Princess Ellie

OUR NEW BLOG ADDRESS

2008-10-29T12:05:00.000-07:00

Okay everybody ... I give up ... I have no idea how to fix this blog ... So I started a new one ! I don't plan on deleting the old one right now ... I'm not even sure it would let me delete it if I tried ... Anyway our new blog address is ....

http://www.thekingkrew.blogspot.com/

Something Is Wrong With My Blog

2008-10-26T20:25:00.000-07:00

Hi everybody ... my blog is messed up ... no matter how many pictures I delete off ... it still remains full ?.?.? I have no idea what to do to fix this ... If anybody has any suggestions, please let me know ! thanks !

Visiting Nana & Papa

2008-10-19T22:17:00.000-07:00

Being silly in Cousin Josh's hat ...

Nana giving her some smarties ...

loving on Papa ...

Can you tell she just woke up ???

Thanks for my new tractor and animals Honey !

Hanging out with Cousin Josh

Putting dollars in her piggy bank ... that she got from Papa and Josh for a kiss...

Spending Time With Miss Lyla

2008-10-19T22:10:00.001-07:00

Banty kept Ellie for a night and I went to go spend some time with my newest niece ... Miss Lyla ... Although I know Ellie will be very excited to meet her new cousin ... we didn't want to expose cousin Lyla to any extra germs yet ... She is so sweet and I loved getting to love on her for a little while ! But of course was already missing my own sweet girl so I hurried back to her the next day ! Thanks for letting me come hang out and still Miss Lyla for a day ... and thanks to Banty for hanging out with my Ellie !

Playing On The Swing Set With Banty

2008-10-19T13:47:00.000-07:00

Taking Banty for a ride ...

Showing Banty how to slide...

She was so determined to get Banty to go down the slide too...

Sea World

2008-10-03T13:44:00.000-07:00

Wiped out ...

Ellie with her Banty ... watching Shamu ...

Shamu !

Watching the sea lion show ...

They are so cute together ...

Having a little snack

We tried to get her picture with shamu and dolly, but as you can see, she was hanging on to Boots tight ....

Boots and Tate feeding the dolphins

Daddy and Ellie feeding the dolphins ... Ellie wasn't to sure about them ...

A horse shoe lesson ...

Helping Boots With His Birthday Cake and Presents

2008-10-02T10:52:00.000-07:00

Helping Boots open his present ....

Blowing out the birthday candles...

Going Out For Dinner

2008-10-02T10:50:00.001-07:00

We went to Gringo's for Boots' birthday dinner ...

Playing at the Pool

2008-10-02T10:41:00.000-07:00

Saturday afternoon we decided to go to our community pool for a little while ... Tate decided he didn't want to get in... probably because he would have had to wear ear plugs :( ... But the girls had a great time !

It looks like they are having a very important conversation ...

Lot's Of Fun At The Pumpkin Patch

2008-10-01T10:59:00.000-07:00

Picking some really pretty flowers ...

Riding on a hayride ...

Riding the little barrel train ...

Hanging out with daddy ...

Ellie loved the lemonade ... I think we all did ...

More Fun At The Pumpkin Patch

2008-10-01T07:50:00.000-07:00

Silly Boots

Racing the little ducks ...

Feeding the goats ...

Pumpkin Patch Time

2008-10-01T07:46:00.000-07:00

Playing With Boots

2008-10-01T07:41:00.000-07:00

Making Boots A Birthday Cake

2008-10-01T07:38:00.000-07:00

Bubble Bath

2008-09-30T07:35:00.001-07:00

Ellie loves to take a bath in Mommy's tub .... with LOTS of bubbles !!

Another Day To Play In The Rain

2008-09-30T07:21:00.000-07:00

trying to get her buddy to splash in the puddles with her ...

Splash !

Taking her buddy for a walk !

Few More Pics ...

2008-09-29T14:02:00.000-07:00

We were actually ready for kindermusic a few minutes early last week ... so Mommy took some pictures of Ellie all ready for her music class ....

When I take her picture these days ... she tilts her head to the side ... and usually says "cheeeeeese "

Kindermusic Video

2008-09-27T12:26:00.000-07:00

Kindermusic

2008-09-27T12:14:00.000-07:00

Ellie is really enjoying her new kidermusic class ! This is a bigger class so there are several kids that around her age !

Miss Ellie, Sarah Kate and Naomi ... all enjoying Mrs Anna's book ...

Putting the bells away ...

A Quick Visit In Belton

2008-09-26T08:57:00.000-07:00

On our way home ... which turned out to be several days earlier than we expected ... Miss Ellie ended up with an ear infection, so we headed home about 3 days early ... We stopped for a short visit in Belton... Thanks everybody for letting us come by and for making us a yummy dinner ... It was good to see all of you !

Giving Grandma Summers a kiss ...

Sharing cookies with Aunt KK

Thanks for pulling us around in the wagon Nena

Looking at the goldfish ...

"which one Uncle Chris ?? "

Enjoying The Horses At Boots and Banty's

2008-09-24T12:01:00.000-07:00

Banty's Reading Glasses

2008-09-24T11:46:00.000-07:00

Ellie was being silly and trying on Banty's reading glasses ... Don't worry ... there not actually presciption glasses, just a little magnification ... But she sure thought she was something in them ....

Playing On The Swing Set

2008-09-22T10:02:00.001-07:00

More Outside Pics From The Ranch

2008-09-22T09:57:00.000-07:00

Sitting in Banty's little prayer garden chair ...
Cleaning the porch for Banty ...

Even cleaning Banty's flowers ...

Visiting Boots At His Studio

2008-09-20T11:05:00.000-07:00

Boots is really busy getting ready for his big show... so we went for a few short visits to check on him ... I say "short" visits because for one ... Boots had a lot of work to do ... and two ... there is sooooo much stuff for Ellie to get into at the studio :)

Miss Lyla Has Arrived !!

2008-09-19T19:41:00.000-07:00

We are so excited to welcome Miss Lyla Mary to our family ! We are so happy for you Brad, Brandy, Tate and Emmy !! We love you guys !! Check on baby Lyla at http://thegreene5.blogspot.com

Diaper Cream ....

2008-09-15T11:00:00.000-07:00

After changing Ellie's diaper this morning, I put the little basket away that has all of her diapers and such in it and went to put in a load of laundry ... Only to realize that she didn't follow me (like she normally does) and that she was awfully quite ...(keep in mind this was only like 1 minute) never a good sign ... I found her hiding in her toy box with the diaper cream ... she was using it as face cream ... this at first panicked me considering the back of tube says"toxic if ingested" ... but she didn't actually put it in her mouth ... just all over her face ... what a mess ...

More Color On The Table Than The Paper

2008-09-15T10:56:00.000-07:00

When Mommy sits with Ellie she actually colors pretty well, but as soon as Mommy gets up and out of site ... well you can see that she gets more on the table than the paper ... I'm not to worried about it because I plan on painting the table anyway ...

Ellie's Silly Dance

2008-09-12T08:31:00.000-07:00

Ellie loves to dance around ... especially to this silly song that comes on after one of her movies ...

Random Pics of Miss Ellie

2008-09-08T12:27:00.000-07:00

Playing in more mud boots ...

Uncle B sure had good birthday cake !

Look out ... she might rope you ...

Filling The Dogs Water ...

2008-09-08T12:16:00.000-07:00

I thought she looked to cute in her swim suite and mud boots ...

Trying to get Mommy with the water ...

When she was done her boots were so full of water she could barely walk around ...

Dancing With Her Boots ...

2008-09-05T19:27:00.000-07:00

Boots danced with Ellie to a song by Mr Red Steagall ... It was so sweet ... she was so relaxed and just snuggled right up to him ... This girl loves music and loves her Boots ...

Popsicle Pool Party

2008-09-05T18:20:00.000-07:00

Poor Tater ... still not getting to swim ...

We Are So Proud Of You Cousin Josh !!!

2008-09-03T12:16:00.000-07:00

Cousin Josh has been pitching for the Portland Beavers, a AAA team ... but last weekend was moved up to a Major League Baseball team ... the San Diego Padres... where he will be for the remainder of the season ! His Mom, Dad and Papa flew to California for the game, but the rest of the family cheered him on while watching every move on the computer ! It was an exciting night ! He had a great 1st MLB game ! And we just want to say congrats cuz and we are so proud of you !!

Boots and Banty's First Official Pool Party

2008-09-03T11:42:00.000-07:00

Pool Man Boots ....

Ellie and Banty playing in the water ....

Boots and Emmy looking silly in their goggles ...

Ellie with her Boots ...

Every time Ellie jumps off the step we count to 3 ... She loves this and has learned to start the counting process for you ....

Poor Tate ... he has had a lot of trouble with ear infections ... he recently had a tube put back into one ear, but still has a really bad infection in the other ... so the doctor said "no pool" ... Everybody chipped in to help entertain him out of the pool, but here is a picture of him and Banty and he doesn't look to happy about it ...

Kids Playing In The Pool

2008-09-03T11:30:00.000-07:00

The kids loved hanging out in Boots and Banty's Pool ...

Savannah and Miss Emmy

One of Ellie's favorite things to do in the pool was splash Sadie Jane ... Poor Sadie was soaked ...

Here she was trying to splash Mommy ....

Crazy Game Of Water Volleyball !

2008-09-03T11:16:00.000-07:00

We even had our own National Anthem ! Probably a new tradition ...

And here are a few action shots from the game !!!

Random Pics From The Weekend

2008-09-03T10:41:00.000-07:00

Snuggling with Uncle B and Tater early one morning ...
Our sweet Kathleen and Banty hanging out around the pool ...

Mr. George showing Tate how to rope that cow ... It was a lot of fun watching these two ... I'm not sure who was having more fun ...

I know this is kinda a goofy picture, but I thought it was funny ... Banty was cooking everybody pancakes and Tate wanted his Banty, so this is where he waited for her ....

All the kids were dancing and spinning ...

Even Boots and Savannah decided to join in ...

Spending Time With Nana

2008-09-03T10:26:00.000-07:00

We sure enjoyed getting to spend time with our Nana this weekend ! We love you Nana !!

Papa went to Cousin Josh's big game ... but he still made his famous pico ... and even Ellie enjoyed it !! Thanks Papa !

Nana was on Potty Patrol !

Nana and Emmy being silly ...

Hanging Out With Caleb

2008-09-02T12:12:00.000-07:00

Caleb has been with us while his Mommy is at work ... One day when Todd got home a little early we all went to the pool ... Ellie has enjoyed getting to play with Caleb the last few weeks !

High-Five

2008-08-25T11:16:00.000-07:00

Ellie has been giving us "high-five" for a long time ... but this weekend when she saw Coopers way of giving high-five ...

She had to try it ...

Todd and I of course thought this was too funny :)

Random Pics From A Rainy Weekend

2008-08-25T11:05:00.000-07:00

of course when she saw that I had a camera ... she started to pose and say cheeeeese ...

"Wawa" ... This is what we hear when Ellie discovers it's raining ! And these are pictures of her watching the "wawa" ....

She of course does her best to get wet ... at least a little :)

One of Ellie's favorites ... along with Mickey Mouse and Tigger and Pooh ... is Nemo .... So we watched it on one of our rainy days ...

Splashing Through The Puddles Of Life ...

2008-08-25T10:51:00.000-07:00

We have actually had some good rain here lately ... which is uncommon for us ... but we've enjoyed it ... Especially Ellie ... she loved the puddles ...

running in the rain ...

daddy teaching her how to splash in the puddles ...

trying to take mommy's umbrella ...

Playing In The Pool ...

2008-08-19T10:45:00.000-07:00

Ellie loves our community pool ... we have been about 3 times in the last week ! Mommy and Daddy enjoy it too ....

Playing ball with Daddy ...

I'm not sure what she was doing in this picture ... I just thought it was funny ...

The pool has a really fun kid area ... It's only 1 foot - 2 foot deep ... and it has some fun water fountains ...

Helping Daddy Wash The Car

2008-08-18T10:56:00.000-07:00

Helping Daddy wash the car ... also means ... getting to play in the water ! Which of course is one of Ellie's favorite things ...

This Girl Loves Shoes

2008-08-18T10:44:00.000-07:00

Now believe it or not ... my closet was all organized ... trust me when I say, my closet is usually a mess ... but being that we just recently moved in ... my shoes were all lined up ... that was until Ellie found them ... She loves shoes ... She comes out with different shoes on all day long ...

I caught you ...

When she's done with them ... she puts them in one big pile ...

Just Moved Photo shoot ...

2008-08-16T11:28:00.000-07:00

I decided I wanted to send out new address cards ... with a cute picture of Ellie in a box with all of her toys ... Here are a couple of cute pics along with some funny ones ... a typical photo shoot with Ellie :)

Cheeeese ...

ooooops ...

ahhh ... hugging the baby ...

Ready to get out of the box now ...

Nena and PawPaw Came To Visit

2008-08-12T09:57:00.000-07:00

Nena and PawPaw came for a little visit last weekend ... we had a good time, got some things done around the house, went to church, and out to eat ... Ellie kept them pretty busy ... She loves getting the extra attention ... Thank you for making the trip to come see us ! Hope you plan another trip soon !

Daddy, Ellie and PawPaw working hard in the new yard ...

Nena putting Ellie's pajamas on ...

Nena still putting Ellie's pajamas on ... Ellie doesn't sit still long ... So sometimes it's takes a little while to get her dressed

There was water dripping out of PawPaw's truck ... leave it to Ellie to find it ... and make sure she gets wet ...

Ellie found Tasha's (PawPaw's dog) food dish ... We heard her giggling from the other room ... and this is what we found ... she has never done this with Cooper dish before ... but of course she did with Tasha's ...

Boots and Banty

2008-08-07T06:48:00.000-07:00

Boots, Banty and Tyler came to see us last weekend ... We did a little furniture swapping ... we had a table set of theirs and they had a bed of ours ... And took our first family photo in front of the new house ... Sooooo glad you came ! Love you ! Hurry up and come back !!

Ellie was playing tickling game with Boots and Banty ...

We also took Tyler to the Alamo ... he had never been ... and we had to fix that ! Glad you came Tyler !

The New House

2008-08-03T10:43:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture of the new house ... of course this is before they put in the landscaping ... but you get the idea ...

Our moving story ...

The house took a about 3-4 weeks longer than planned, and we had a family living in a hotel waiting to move into our house ... so we had to move at the first opportunity ... that would be the day after closing ... that would also be the day of Todd's final (he has been taking online classes), and that would also be the day it decided to flood in San Antonio ... 5 inches of rain in one day ! It rained and rained and rained .... but we moved anyway ! Our movers we soaked we were soaked, as was all of our stuff and carpets ... it was a crazy day ... The rain of course also slowed down the movers ... which didn't leave them time to put beds back together, or even carry all the boxes to the rooms in which they were labeled ... So basically everything was just dropped off ... which made finding anything like an Easter egg hunt ... All the while, Ellie was very upset about all of this ... very dramatic ... But we are moved in now and thanks to some of our wonderful family ... most things are were they go ... of course I still have several boxes to unpack ... but we are getting there ... I will say that I have NO idea what happened to our iron ... I think I will just count it as a loss and buy a new one :) ... haha

Chris, Kristy & Owen

2008-08-03T10:29:00.000-07:00

In the middle of some just moved, can't find anything, not sure about what the painters are doing, Ellie attached to my hip and fussy, Todd at work, me buried in boxes ... the door bell rings ... and much to my surprise it was Chris, Kristy and Owen ! They came to help ... and boy did they ! It was awesome ! We can not thank you guys enough ! We appreciate all that you did ! I wish I would have gotten more pictures ! Thank you Kristy for taking these ! we love you guys !

Owen found this old baby Halloween costume in one of the boxes ... too funny !!

A Few Random Pics

2008-08-03T10:23:00.000-07:00

Daddy and Ellie ... at he new house the night before the big move ...

this one is actually from the old house ... but I thought it was funny ...

to help Ellie adjust to the new house we quickly dumped all her toy boxes in her playroom ... toys were everywhere ... but she liked it ... in the back ground you can see daddy taking a little brake ...

Ellie helping mommy unload the ice chest ...

1-800-Banty (Again)

2008-08-01T20:14:00.000-07:00

Okay ... here's the big announcement ... We Moved !! So as you can imagine, things have been a little crazy lately ... and in case you didn't know ... I hate to pack ! But we are officially moved into the new house ... pictures coming soon !

But I want to say thank you thank you to Banty ! She came and packed boxes ... more than once ... and she came during the move to take care of Miss Ellie ... which was a hard job ... She was a little upset and confused by it all ... Thank you Banty for all of your help ! We love you !

This Weekend ...

2008-07-21T08:19:00.000-07:00

Mommy brought home some grocery's and when I was putting them away I realized I was missing some things .... this is were I found them ... :)

Mommy found this new toy at a yard sale for $10 ... best $10 I ever spent ... She loves it ... She was so excited about it that we let her play on it inside because it was over 95 degrees outside ...

Nana & Papa Came To Visit !!

2008-07-17T10:23:00.000-07:00

While they were here we took them to the Rain Forest Cafe ... we had a great time ! Ellie loved all the animals .... especially the monkeys ... she still goes around making monkey sounds :)

She has discovered chips and dip ...

playing with the hula hoops and Papa ...

Ellie loves to wear Nana' s house shoes ... and Nana accidentally forgot them when she left ... so Ellie is still wearing them :)

Thank you Nana & Papa for making the trip to San Antonio to come see us !! We LOVED having you here ! Especially Ellie !! She keeps asking about both of you ! Come back soon !!!

Ellie's New Favorite Hiding Spot

2008-07-17T09:38:00.000-07:00

She is so funny ... she will pull everything out of the cabinet and close herself in there ... and just wait for you to come find her :)

Playing At The Water Park In Belton

2008-07-17T07:39:00.000-07:00

Ellie loved the water park ... In case you can't tell, she likes to play in the water any where ! She is definitely a water baby ...

making silly faces ...

Tate and Emmy's Birthday Party

2008-07-16T12:02:00.000-07:00

Ellie in her Minnie Mouse dress for the Mickey & Minnie Mouse party !

Ellie had a blast in the water ... Boots helped her learn how to float in her life jacket ... at first she would just fall forward or back ... but Boots had her straight and kicking herself across the pool in no time ...

Daddy did lots of swimming with her too ... it's hard to keep her out of the water ...

This is Emmy in her Minnie Mouse princess dress ...

Look at her go ... here she comes Auntie B ...

4th of July Dresses From Aunt Jo !

2008-07-16T11:59:00.000-07:00

We couldn't get the girls to stay still for this picture ... but I wanted you to see the dresses anyway ... Thank you Aunt Jo ! They looked so cute !

4th of July Belton Parade

2008-07-13T12:47:00.000-07:00

Ellie loved all the horses in the parade ...

Mommy thought this was a great float !

PawPaw giving Ellie some water ...

Ellie and Aunt KK playing with the fan/sprayer ... she loved getting everybody wet with it :)

Ellie and Ethan playing in the car ...

Banty and Ellie

2008-07-13T12:42:00.000-07:00

This is the last picture from the beach file ... this was on the way home ... and the picture says it all ... we all had a wonderful time and were wiped out !

Also I want to say thanks to Banty ... she stayed with us in San Antonio for a few days and helped Mommy out ...

My Beach Baby

2008-07-09T15:17:00.000-07:00

Look out .... she got two hands full of sand ... and she loves to throw it ...

Boots, Banty & The Beach

2008-07-08T13:30:00.000-07:00

Boots sketching the kids ...

Ellie and Banty having lots of fun in the waves !!

If you look closely you can see Boots, Banty and Ellie going on there early morning walk ...

Mommy, Daddy & Ellie At The Beach

2008-07-08T13:20:00.000-07:00

Feeding The Seagulls

2008-07-03T12:11:00.000-07:00

Crazy Cajun

2008-07-03T08:55:00.000-07:00

Crazy Cajun is a fun restaurant in Port Aransas that we like to go to ... it's very lade back place ... they actually dump all the food in the middle of the table !

Tate, Emmy & Ellie ...

2008-07-02T18:11:00.000-07:00

Emmy was trying to get Ellie to pose with her in this picture ...

The wagon sure came in handy ...

Random Family Photos At Port Aransas

2008-07-02T11:08:00.000-07:00

Playing with Uncle Rooster ...

Uncle Rooster tackled Uncle B and Boots ...

wrestling with Uncle B ...

looking for sea shells ...

Lot's Of Stuff ...

2008-07-02T11:04:00.000-07:00

One set of grandparents, 3 couples, one set of twins, one 20 month old and another baby on the way .... equals .... a lot of stuff !!! 4 carts full plus a wagon loaded down ...

Aunt KK's Sweet Cards

2008-07-02T07:29:00.000-07:00

Thank you Aunt KK for my sweet card ... I sure love getting cards in the mail ... especially music cards ! I've been carrying it around with me a lot ... it's even gone to the mall and wal-mart :) Mommy really liked her sweet card too !

Mommy's Little Helper ...

2008-06-24T08:54:00.000-07:00

This particular day she was "helping" with the toilet paper ... :)

and here with the bowls ...

and she loves to help me water the flowers ...

And loves to help daddy with the water sprinkler ... She always ends up in just her diaper because she is soaked ...

She can climb just about anywhere ... She keeps Mommy on her toes ....

Playing With Owen At The Park

2008-06-24T08:49:00.000-07:00

Thanks For The Help Nena !

2008-06-23T08:27:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to say thanks to Nena ! She came and stayed with us for the weekend and was a big help. Mommy had a garage sale and couldn't of done it without her help ! It was such a fast and busy weekend Mommy didn't get any pictures ! Nena I apologize for that ! You will just have to come back again soon so I can take some !

Putting A Smile On Grandma's Face

2008-06-19T10:30:00.000-07:00

Ellie and Owen had a good time playing in the pool at Nena and PawPaw's ! And I think Grandma Summers had just as much watching them !

Ellie was waving and blowing kisses to Grandma through the window ...

I think this picture is funny ... Ellie is actually trying to lay her head back in the water ... she has been working on this for a while ...

Ellie loves to spray everybody with the water hose ...This particular afternoon poor Owen was her target ...

Thanks for filling up the pool PawPaw ...

Nena, Ellie and Ethan looking at the fish ...

Hanging out with Cooper ...

Boots and Banty's ...

2008-06-16T20:08:00.000-07:00

Walking with Boots and Banty ...

Being silly ...

Snuggling with her Uncle B ... she did this both mornings while we were there ... She sure loves her Uncle B ....

Clifton Carnival

2008-06-16T19:53:00.000-07:00

The kids loved the big slide ... Ellie ... of course being the little dare devil she is ... had no fear ... only cried when daddy took to long to get his feet in the sack .... haha

Thanks for helping us with the kids Miss Mattie ! It was great seeing you !!

Daddy and Ellie on the carousel ...

This is a picture of Tate and Emmy waving to Ellie as she was going around and around on the carousel ...

Clifton Rodeo !

2008-06-15T12:40:00.000-07:00

Ellie first Rodeo !! We all had a great time !

First I want to say Happy Fathers Day to all the dads ! And I want to say that I am so thankful for the dad that Todd is to Ellie ... I think Ellie's favorite time of day is when her daddy walks in the front door after work ... she squeals and runs to him in excitement ! I am so grateful for the relationship they have ! We love you !

I also want to say how grateful Ellie and I are to have my daddy ... (aka) Boots ... I was born blessed to have this man as my daddy ! And now my daughter is part of that same blessing ! It is true ... Once a daddy's girl ... Always a daddy's girl .... and proud of it ! I love you daddy !!

Clifton Livestock Show

2008-06-13T19:25:00.000-07:00

Ellie had a great time seeing all the animals ... lambs, goats, steers, heifers, chickens, and pigs ...

Shelby Crockett got her goat out so the kids could pet it ... poor little goat was named "fajita" ... haha ... Thank you Shelby !

Two Silly Girls In Swings ...

2008-06-13T19:20:00.000-07:00

They wanted to swing "higher " ... they were trying to touch the tree with their toes !!

Finally - Meeting Mr Connor

2008-06-10T13:21:00.000-07:00

Mr Connor ... It was so wonderful finally getting to meet you ! You are absolutely a doll ! How I wish we lived closer to each other ! For Ellie's sake and for Mommy's !! Love and miss you already !!!!

Lita and Banty with their grand babies ...

This is so exciting ... We have been best friends since 3rd grade ... and here we are with our babies ...

A Fun And Silly Afternoon

2008-06-09T08:22:00.000-07:00

If you can't tell by now ... Ellie loves the water ! She was in an extra silly mood this particular afternoon !

Watch out ... she loves to spray everybody !!

and she loves to splash !

Who needs a pool when you have a really big dog water dish ???

sharing brownies with daddy !

hi ....

Random Picture With Mommy

2008-06-09T07:21:00.000-07:00

Random Pictures

2008-06-04T09:50:00.000-07:00

Ellie and sweet Cooper ...

Daddy and Ellie's tent ... She LOVED it !! She wanted all her toys in there ... and of course daddy !

On this particular evening... Ellie had spaghetti for dinner ... and of course made a mess of the highchair ... So Mommy took the tray off and the cushion to clean them ... literally 5 seconds later we turn around to find that she now can climb in all by herself ... not something I wanted her to attempt ... because now she knows she can ... She is such a climber !!

Lunch At The Park With Daddy

2008-06-04T09:27:00.000-07:00

This has become a weekly thing for us ... Ellie loves it !

Memorial Day Weekend !

2008-05-31T17:53:00.000-07:00

What a fun Memorial Day weekend we had ! Boots and Banty came into town on Saturday afternoon and we seemed to stay busy the whole time they were here ! We had a great time !

We took them to the park that Todd and I love to take Ellie too ...

Mommy of course dressed Ellie in a Memorial Day outfit for daddy !

Ellie was taken Boots for a ride at the park ...

We cooked burgers on the grill and filled Ellie's little pool ...

She loved adding the slide to the fun !! She did it over and over again ...

She also loves to get everybody else wet ... as you can see here Ellie has the water hose .... and she was trying to decide who to get wet first ... Boots or Banty ....

They were trying to help her make her decision ... Ellie thought it was sooo funny !

In the end they both ended up wet ... they actually got into a water fight themselves and Banty ended up in Ellie's little pool !! It was hilarious !!!

Playing in Banty's make-up ...

I'm afraid that Ellie likes shoes as much as her Banty ....

Feeding The Seagulls With Dada

2008-05-27T09:09:00.000-07:00

So you probably all know by now that I love to take pictures ... and the beach was no exception ... I took these on the last morning that we were there ...

I know these all start to look the same ... but if you look closely at this picture you can see that Ellie is eating the bread instead of feeding the birds ....

"Wawa "

2008-05-27T09:03:00.000-07:00

On the last day we went down to the beach to take some pictures with the seagulls ... I wasn't planning on Ellie getting in ... she was dressed and ready for the ride home ... but as you can see, she had other plans ...

she would lean her head over and let the water hit her in the face ... it was funny to watch !

Ellie and Owen Feeding the Seagulls ....

2008-05-27T08:53:00.000-07:00

Ellie At The Beach

2008-05-22T13:47:00.000-07:00

Nap time in the wagon ... I think Ellie feel asleep at the beach everyday that we were there ... It was hard to get her to take a nap in the room ... she kept saying "bye bye" ... wanting to go back to the beach ...

"Wawa" ...

this little video is very short ... but Todd and I love it ... it shows her excitement for the beach ....

A Few Random Pics From The Beach

2008-05-22T10:37:00.000-07:00

building sand castles with Paw Paw

Loaded in the wagon and ready for the beach ...

Daddy's hammer head shark ....

Owen riding the waves ... haha

Wrestling In The Camper

2008-05-22T10:30:00.000-07:00

Cousin Owen is so good with Ellie ... he lets her crawl all over him and just laughs ... they have lots of fun ...

Beach Pictures With Nena & Paw Paw

2008-05-21T12:22:00.000-07:00

Ellie sure enjoyed spending time with her Nena and Paw Paw in Port Aransas ...

Playing in the sand ....

As you can see Ellie is all wrapped up in her towel ... that water was a little cold ...

Port Aransas Pictures

2008-05-21T12:12:00.000-07:00

Ellie and Cooper hanging out around Nena and PawPaw's camper ....

Looking out the screen door of the camper ...

Cooper and Daddy playing ...

Kindermusik

2008-05-15T13:55:00.000-07:00

Ellie's Kindermusik Class

2008-05-15T13:43:00.000-07:00

These are just a couple of short video's from Ellie's music class ... Today was her last day for this semester ... She enjoys it so much that I am looking into signing her up for the summer classes ...

Getting Ellie To Say Josh

2008-05-15T12:36:00.000-07:00

We were getting Ellie to say Josh after Josh Geer bobble head night ... but at the end you hear her say Nana too ... this is actually a couple of weeks old ... but Mommy had to figure out how to put it on here ...

A Few More Ranch Photo's

2008-05-15T12:16:00.000-07:00

What a mess ... she had dirt everywhere ! She loves to play with Sadie ... She uses a stick to fling dirt and Sadie chases it ... Ellie thinks this is so funny ....

There was a nest of baby bunnies in Boots and Banty's yard ... they were so tiny and cute ... but as you can see Ellie wasn't to sure about it ... which is kind of funny considering she's not scared of cats, large dogs, or horses ...

Playing on the swings with Boots and Banty ..

Ellie with her Auntie B ...

It gets harder and harder to get a picture with these three little wild ones :)

I love this picture of them ...

Mother's Day

2008-05-14T13:03:00.000-07:00

Every Mother's Prayer
Dear Lord, it's such a hectic day,
With little time to stop and pray,
For life's been anything but calm,
Since You called on me to be a mom.

Running errands, matching socks,
Building dreams with building blocks,
Cooking, cleaning and finding shoes,
And other stuff that children lose.

Fitting lids on bottled bugs,
Wiping tears and giving hugs.
A stack of last weeks mail to read,
So where's the quiet time I need?

Yet when I steal a minute Lord,
Just at the sink or ironing board,
To ask the blessings of Your grace,
I see them in my small one's face;

I know You've blessed me all the while,
As I stop to kiss that precious smile.
On Mother's Day we were in Clifton for Ellie's baby dedication. It means so much to us that Paster Jerry was able to do this because he baptised me many years ago and he married Todd and I almost 3 years ago ! We had a very special day and I was reminded of how lucky and blessed I truely am ... Not only do I have my dream job of being Ellie's mommy and getting to stay home with her ... but I am and have always been surrounded by the best Moms ... My Mom is everything I aspire to be ... she is my best friend ... and I can only hope and pray to raise my children in the ways she has ! My Nana is an amazing women... and I am so grateful for the way she raised my mom ... and for the ways she has been and always will be a part of all of her grandchildren and great grand children's life ! When I sit back and look at all the Mom's in our family I realize how much they are all truly devoted to there children and that they show nothing but unconditional love to them ! They pray for their children daily ... they are all supporters, encourages, mentors and friends... Banty, Nana, Honey, Brandy, Nena, Grandma Summers, Kristy, Nana Honey ... and even my Grammy when she was here ... I am so proud to be able to call these incredible Moms my family ! I am thankful for each and every one of you ! I am thankful for the Mothers you are to your children and for the friends you are to me ! I am thankful that you are all in my daughters life and that she has already grown to know and love each one of you ! I love you all and I love my Ellie ! I thank God everyday for choosing me to be her Mom !

Visiting Grandma Summers

2008-05-14T12:36:00.000-07:00

Grandma Summers has had her ups and downs the last few months ... unfortunately right now she is having to stay in a nursing home to recover ... we ALL can't wait for her to be able to come home ! While we were in town for Mothers Day we went by to visit a couple of times ... As you can tell the kids add some "color" to the room :)

Sitting in Grandma's wheelchair ...

Getting some good sugars from Ellie ...

Three generations of Moms ...

While we were there we also got to take Nena out for her Mothers Day lunch ... I know it was a short visit but we sure enjoyed getting to spend some time with you !!

Busy At Boots and Banty's

2008-05-13T08:02:00.000-07:00

Ellie and I surprised Boots and Banty last week for an early Mothers Day surprise... they were very surprised ! And for the next few days Ellie was very busy ... she loves the freedom of the ranch ... she is not restricted to a fenced in yard ! She loves to be outside !

Helping Boots put the tree house/ swing set together ...

looking out the window of the tree house ...

She did lots of walking with Boots ... She wanted to go with him everywhere !

Swinging with Banty ! Doesn't she look so relaxed in this picture !

Climbing the slide ....

Cooling off in the refrigerator ...

Boots had some work done in the yard last week ... Ellie loved going around collecting the flags the workers left behind ... it was like hunting Easter eggs

In this picture Ellie was playing in the dirt with Sadie ... she was laughing soooo hard !

A really big rocker ....

Walking downtown with Boots ...