting scared from all the noise, haha! She is such a little cuddle bug- I hope that never changes! Ellie loves being outdoors and loves to play soccer with daddy. She lights up the second he says "where's your soccer ball?". She also has a very "girly" side to her too that is starting to come out. She loves to play dress up and twirl around in her pretty dresses and tutu's and she never leaves the house without putting her purse on first. :) She is just so much fun and being able to watch her little personality develop more and more each day is the greatest thing ever! Ellie girl, we love you SO SO much and can't wait to celebrate many more birthdays with you. Happy 2nd Birthday Ellie Ryan!!

*Here are a ton of pictures from her birthday weekend!!

the birthday girl




look what daddy got me!

opening more presents

my very first tricycle...thanks Grammy and Papa!

"hey look at me!"

coloring on her new easel

on our way to Fairytale Town with the cousins

Ellie loved this slide-It went super fast!

weeee!

walking with Auntie







sliding with Papa

loves choo choo trains



telling Papa the story of Cinderella ;)

so cute!

Grammy and Ellie

silly cousins

the girls- sister, mom, Jenny and me

hitching a ride from Uncle Jimmy

watching cartoons with her new sunglasses on (before she broke them)

that didn't stop her from wearing them though! she is too much!

Ellie picked out her outfit this day...she brought me over her tutu and then her fairy wings. :)

reading her book

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?!