Sunday, December 19, 2010

Holiday Cheer


At Vintage Township Holiday Home Tour

Santa's Sleigh
Ellie's first picture with Santa


Ellie loves her shirt from the Giggling Goose!
Ellie checking out the first snow this winter
Fun with Abbye after Wednesday night church



Abbye and Ellie
At our Small Group Bible study Sunday night




Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Happy Birthday T.J.!!!

T.J. had 2 birthday dinners! First in Dallas for some BBQ and then in Lubbock for some surf & turf! They were both yummy! We also celebrated with some banana pudding, one of T.J.'s favorites.
T.J., you are truly a blessing!! You are such an amazing husband and such a wonderful daddy. Ellie and I (and Gabby too!) are so very thankful for you!!!

Ellie with T.J. on his birthday
"Happy Birthday Daddy!!"
And below is some of our post-Thanksgiving fun with the Randers. We missed not having Tina with us, but we look forward to seeing her in a few weeks! Tom & Lou wanted to take Ellie to see the Trains at NorthPark .. she loved it!! Thanks again Mimi and Papaw!!


Ellie and Mimi in front of the Golden Gate Bridge, thinking of Aunt Tina

T.J. & Ellie in front of the Dallas skyline
(to all of you BCD friends, you can spot "mother Baylor" to the left of Ellie:)

Mimi and Papaw also took Ellie shopping for some special Christmas outfits. Here are some pictures of Ellie trying on her cute new clothes .. she likes them!! Thanks Mimi and Papaw!!







Thursday, November 25, 2010

Truly Blessed

Today we are reminded of just how very blessed we are!! We are blessed daily by the gift of our precious Ellie. What a joy it is to be a parent! Just wanted to share a few pictures of our little sunshine :)

Ellie is such a great helper in the kitchen!




Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Welcome Lila Grace!!



On Monday we celebrated the birth of our precious niece, Lila Grace! How thankful we are for a smooth delivery and healthy baby girl! Lila is such a doll!!


In the waiting room anxious for Lila to be born!





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