Breaking news...

We discovered yesterday that Ellis is cutting her first tooth! Between taking her first step (not yet), saying her first word (not yet) and cutting her first tooth, Gabe and I both thought the tooth was going to come last---shows how much we know. Besides Tylenol, what can I do for the girl? Last night was a little rough. Can you put gum-numbing gel on a baby's gums?

A smattering!

I know what you're here for: pictures of the girlie. So here they are :) Sorry I don't blog very often anymore. I'm either playing with Ellis, cleaning, or I'm too exhausted to bother. BUT I have continued to take pictures galore, so here are a few highlights from the last few weeks.

*And FYI, Ellis is 10 MONTHS old today! I simply don't know how time can go so fast.

Ellis's new favorite activity is walking around anything she can reach (and occasionally standing independently for up to 3 seconds!).

Slightly afraid of the chic Christmas tree at Janae's hair salon:

First Thanksgiving: Ellis was not impressed with the Turkey leg.

Ellis looks HUGE here, she's actually just about 16 pounds here:

At the sushi place for Aunty Janae's birthday. The table was the perfect height for a nearly-toddler to be a part of the action:

New hat and mittens:

Fantastically messy bed-head after a nap one day.

Well, I finally did a craft show. I only "bought" half a table, and decided pretty last minute, giving myself approximately four days to prepare! Here's my little little display. Ellis hung out with me the whole time and even modeled my baby-sized scarves that were for sale.

Hey guys :)

FLORIDA!

Ellis and I went to Florida to visit my parents--we decided we're never vacationing without Gabe again---but we did have a GREAT time!!!

Ft.Myers Beach---a couple minutes walk from my dad's new house.

Grandma Shelly took Ellis on LOOOOOTS of walks. Here is Ellis after returning from a long one (also her best impression of her mama for the first three days of the trip---seriously. I slept from 10-12 hours at night along with 1-2 hour naps in the daytime).

Grandpa Peter inspiring lots of laughs:

First beach experience. Verdict: Ellis is not a fan.

More recap!

These are completely out of order, but here we go!

Ellis and SWEET cousin, Sammy checkin each other out:

October 11, 2009: After Ellis' dedication (and prior to that, her first trip to the ER due to a weird rash all over her torso). Tylenol was a big favorite that day.

During Ellis' dedication:

Talking to Janae on Skype:

On the way from the ER to Ellis' dedication--sweet girl who wasn't feeling too great:

We celebrated Gabe's birthday while Tim, Kristi and Sammy were visiting. The candles caused the balloon to pop and Michigan lost, but otherwise it was a nice celebration.

The introduction :)

Some end of September pictures:

These dahlias are the same color I carried in my wedding bouquet---Gabe gave me a bunch for our anniversary. Well done, Gabe. Well done.

zzzzzzzzzzzz...

Our three year anniversary dinner at the Bent Noodle---where we had our first date, our wedding rehearsal dinner, and every anniversary dinner since----first anniversary we were joined by a third.