This Is Why!

This is why mommies don't take showers when babies are awake!

Cause left unsupervised they mistake your undies for necklaces.

"Farm Livin'..."

"... is the life for me!"

(anyone hearing Green Acres?)

Yep, we were finally able to get in the field this year.

Ella was pretty excited for her first combine ride... no, really she was! Grandpa has been hyping it up all year and today it finally happened.

Farm Girls at heart

(Ella's wearing her John Deere shirt from Grandpa and Grandma but it's hard to see in the pictures.)

Ella loved helping Grandpa steer and trying to push all the buttons.

(ignore the bad attempt at taking the picture myself)

Grandpa's little Deere.

Ella absolutely loves LOVES her Grandpa. He just might be her favorite person but don't tell the others.!

We've Got Spirit! Yes We Do!

I-L-L-I-N-I!

Daddy's request was that Ella be an Illinios Cheerleader this year. It was quite fitting too as he went to the game on Halloween and they won! Against Michigan! (If you know our family you totally get this! 2 out of 3 brothers are MI fans.) So we tricked and treated the night before so Daddy could be there.

My monkeys and my cheerleader! Our niece Baby L, nephew D, and Ella.

How Ella Stays Busy...

because she is REALLY busy!

That's our girl, always cooking up something.

Always the helpful child, she must rearrange stuff for Mommy

(Mommy never has it quite right)

She helps Daddy fix important stuff like toilets

Then there's her homework

(this made me a little teary, all too soon she'll head off to school! Seriously, I didn't sign up for this time flies thing!)

She always has to stop to find her belly button... whew! Still there!

Gotta have a snack. She's loving this campfire and graham cracker weather!

(Hey Nanc, I wanna hear you sing the song again!)

Ella might be a busy little bee but she sure is good...most of the time!

Why Is She So Cute?

Ella's New Trick

Not only is she walking but she is really starting to say a lot too! She doesn't really follow commands to say something but will just repeat something she hears you say. She says around 10-15 words and also does some animal sounds. I can't believe she is so big! Daddy and Mommy are pretty proud of our little Hugsy!

On Your Mark, Get Set...

GO!

She took her first steps today!!
and Mama's just a little proud of her 13 month old!

Watch out world, here she comes!