Grandma made Ella this adorable dress and matching bow. It looks just like a Lilly dress and our little one loves it! Also, we went to Dick's and Ella loved the trampoline. Mike and I have have been talking about getting one for her but just haven't gotten around to ordering it yet. Maybe a present from Santa Claus?
She has a problem! She had a major sweet tooth, she loves most everything sweet and that includes McDonald's ice cream cones!
Naptime has always been a struggle with her and if she falls asleep in the car, it is bad news. She doesn't do well with the transfer so I try everything to keep her awake in the car but this day, it was no use, she was asleep. But she does look so cute when she is sleeping! Also, summer is slowly slipping away but not before one last naked sprinkler run with the neighbors!
We have a routine every night. Daddy calls on the way home from work to let us know he is on the way and as soon as he calls, Ella runs to the garage door and we sit on the steps on wait for his car to pull in the garage. Once it stops, Ella runs to the car and jumps in his lap and they play in the car for at least 5 minutes. Also, this was a big first for her! Pigtails finally! I am sure most little girls have them by 1 but her hair is finally long enough for them now. I am kind of obsessed with her hair in pigtails, it is just too cute especially since the hair is still short and very fine so they pretty much stick out sideways!
Naptime has always been a struggle with her and if she falls asleep in the car, it is bad news. She doesn't do well with the transfer so I try everything to keep her awake in the car but this day, it was no use, she was asleep. But she does look so cute when she is sleeping! Also, summer is slowly slipping away but not before one last naked sprinkler run with the neighbors!
We have a routine every night. Daddy calls on the way home from work to let us know he is on the way and as soon as he calls, Ella runs to the garage door and we sit on the steps on wait for his car to pull in the garage. Once it stops, Ella runs to the car and jumps in his lap and they play in the car for at least 5 minutes. Also, this was a big first for her! Pigtails finally! I am sure most little girls have them by 1 but her hair is finally long enough for them now. I am kind of obsessed with her hair in pigtails, it is just too cute especially since the hair is still short and very fine so they pretty much stick out sideways!
We spent Labor Day weekend in Charlotte and checked out a really fun parade and fair. Ella LOVED watching the parade, waving to all the characters and watching the bands play. She would wave to everyone of them. I can't remember the last time she sat still in her stroller for that long.
After the parade ended, we checked out the rest of the festival, making a first stop to get her hand painted. Next, we saw a carousel ride and Ella kept saying "ride horsies" so we bought the tickets and waited our turn.
After the parade ended, we checked out the rest of the festival, making a first stop to get her hand painted. Next, we saw a carousel ride and Ella kept saying "ride horsies" so we bought the tickets and waited our turn.
She was so excited in line and wanted the purple and pink horsie and then when it came time for the ride to start, she got a little scared. She grabbed onto my arm and held on with dear life but then by the end, she was enjoying it a little more. But after that one time, we decided to just watch the rest of the rides.
Most Sunday mornings you can find the three of us at our favorite bagel shop, an everything bagel for me and Mike and a chocolate chip one for Ella!
If it's a nice day out, we usually head to the park after bagels, stopping to pick up the dog on the way. She runs around, goes down the slides, kicks the soccer ball and Mike and I hope she gets worn out for naptime!
Two of my college friends and their hubbys came over for a cookout over Labor Day weekend and Jaimee and Jay had in Blacksburg for the VT game the day before and picked up this adorable Hokie tutu for Ella. She was obsessed with it, she put it on and immediately started dancing and twirling and putting on her nightly show! She loved hanging out with Erin and Jaimee, especially when they took her up to put on her pajamas and she came down in her Tinkerbell outfit! I didn't get a picture of that but it was pretty priceless.
Hanging out with and laughing with Daddy at Freedom Park. Her new favorite thing to do there is "climb trees."
Hanging out with and laughing with Daddy at Freedom Park. Her new favorite thing to do there is "climb trees."
Our favorite festival all year in Charlotte is the Greek Festival. We have been going for 5 years now and the food is amazing. We went with our best buddies, Addie and Wesley and they were all anxious to ride the different rides. Addie and Wesley climbed into the ferris wheel first and then Ella followed. What you don't see is one second after the guys shut the door, Ella started crying and came right back out. We decided the swings were a safer bet. Of course our little scardy cat was tentative at first but then laughing and smiling by the end.
Last weekend, DeeDee and Great Grammy came up to Charlotte to babysit Ella while we went to East Carolina for the VT game with our great friends, Adam and Tracey. Tailgating is a little different being pregnant but we all had a great time and the Hokies were lucky enough to get the win. Here is Tracey, almost 29 weeks pregnant and me almost 17 weeks. When we got back to Charlotte, Ella and I went to watch Mike win his soccer game. She loves watching him play soccer but she doesn't understand why she can't go on the field and play with him or run on the field to give him a hug.
We had a chilly couple of days and it feels like fall arrived so we put on the pants and hoodies for the first time in a long time. We went to a local elementary school for a fall carnival and Ella and Wesley discovered their love for funnel cake. And once they were all high on sugar, the dance party started.
I go to the YMCA a couple days a week and when Ella is not in preschool, she comes along with me. While I am working out, Ella is playing with her other little Y buddies. When I picked her up the other day, she greeted me with his doggie hat all the kids made.
We met Daddy at the park one night this week for a picnic dinner and after eating, Ella discovered this fun hill to run up and down. She thought it was hilarious when she would fall on purpose.
I go to the YMCA a couple days a week and when Ella is not in preschool, she comes along with me. While I am working out, Ella is playing with her other little Y buddies. When I picked her up the other day, she greeted me with his doggie hat all the kids made.
We met Daddy at the park one night this week for a picnic dinner and after eating, Ella discovered this fun hill to run up and down. She thought it was hilarious when she would fall on purpose.
We were all ready for gameday on Saturday! Go Hokies! The game got a little boring for Ella, so she decided to brush up on her doctor skills while wearing one yellow princess high heel of course.
I know this post is super long, so thanks for hanging in there with me. As you can see, there are no shortage of Ella pictures even when the camera is nowhere in sight.
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