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Showing posts with label Ella. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ella. Show all posts

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Pumpkin Patch

We took our annual trip to the pumpkin patch the other week.  It was a beautiful day and we practically had the place to ourselves.  Which is good since Jack wanted to try out every wagon and wheelbarrow there!  We allowed him to pick our pumpkin and gourds this year but he wasn't very choosy. I think he was just on a mission to see how much he could load into his wagons!

Fall 2012

Jack found this pumpkin all by himself and somehow got it back to his wheelbarrow!

Pumpkin #1

Pumpkin #2

Taking his gourds for a ride.

It was a bit heavy for the little guy!  I can still hear him grunting. :-)

Ella seemed to like her 1st visit to the pumpkin patch.
Well, she was along for the ride last year too!

We sure have been enjoying Fall!

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

10 Months

I know I was just here posting on Ella being 9 months but on Saturday she turned 10 months!  She hasn't changed much since last time but she is still our little sweetie.  She also can be quite funny and a bit of a thrill seeker.  She likes to fling herself backwards when we hold her a certain way so we always need to be ready for these sudden urges...crazy girl!


More teeth are on the way!

Jack was having fun putting playsilks on his sister.

Happy baby!

She really likes when we go places!

Our little wild child!

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Active Jack

The past few months have proven to me that Jack is growing up. He will be 3 next month. How did that happen?!  He has initiated the need for more learning activities.  So I have been searching for ways to keep his hands and brain busy. Isn't Pinterest great?!

He has been busy practicing some fine motor activities. There are the obvious reasons for participating in these activities but it has also been helpful in strengthening his finger that got injured over the summer.  He hasn't been very willing to use it since then but there has been improvement.  By the way, his finger is healing really well.  He lost his nail and it is almost all grown back and he has only a very tiny scar.  We were very blessed.

He helped sand the little book shelf I got from a garage sale for $.25! 

He built his own helicopter from start to finish.

He used a glue stick for the 1st time with some punched out circles.

Friends of ours gave us a couple grocery bags of peppers from their garden.
He was a big helper!
He probably cut 1/4 of a pepper with a butter spreader and really enjoyed it!

Using a wheelbarrow was definitely well received!

Of course, toddlers need to be active and we have plenty of that going on too!




He always has time for snuggles though. ♥

He gave me 2 thumbs up (unprompted)!
I just noticed the close up of his belt...we were in need of a belt for Mr. Skinny but certain ones are hard for potty time.  I found this one at Goodwill for $1. I cut it down, removed the buckle and sewed on some velcro. This tutorial was helpful. It works great!

So, we have been busy and I am enjoying this new learning phase full of numbers, letters and crafts!

Monday, October 1, 2012

9 Months

Ella turned 9 months almost 2 weeks ago...oops! I did take her pictures on the 20th but I just didn't get around to posting them.  She is definitely our little Ella Bear. She is a sweet and cuddly little bear when she isn't teething and has had enough sleep but when she hasn't, watch out because a different kind of bear emerges!

The poor girl's teeth have shown her no mercy.  They seem to come in sets of 2 right on top of the last set!  She has almost 6 now.  She also has a new cheesy grin that she likes to give us (especially her Dad) to show off her new pearly whites!  Kind of cute ♥

She was very interested in all the mulch.
Then she was intent on getting her shoes off.

 I was playing around with the manual settings on my camera and captured this shot.

For some reason both of my babies have liked pickles.
They make nice teethers!

One day, the big bro wanted to help feed his sister!

"Here Ella, this will help it all go down."

She seems to be on a bit of a food strike.  Bananas are really all she wants right now.

And here we have the new grin!

Girls like trucks too.

Happy 9 Months Ella!


Friday, September 21, 2012

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Breakfast on the Beach

On our last morning at the beach we decided to have a picnic breakfast.  Our family loves bagels so, we went to our favorite bagel shop on the island to pick up our food.  It was a beautiful morning and we drove with our windows down and sunroof open soaking in our last day on vacation.




I made Jack a bag before the trip so he could put seashells and other treasures in it while we explored the beach.






We are going to miss you beach...

Monday, September 10, 2012

Postcards from the Beach ~ Ella

Hi Friends!

I just got back from a 9-day vacation at the beach. It was fun to get away and see new people and places.  My favorite part was swimming!  My mom stuck me in a yellow floaty and I just kicked back and relaxed.  It was dreamy.  Unfortunately, my mouth didn't take a vacation from teething.  On one particularly hard day, my parents took me on a walk (I LOVE walks!) and that helped calm me down.  However, it was like a million degrees really hot outside so, they just brought me inside in my stroller. I thought that was very smart!

  Aunt Kari got in on the action and gave me some pushes.

They even served me my tasty meal in the stroller.

Snuggles helped too.
I love this guy!

Ahhh, this brings back great memories!

I did my best to enjoy the beach but it was just so...sandy!
Thank goodness my grandparents had this shady hut for me to hang out in.

My Mom likes to take pictures of me so, I did some of my best poses.

 I thought this one was particularly classy!

I sure do love my Mama though!


Life is good at the beach! I would definitely go again.

Love,
Ella - age 8 months