Saturday, October 30, 2010

18 Months Old

Ellie's 18 Month Stats

Weight: 18lbs 4oz ~ 3rd Percentile
Height: 32inches ~ 75th Percentile
Head Circumference: 16.8inches ~ 3rd Percentile


Our lives have been blessed so richly by this precious little girl!!! We can't believe our baby is already a year and a half!! Ellie is constantly changing and growing!

-Within the past couple of weeks she has picked up 5 new words: juice, trash, bowl, cheese, and "lo" (for hello). Her vocabulary also includes bubble, bow, ball, fish, shoes, Momma and Dada. Juice and shoes sound very similar, so when she says "zoos" it may take a minute to figure out what she is saying.
-She has stolen our hearts with her sweet little kisses she now loves to give us, and to her stuffed animals of course.
-Her beloved blanky goes wherever she goes, oftentimes holding it in her mouth by the horns. Blanky gets a bath at least once a day, if not more.
-Her favorite toys are her rocking giraffe, the little red fire engine that she rides all over the house, and most importantly her watering pail. She is definitely a girl on the go!
-She loves to put on jewelry and has just started putting on mom and dad's shoes. It's hilarious to see her clomp around the house in our big shoes.
-Ellie is not a big eater, as you may be able to tell. Her favorite foods are cheese, strawberries, avocados, tomatoes, and anything sweet or chocolate! (don't know where she got that from!)


Below are pictures recently taken by Alisa Joy ~ www.alisajoy.com
Cy~16 1/2 mo, Ellie~18mo








Wednesday, October 27, 2010

San Fran

We just got back from a weekend visit to San Francisco to see T.J.'s sister. Although it rained all weekend long, we had an absolutely wonderful time!! Our accommodations at the Omni Hotel were fabulous (thanks again Tina)! While there we put nearly 250 miles on our rental car .. we drove from Downtown San Francisco to Golden Gate Park, to the Golden Gate Bridge, to Salsalito, and back Downtown on Saturday. Ellie got to ride her first carousel at the Zeum Children's Museum - she loved it! Then on Sunday we drove to Palo Alto for church, then to Menlo Park to see Menlo College where Tina will be working, to Half Moon Bay to look for the Arata Pumpkin Farm (which we never could find but enjoyed some yummy Mexican food instead) and then back to San Francisco where we went to the Fisherman's Wharf. Ellie loved watching the sea lions and riding the "World Famous" Cable Car. Ghirardelli Square was definitely worth walking to!! We all enjoyed sharing a hot fudge sundae from the Ghirardelli Chocolate Shop!! Hopefully we can make a trip back on a sunnier weekend! Ellie loved seeing her Aunt Tina and all of the fun sites! Here are some pictures from our fun weekend!

Having fun at the Zeum Children's Museum




Ellie's first carousel ride




Fisherman's Wharf - Alcatraz in the background


Walking to Ghirardelli Square

Hot fudge sundae - Yum Yum!!

Cable Car Ride


Beautiful hydrangeas on Lombard Street
San Francisco Skyline
Lombard Street - the "crookedest" street in America