Ella had her first visit with Santa this week. As you can see, she was thrilled.

Okay, I had to post this picture of Ella to show the world how her father dresses her. What's up with the horrible shiny pink sneakers? These were purchased while mommy was away on a business trip so she could reach the floor in her walker. Jeff is in need of some very serious fashion advice.



Ella playing in her excersaucer in the yard:


She fell asleep in the middle of playing with her toys:


Freshly bathed:

A few new pictures of Ella:

Here's a few pictures of Ella from this week.



Nana and Papa came to visit. . .


Trying on her new hat. . .


And the Michelin baby in the tub . . .

Ella and Sophie in their Halloween costumes.

Well, it's finally getting cold here in Florida (the low 70's . . . do you feel our pain??) We decided to break out the sweaters and long sleeves. Here's a few pictures of Ella in her late fall wardrobe:



Note the freshly combed hair:


And here's a lovely one where she looks like she's been up all night partying:

Here are some random pictures from this past week.

We caught her drinking coffee and reading the paper.

Ella was baptized on Sat 10/11 . . . we didn't get many pictures becase she was a little "ornery" that day, so we only had the dress on for about 15 minutes. Here's a few where she's not crying:

We also gave her her first rice cereal this week.

Before:

During:

After:

And a few pictures at the beach:

Here are some pictures from our trip this past weekend to Orlando

Ella and Oma

Ella and Nana

First time on a swing

We have no idea what she's doing.