Spaghetti Night!

She was going for a Braveheart kind of look I guess. :)

Ellie's First Birthday!!

We had Ellie's first birthday party on her birthday, November 8th, at our house that we'd moved into 4 days before. It was a little stressful, but we all had a great time, especially the little birthday girl.


Ellie ate a lot of foods she had never eaten before like pepperoni slices, crackers and spinach artichoke dip. She wolfed it all down in a hurry. I made her a birthday girl shirt to wear and a special tutu. She wore it all day until the mandatory outfit change after eating her cake.


She loves to pull that paper off the presents!


I made her birthday cakes. The little one was a cake just for Ellie to eat and smash.



We were pretty shocked that she ate almost half her small cake, but she really enjoyed it and her tummy was so distended afterwards. It was a really fun day and we were so happy to share it with our families.

Fall and Halloween!!

So I decided to forget even trying to catch everyone up for now, but here are some pictures from this fall. Ellie loved playing with the leaves on Mom and Dad's front porch.


She made the cutest little lamb for Halloween. I made the costume for her and may there be a curse on anyone who thinks she looks like a bunny. Seriously, what kind of bunny wears a bell around their neck!!?



Ellie was fascinated with the pumpkin. I was so afraid she was going to push it down the stairs.


We went to the NC State fair this year. Ellie's first fair she's been to and Josh's second time ever at a fair. We rode a few kiddo rides with her and we all had a great time even though it was freezing!!!



We're officially moved in the new house now and even though we can't park in the garage yet due to unpacked boxes that fill it. We're really enjoying the house and the dogs will really enjoy the yard once we get the fence up. Pictures forthcoming on Ellie's birthday and the house. It must be box free before pictures can be posted!

She's Mobile!

As a father's day gift to Josh, Ellie decided to start crawling. Yea for her and uh oh for us. So we've been very busy corralling her the last few weeks. She's having fun following us around and chasing the dogs. Ellie and the dogs are a funny dynamic. They used to annoy her when they could come up and smell her/lick her and she could only lie there. Now she annoys them by crawling up to "pat the puppy" or just plain steal their bone. However, they are smartening up and now move when they see her coming. Ellie also loves to climb on us and has been trying to stand. Sometimes she pulls herself up on whatever is nearby or she does a perfect downward dog.



Ellie also loves to help with laundry.

Memorial Day Weekend

On Memorial Day Weekend, we went down to Sunset Beach, NC with my parents for the night. We all had a great time including a delicious Calabash shrimp supper. Ellie loved playing in the pool and had her first experience in the Atlantic Ocean.



She got a little tired from all the excitement and started to get cuddly and sleepy.



How is it that chubby thighs can look so good on babies?



Despite all predictions, Ellie did not try and eat sand. She was happy to explore it with her hands and was very intrigued by the waves going in and out.

Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work I go.

I finally have a job- albeit temporary and part time. But it's a start. I am a Chiropractic assistant for a Doc in Apex, about 30 minutes away from Raleigh. He needed some office help, I needed some income, it worked. I am enjoying myself and learning some thing about running a chiropractic office.

I hear about my board results on June 26th, and if I get enough of a score, take the NC state exam the last week of July. So the earliest I can be licensed in NC is August. Between then and now I hope to find a full time gig or find someone who will give me a big bag of money. Any takers?

-Josh-

Life in Raleigh

Life in Raleigh is pretty simple for Ellie....

She tries new foods a couple of times a week. Carrots is a favorite, but is best eaten outside on the screened in back porch.




Outside eating sometimes leads to outside cleanup. Ellie loves her baths!



Hanging out in Pappy's cockpit



Under the wing of the plane


Loving on the dogs



Ellie loves the simple life!