Happy Birthday to You!....

Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday dear ELLA,

Happy Birthday to you...

(this is a long one with lots of pictures)

We have had a great (2 day) birthday. On her actual birthday (saturday) I took her to the zoo it was so fun she rode a carousel for the 1st time and half the time was giggling and half the time did not know what to think...Then we shopped a bit to pick out a few new birthday outfits.. Drew had to work all day so we waited until he got home to give her her presents.

This is her new banana  chair it is so small she just loves it!

This is Ella with her new Kitchen doing the dishes

Just getting to the zoo and excited to see some animals


The train ride at the Zoo
Up close just for fun

Riding the carousel not she could not decide if she liked it or not



Just riding in the stroller

Measuring up against the giant Gorilla.. Getting up there  lol



Here we are by the Giraffes

PRETTY IN PINK

Today was the big party day... We invited both our families over for a BBQ and cake and ice cream... It was way fun.. We had quit a crowd Almost 30 people if I counted right(we really missed g campbell he had to stay home he is very sick :() We ate dinner then Drew helped her open her presents and then it was on to dig into her very own cake. She did not like doing this at all she loved to eat the cake but hated the way it felt on her hands she would not just dig in  I wanted her to make a huge mess all over her face but it just did not happen.....

First all the preparations for the big party

THE INVITE-it had pink beads dangling from the bottom


Party Favors-Pink lemonade with a picture of Ella attatched

The decor

The outside of house

And... The CAKE  This little one is Ella's
Arent these cakes amazing (courtesy of Michelle London (my sister))


They turned out just how I wanted she is amazing Thank Again

EATING THE CAKE.....

Eating her cake not to sure about it

after the cake with lots of sugar in her belly

OPENING PRESENTS...

Sporting the new sunglasses  SO CUTE!

Daddy helping open presents what a sport..

THE GUESTS....

Brooke (we missed Justin)


Chase and Jess 
Grandpa Pete, Grandma Donna,(they drove all the way home from St george to be here thanks)

Great Grandma Peterson, Alisha

Brynn(we also missed Carson)

Grandma Suzi-no grandpa he is sick:(


Chelsie, Jordane, Allie, Jorden and Sam
Great Grandpa Campbell---so so glad he could make it

Caleb, Tristan, Nikki


Grandpa Wayne, Grandma Deb

Michelle, Mycah, Jason

Kevin, Krew, Kamryn, Jess (thanks for bringing Krew out in this germy world at 1 week old) glad we got to see you for a min

We can not believe our little baby is already one it has just gone by so fast but we LOVE her so much and have really enjoyed watching her grow, learn and discover new things each and every day.. Here is to another year of the same thing with new discoveries

THANKS to everyone that came and THANKS for all the great stuff she got. We really appreciate the support from all our family

We LOVE you all!!

Grandpa and babysitting

Now I know you are all surprised that I am updating so soon it has only been 2 weeks.....

So Usually every Tuesday night Drew's dad comes over to play with Ella a couple hours before bedtime hence the Pjs. It is so fun, she really has a lot of fun with him.. I love that he takes time out of his busy schedule to try and spend time with her at least once a week it means a lot to us.. The pictures I tried to get are of him chasing her around her toy. She really wore him out lol


She was having nothing to do with sitting still to get a picture she just wanted to run/ crawl away


On Mondays I watch my friends little girl London she is 1 month younger that Ella so I have my hands full that day... They are very good and play really well together except that they always try and steal each others soothies. GROSS!!

This one they are helping me do the dishes aren't they such a great help..

Here they are tearing everything out of her diaper bag it is their favorite game to play!!

London 10 months old

This is a picture of what happens when daddy babysits with out fail 9 times out of 10 that I get home they are asleep on the couch. Precious

Bitter Sweet

OH MY who can believe that my little baby is already 11 months old  I can not believe it  Time just flies by once you have kids... It is so fun to see her grow and learn new things everyday but so sad that she is not my little tiny baby anymore.  She has been crawling since valentines day and is now pulling herself up on everything in sight. We do not have stairs but my friend that watches her does and she says she is wanting to climb them all day long.  





           I just love this picture so I thought I would share it!

I love this girl!!

Standing up can you believe it she is getting so big!

It is about time

10 months old and finally crawling... Not that we have minded that she has not been able too. She could not get into anything then and she seems like a baby for longer.. She has this funny peg leg when she crawls it is so cute!!

Oh and a side note: She now weighs 15lb  and just got her first tooth

ok I can not get the video to upload not sure what my problem is I will keep trying

Daddy trying to break her in early

Drew thinks she is ready for her own!! He is nuts!

Dear Santa

Here are a few pictures from our christmas we got to meet Santa Ella was not to sure about him but she did not cry just had a weird look on her face..

We hope you all had great Holidays we sure did it was so special to have Ella around for them even if she had no idea what was going on.