Opening Day 2008!

Ellie is ready for the season to begin with her Yankees jacket. Although the weather was a bit brisk, she loved wearing the jacket. In the end, the weather was too much for the Yankees who were rained out. We'll try again tomorrow!
Ellie wears her pinstripes proudly!

EASTER 2008

Ellie's HUGE Easter Bunny!
Easter morning (before hair brushing)
Coloring eggs with Papa & Daddy

Happy 2nd Birthday to Ellie! The Elmo cake was just perfect. Ellie kept telling us he was taking a bath in the water!

We celebrated on Easter Sunday with brunch for the whole family. Grammy, Papa, Aunt Lisa, Josh, Aunt Maureen, Aunt Mimi, Uncle John and Ryan! Ellie was an angel in church (who'd have thought with all those people), but she loved singing all the songs and seeing the pretty dresses.

Ellie's birthday on Saturday began with a playdate with her 2 year old friend, Cassidy at the library. They did puzzles, blocks, legos, rode the dinosaur rocking horse and ended with a trip to the snack bar for mini-cupcakes for the girls and coffee for Cassidy's mom, Erin and I. Ahhh.......It was an awesome weekend filled with lots of laughter and tons of presents and good food!

March 2008

The terrible twos have begun. Bill likes to tell the story of how she levitated above the kitchen table the night before last after having ice cream at 7pm! She believes she is the boss, and doesn't hesitate to throw things to get our attention. She is a great eater though. Sometimes she'll eat more macaroni from Bill's plate than he does. She loves salad, tomatoes, broccoli, meatballs, noodles and nearly any fruit! Her new favorite is orange juice which she asks for day night! "I so proud of you"

February 2008

When you ask Ellie to 'wink' at you, she, of course blinks with both eyes. We find it hysterical! She knows the whole ABC song, Twinkle Twinkle, and her latest is You are my Sunshine! She concentrates so hard when we are singing to learn the words. And at church, she is amazed - how could all these people know the Our Father! She loves going to church for the "Doo Doo" that Papa sings in choir.

January 2008

Ellie is wearing her sweater and hat that Aunt Maureen made for her. She loves to show off, and especially smile for the camera. She takes walks to Nana & Papa's house - wearing her boots, and even putting her coat on all by herself in the 'tag to toes' method. She is growing up so quickly with her singing, dancing, and memorizing books!

Christmas 2007

Christmas was so much fun this year. Ellie loved opening all her presents, riding her new Pooh truck, and checking out the ornaments on the tree. She even liked getting dressed up! The only challenge was getting the photo for the Christmas card - but by the time we opened presents that worry was long gone!