ONE YEAR OLD

ella is already one!! crazy how the time has flown. she has turned out to be the cutest little thing! she is constantly making me and caleb laugh. she started walking at about 10 months, and has since starting running. she says a few words: lucy, ball, more, hot, dada, belly botton, eye, hi.... but still no mama!! i think she's doing it on purpose :) she loves to swim, watch sesame street, and play with her kitchen, bracelets, and mardi gras beads. she is also very obsessed with books. her favorites are "splat the cat", "good night moon", "dear zoo", and "olivia". She is such a good girl and very easy to please. this past year has been amazing. we are so lucky to have her!

ellas first 6 months.... well i must say everything they say is true. yes, they grow up too fast and yes, you never know you could love someone so much! ella is now 7 months old and growing like a weed!! she is crawling, pulling up, and cutting teeth! she's so advanced ;) I've been sending out weekly photos since she was born, and honestly can't bring myself to stop. i want to document everything! I'm so amazed at how she has changed our life. we literally just sit and watch every little adorable thing she does. her facial expressions and attitude are coming out, and she's starting to form her own little feisty personality. as the holidays are approaching I'm getting so excited to share them with her. her are a few of my favorite memories/photos of our little monkey

welcome to the world ella claire

our baby girl is finally here! ella arrived on 3-30-2012 at 340pm. she weighed 7 lbs, 2 ozs, and was 19 inches long, and is absolutely BEAUTIFUL! we couldn't be prouder parents. thanks to everyone for their kind thoughts- we are so blessed