It's been a little while since I've put anything on here so I'm just gonna jam it all into 1 post. Naturally, the majority is all about Ella. What can I say? She kinda runs things around here.
A few weeks ago, Ryan had a day off so we went with some friends to a Bounce House place--you know...one of those big warehouses with a ton of Jumpy things in it. Anyway, Ella has these two friends that are so cute and she LOVES to hang out with them. Hope, Chad and Ella are quite a team. We do a little play date with them twice a week where they all play at one house and the other two mommies get to have a little "kid free" time. I love it. She loves it. It's a win-win situation. Here's the three of them climbing the big slide.
Recently I feel like I have been witnessing my little baby turn into a little girl right before my eyes! I don't know if it's cuz we're gearing up for Baby #2 but it's like she grows into this sassy little girl more and more each day. Ever since we've been home from our Christmas trip, she's been LOVING her princesses. It's like she went from being the little baby who loves Elmo to a little girl who can't go anywhere without her princesses. I mean, she still can't get enough of that Elmo--and who can, really?--but those girly princesses are like her new best friends. It's so fun to see her in her little imagination talking to them and dancing with them. Her little friend Hope has some dress up princess dresses that I literally have to RIP off of her every time we leave her house because Ella just loves to put them on and twirl. Anyway, this is a picture of Ella with all of her necessities when she goes to bed: Yankee, two blankets, Ariel in one hand, Cinderella in the other, and that wretched binky--I think the Binky Fairy is gonna have to come to our house and rip that thing out of her hands!
About 2 and a half weeks ago Ella turned 2!! To celebrate the big occasion we had a little party with some friends. Here's Ella with her friend Chad.
Ella's cute friend Atticus eating some "noo-noo's"
Cute little mommies Lindsey and Holly
Somehow the Wii found it's way out
Ella clapping for herself after we sang "Happy Birthday"
Finally, we were able to get an ultrasound today of the new baby and we found out that we're having another little girl!!! We're so excited. I think Ryan is starting to get a little worried about the fact that he teased his sister that she would have all boys--which she did-- and now karma is coming back to get him. Whatever it is, we're all anticipating the arrival of this new baby girl! I still don't think Ella completely gets it but I do think she senses something big is about to happen. She's been acting super clingy to me lately. It's like how the animals somehow know when a storm is coming--they act all weird. Same thing with Ella. Hopefully she gets it out of her system before her new little sister gets here!
