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.