Toe Touches...

Ellie has really started grabbing her toes lately...especially her right foot...as I've been amazed at her changes and constant grabbing of toes, I remembered that we had a sonogram picture of our sweet unborn baby doing a toe touch. I remember being amazed then at how delicate and dainty she was...she!...that was also the same day we discovered she was a she! What a fun memory...and even more fun to see her doing the same things in real life!

3 Months Old!...and Standing...

Happy 3 Month Birthday Ellie!

(these pics were taken on her birthday...I'm just late posting them)

Safe in Daddy's Arms...

Uh Oh Daddy...

Smiles and Giggles!

Flying on my knees is one of Ellie's new favorite things...

She also gets a kick out of that baby in the mirror...(there's a mirror hanging above her changing table/dresser that she looks in after every diaper change)...it's been fun to watch as she has developed more and more of a reaction to seeing herself over the last couple of weeks.

This was just too cute to not snap a picture...

Ellie just started giggling yesterday...so far Daddy is the only one who has gotten her to do it! Here's a little clip...

Random Pics...

Fun in my Stroller...

Fun in my Crib...

Sweet Pictures...

Mommy's new haircut...the scrunchy version.

What a Face!

I love the faces my little angel can make! I can't seem to capture all of them, but here are a few...
I think it's funny that Ellie can quickly go from a smile to a frown...thus we have the "smown"!


Then of course we have the full out frown (which I'm afraid got passed down through my bloodline...Valerie can attest to the fact that I can make some seriously bad faces!)

Playing with Nana and Papa...

I had lots of fun playing with Nana and Papa today...

especially when Papa was talking to me...

and helping me fly!

He makes so many funny faces...I could just bust!

After a while I got tired and made some "not so happy" faces...Nana knew just what to do though! She rocked and sang to me so I could fall asleep...

Thank you Nana and Papa for visiting today!

My Mommy Hair...

I finally got my hair cut! It was getting really long, and Ellie was pulling it a lot (not on purpose of course). I've been wanting a change for a while but was afraid to just go for it (even my stylist didn't want to cut it all off)!

However, I've also wanted to donate to Locks of Love for a long time now, but I was always too chicken to cut that much off...10 inches is a lot of hair! It's definitely worth it though!

Locks of Love!

Thank You Aunt Valerie!

Thank you for taking us to OKC with you!

We had so much fun and can't wait to see you again!

Hangin' Out...

Daddy and Elina at Lunch-time

(Sorry about the Red-eye)

Mommy and Ellie trying to get a pic together...
(I'm usually the one behind the camera)

This was a sweet pic that I took a few nights ago, actually it was almost 5:00 in the am! She was fussing a little bit (enough to wake me up to check on her) and by the time I made it into her room this is what I found! I just had to grab the camera and capture the moment...the flash only startled her a little. I know that my precious bundle of sweetness could easily soothe herself back to sleep if I would just let her have her thumb...but that's a battle that I don't want to fight later on in life!

My Daddy Rocks

I love you Daddy! Have a great day!

Our First Family Trip...

We had such a great trip to Houston! What a blessing to see so many of our friends...Elina has so many wonderful "aunts". I'm just sorry that we didn't take any group pictures of us girls, I can't believe we didn't do that! We went to Houston to welcome home our long lost friend Valerie! We praise the Lord for using her for the last two years in another country, Glory to Him who has done great things! We are so thankful for her safe return and look forward to seeing what lies ahead for that beautiful lady!

We got to stay with Jason's Aunt & Uncle's family on the way down to Houston, with Valerie's family while in Houston, and then we stayed with my Aunt & Uncle's family on the way back. We are so blessed to have such sweet families...Thank you all for being so welcoming!

Elina traveled extremely well...she was such a trooper! In and out of the carseat over and over again and no fussing until the last two days...even then she didn't really fuss that much! Wow! What a great baby girl! Here are the before and after shots...

Friday Afternoon...

Monday Evening...

As you can see...Bugsy is in both pictures...Ellie really started playing with him a lot during the trip. I got some great video clips of her playing and talking, but they are too long to upload. It was fun to watch her interact with her toy...she would grab onto him and pull him to her mouth most of the time!...she's really exploring a lot with her mouth these days!

These are two of my favorite pictures from the weekend...Jason is always so good to help me take care of Ellie...he's such a great Daddy! Whether it's sleeping or playing with Daddy, Ellie loves spending time with him...as you can see...

Thank you Dennis and Joanie for Ellie's new favorite pillow! I asked Jason what we should name her, and he asked why it needed a name...I said b/c every stuffed animal needs a name! So he picked Emma...Maybe some day Ellie will have a different name for her friend, but for now we'll go with Emma the Sheep.