College Bound

Here is my little bookworm all dressed up in her Marquette duds.

Here is Ella watching a Youtube video of cats meowing- now that is all she wants to do.

Valentine's Day

This weekend Grandma and Grandpa Menard came to visit. Ella had a great time laughing and giggling with them. She even showed off all her moves and extensive vocabulary for them.

18 months old

Ella has been such a little chatter box the last couple of weeks. She loves to say her name. When we eat at table she will point to me and say "Mama" then to Jake and say "Dada" and then she points to herself and says, "Ella."
She can also tell you the different colors of things. Right now she knows, blue, yellow and purple plus she can count to two and some times she adds in four and eight.

The Zoo

Today, me, Jake and Ella went to the Point Defiance Zoo. Of course Ella did fantastic she wanted to walk most of the day, which was great because she loves to practice running. Here are some cute pictures of our busy day visiting the animals and sea creatures.

Swimming Lessons

Ella started her first swimming lessons this past Monday with our friends Christy and Preston. I was a little nervous on how it all would go but I was amazed how much Ella loved the water. The class is 30min long and I think just about the entire time Ella had a huge smile on her face and was doing the sign for "more" after each song or activity we did in the water. She even wanted to stay in longer after the class was finished just to play. I wish Jake could have been there to video tape it. I can't wait for this Monday.

On a side note Ella's bath time just got a little more exciting thanks to her Uncle Luke buying her some new water toys. The crayons that can draw on the bathtub are a huge hit. I can't tell who likes them more Jake or Ella!