Charlotte

Ella and I flew up to Charlotte last weekend to visit Aunt Brandi, Uncle Damon and Aunt Katie. We had a great time! Ella did well on the plane again, although she did cry a little on the way home. She loved seeing her "Aunts" and "Uncle" and had fun shopping and hanging out. We miss them already!

Little Girl. Big Red Moccasins

Enjoying her favorite pastime: watching TV (the Oscars) with Aunt Brandi.

The rivalry lives on.
As you can see Ella's not too happy about it...she's trying to say "Go Vols!"

Happy Girl

Here are a few new pictures from the week. I couldn't resist...

4 Months Old

Yet another month has flown right past us. Ella is doing great and seems to be learning new tricks every day. She has rolled over a few times, has found her hands and uses them to put everything into her mouth, learned how to hold a toy, and best of all she now laughs out loud. There's nothing better than a baby belly laugh! A few recent pictures...

Who, me?? Cute??!

Lounging on mommy and daddy's new chair- check out those sweet fat rolls!

Hanging out with Uncle Peter.

Enjoying her new Exersaucer- thank you Great Grandpap!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Little Blue Dress

Good Times with Nonnie & Pops

Daddy was away on business tonight so we went over to Nonnie and Pops' to hang out and watch the Super Bowl. Ella enjoyed some quality time with her grandparents. She's already missing daddy though.

Baby It's Cold Outside

This week...

Bible story time with Daddy

Bedtime

Quality time with Pops

Enjoying her book and some tummy time.

Snuggle Bunny

E is for....

3 Months Old

It's hard to believe another month has flown by. Ella did quite a lot this last month, she went on her first plane ride, got her first shots, was baptized, and is currently battling her first cold, smiling all the while. As you can see, we are enjoying every moment with our precious girl.

As you can see Ella is losing much of her beautiful dark hair...
mommy is sad! What will she end up with is anyone's guess now!

Blowing bubbles at Daddy- her new favorite trick.

Little red chair

Celebration of Baptism

"Every time we baptize an infant we bear witness that salvation is from God, that we cannot do any good thing to secure it, that we all enter the Kingdom of heaven therefore as little children, who do not do, but are done for."
-B.B. Warfield

Ella was baptized this morning by her great grandfather. It was a glorious occasion as we celebrated God's precious covenant.

New Cameras, New Favorites

J. and I both got new camera's recently (his is especially awesome), so needless to say we've been snapping away even more than usual. Here are a couple new favorites. Ella continues to look more like Daddy every day.

Chattanooga

Ella took her first trip to Chattanooga last weekend. It was a week of firsts for her, her first plane ride, first meeting with Grandpa Dan and Uncle Peter, she also met her brand new cousin Ben. Our trip was short but sweet, especially because it involved spending time with her Grandpa Dan and Grandma Gini, a rare treat since they live in Spain.

First meeting with Granpa Dan.

"Talking" with Grandpa Dan.

Having fun with Grandma Gini.

Sleeping peacefully with Grandma Gini.

Happy New Year!

Christmas Weekend Recap

We had a wonderful weekend celebrating the birth of our Lord. Ella received a visit from her Uncle Timmy and met many (7) new cousins for the first time. A great time was had by all.

Relaxing with Uncle Timmy

Our first family photo!

Ella having fun with Uncle Timmy

Ella dressed in her Christmas finery, complete with cable knit tights and shiny black patent leathers.

Christmas morning- Ella slept during gift opening, but she still enjoyed her day.