Pickin' Punkins

Ella in action picking out pumpkins! Make sure you check out the slideshow from our day at the pumkin patch (on the left).

Getting ready for Halloween

Ella playing in the tub. Her hair is getting so long.

Ella's Halloween costume came in the mail on Friday from her cousin Bennett. It was so cute we could hardly wait to try it on her.

Ella dancing with Jelly Zebra

Ella going to give Mr. Bear a kiss.

Ella likes to help me sweep

Ella reorganizing the Tupperware

Ella reading one of her new Halloween Books from Nana.

Ella is quite the character now days. Of all things she can hoot like an owl, moo like a cow, say the word duck, give Eskimo kisses with her nose, just tonight Jake taught her how to raise her arms up for the "touchdown" sign, she's a great dancer, and lately she has been trying to snap with her fingers using her pointer and thumb (it's so cute).

In some of her pictures you may notice her nose is running but that's b/c she has a terrible cold and hates to have her nose wiped or suctioned. Also make sure you check out the slide show of our Maui pictures.

Dancin' Girl 2

We had a great family vacation to Maui. Most days consisted of laying by the pool or the beach, swimming and eating good food. One day the boys went on a Fishing Charter and on another day my mom and I had a Spa day and lunch.

Each day Ella took to the pool and the ocean like a fish in water. The thing she liked best at the ocean was the SAND. Yes, she had a ball scooping sand into buckets but what she loved best was eating it. Every time she tried to eat the sand I would say to her, "No, we don't eat sand" instead of stopping she would laugh and put another fist full in her mouth. I tried not to let her see me laugh but it didn't always work especially with my mom laughing at her. What a stinker!

In the evening we would relax and let Ella doing the entertaining. As you can see from the video's she is quite the little dancer.

Dancin' Girl 1