9 Months Old

Ella is now 9 months old. Really?!?
She is now 17 pounds (30 percentile), 27 inches long (26 percentile), and her head is 45.3 centimeters.

Ella Loves:

*to eat anything we give her. Her favorite vegetable is probably carrots and favorite fruit is bananas
* to wave to people
*her bedtime stories
*her purple soft blanket (Thanks Jennie!)
*to blow kisses to everyone
*to listen to music and dance
*playing with her little friends
*to go swimming

She has learned how to sign please.
She also tries to snap her fingers.
She has 4 teeth (two bottom and two top)
She gets up on her hands and knees and will scoot backwards. She rocks back and forth and tries to get moving forward. It will come soon! 

We love our little girl!

Back to School

Back to school decorations

Back to School! This is the first year in several years that I am not starting a new school year at an elementary school. All summer long (and even last week, the week before school started) I was offered a few different positions at the elementary school that I have been working at but, I have decided to stay home with my sweet little Ella. I feel very blessed to be able to stay home and raise her. She is growing so fast and I don't want to miss any of it!

3 L!!!!

Darrin has started his last year of Law School. Where did the time go? It seems like we were just moving to Ohio, unpacking boxes, and trying to find our way around without mountains. We are excited to be finishing up and start new adventures. This semester Darrin has the chance to work with a federal judge here in Dayton. He is looking forward to this new learning experience.

Having fun with Aunt Becca and Aunt Anna

We had the chance to have my youngest two sisters, Anna and Becca, drive out with us and stay with us in Ohio for a month. Ella LOVED waking up every morning and seeing her aunts asleep on the floor. She LOVED having them sit in the back of the car with her and she LOVED all the attention that she got! We miss them a whole bunch!!
Our adventure started out rough when we lost power for 3 days. We did a lot of driving in the car and playing games in the car with the air conditioner! We also did a lot of swimming and eating ice. Becca also had to spend a night in the hospital. We thought she had appendicitis. Luckily the tests came back negative (the second time) and we were able to go home.
After the few hiccups, we were able to enjoy the rest of time exploring Ohio, Michigan, and Kentucky. Here are some (a lot..) pictures of all the fun times!

Woodland Cemetery (Wright Brothers Graves, Highest Point in Dayton is also at the cemetery)

 Carillon Bell Tower











Columbus Ohio Temple and the Largest Picnic Basket!

 Enjoying the afternoon at the Fountains

 Watching the Geese, ducks, and turtles at the pond.

 Young's Dairy Farm

National Air Force Museum

 Camping and Hiking

Cincinnati Zoo, Newport Aquarium, and Swimming at the YMCA in Kentucky

Ford Mansion in Michigan

Wegerzyn Gardens with Grandma!

We had such a fun time with Anna, Becca, and Grandma when she finally came out! Thanks for coming to visit us!!! We love and miss you!

Another Month Older and Wiser!

Ella is now 8 months old. I cannot believe how fast the time has gone! It seems like just yesterday I was in the hospital anxiously waiting to meet my precious little girl!
Ella has 2 bottom teeth and 1 top tooth is coming in! She bites everything!! She tries SO hard to crawl. Aunt Anna and Aunt Becca have been working with her every morning to get her to crawl. She will get up on her arms or her legs but not at the same time. She does scoot backwards.
She just figured out that she can wave to you when you say hi. She waves with her whole arm. It is pretty cute!
This morning she tried eating yogurt bites for the first time. She wasn't able to figure out how to get them off her hand and into her mouth (they would stick to her hands). But, that will come!
She is sleeping through the night! Hallelujah!

Enjoy some pictures that Aunt Anna took!