Bunny Photo Shoot

We took Ella to have Easter pictures taken with live bunnies. With her love for animals, it was not surprising that she had a great time. She was so impressed that she "put the white bunny to sleep." Once again, the photographers did a wonderful job capturing Ella's many looks.

Ella LOVES Birthdays!

Ella really enjoyed celebrating Daddy's birthday yesterday. We made cupcakes during the day & Ella helped every step of the way. As soon as I put them in the oven, she climbed in her seat at the table & said, "OK ready for my cupcake & my party hat!" She sat at the table for 40 minutes - while both batches of cupcakes baked. I then explained to her that we were not going to eat cupcakes until Daddy got home from work. Surprisingly, she said, "OK!" & got out of her chair.
We had a fun evening at the house. The Anderson's came over for dinner to help celebrate. Jeff grilled fillets & they were outstanding! Ella, Allie, & Ashlyn had fun chasing each other around the backyard, playing babydolls, & the cupcakes were definitely a hit! Happy 27th (or 32nd) Birthday, Jeff!!

Weekend with Daddy

Ella had a fun-filled weekend with Daddy while I was away on a girls trip. She saw her 1st movie in the theater - Monsters vs. Aliens. She was great & enjoyed it! The movie was in 3D so she had fun putting the glasses on & off over and over again. There was one part where a paddle ball seemed like it was bouncing out of the screen and Ella said, "ouch, ouch, ouch." Jeff also had to hold the seat down the whole time, because she was not heavy enough for it to stay on it's own - if he let go, she folded up in the seat - ha ha!
Ella has been telling us she wanted to go fishing, so Daddy found a stocked catfish pond & took her. She was so excited! They caught 2 BIG catfish, Ella controlling the net most of the time. She was not the least bit timid or scared of the fish. They had them filleted (Ella watching,) brought them home & we fried them for dinner. Ella ate a hushpuppy & said, "I am eating my catfish!" Unfortunately, she wouldn't taste the actual fish. What a great weekend of new experiences!

Trip to Katy

Ella & I took a little road trip to Katy to visit The Herring's. It was Colten's 5th birthday party. We had a great time! It's hard to believe that Colten is starting kindergarten next school year. It was so fun watching Sydney & Ella, so close in age, really "play" and talk with each other.

Nana, Papa, & Aunts Jenny & Jules Visit

Nana, Papa, Jenny & Jules came to visit a few weeks ago & Ella LOVED having everybody here! Friday evening we had a nice dinner here at the house & enjoyed hanging out on the patio. Saturday we did a little shopping at the outlet mall. Thank you Papa for Ella's new tennis shoes & clothes! Saturday afternoon we all went to a wine tasting home tour at Vintage Oaks, where Jeff's new model home is. It was really nice & Ella was a trooper walking through all the houses with us. Her mission when we walked in each house was to find the bathtubs & her favorite part of the afternoon was riding "her white bus" with Aunt Jenny. Ella completely understood that Jenny is going to have baby Taylor soon. She put her hand on Jenny's tummy & Taylor kicked. How fun! Ella said "baby Taylor is in the belly under the blue shirt." Just last week, out of nowhere, she said "baby Taylor is in the belly & Jenny is the Mommy." She is going to be such a great big cousin. We can't wait! We ended the day with dinner at a Mexican resturant & another evening on the patio. Thank you all for coming to visit. Everytime family comes to New Braunfels, there are such wonderful memories made for us & Ella.

Trip to the Riverwalk

Sorry it's been awhile (again.) We are having a great spring & keeping busy! About a month ago, Ella had her first trip to the Riverwalk in downtown San Antonio. Jack, Patti & their boys were in town for a quick vacation. Much to my surprise, Ella was a PERFECT little angel at a fairly nice resturant & a nearly 3 hour long dinner!! The boys, Gage & Garrett, kept her interest & modeled such great manners for her. She really took to both of them & they were so sweet to Ella. Just last week, Ella was looking through the Pottery Barn Kids catalog & said, "Look mom, I see Gage right there!" Sure enough, it was a boy that definitely resembled Gage. Pretty funny! Anyway, we had a nice afternoon walking along the riverwalk before we met for dinner & a wonderful time catching up with family we haven't seen in a long time.