Spring Break with Nana: movies, toys, & food= FUN!

This afternoon, Ella's Nana and I decided we would be a little adventurous and take Ella to see her very first movie. We were both a little nervous, but she did great! I think she even enjoyed it! We ended up going to the Movie Tavern in Lexington to see Nim's Island. Ella took her nap for the first part of the movie and then watched the rest. The Movie Tavern has a very laid back atmosphere so it is perfect for kids. We sat in the chairs that move so we could have more room and rock if necessary. We also ate a yummy lunch.


When Nana came to visit, she brought Ella a funny little chicken that sings and dances. Ella absolutely loved the chicken!

Because Ella is very intolerant to dairy and is beginning to get bored with her baby food, we took a trip to Whole Foods in Lexington to see what kinds of fun things we could get for her to eat. We ended up finding lots of yummy things like chocolate soy pudding, Tofu smoothie mix, lots of Vegan baby food, soy cheese for macaroni and cheese in the blender and some dairy free teething cookies. She sucked on the cookie in the store and seemed to really enjoy it!

Earlier this week, Ella, Nana and I went to Lexington for lunch. We ended up eating at Ruby Tuesday and Ella tried eating the lettuce off of the salad bar. We weren't quick enough to get a picture of her snatching the lettuce, but did manage this one in the high chair.

Last, but not least, Ella got to spend a few hours at Nana's this week while mommy was not feeling well. When mommy fails, Nana saves the day!

Ava and Ella

This morning, Ella's Aunt Jackie and Cousin Ava came over to visit. I was very excited to see the girls interact with each other. Ava sat so well and let Ella pull on her and grab everything she had. Ella is very intrigued with Ava right now. If she could crawl, I'm sure she'd be right on top of her or chasing her around the house. Ella was very talkative and showed Ava how she says "baba, dada, and yaya". I loved being able to spend time with Ava and watch her empty Ella's toy basket and fill it back up. And, of course, it's always nice talking to Jackie because she gets to go through everything before I do leaving me with advice and stories :) . I know we are both hoping to get together a lot this summer to let the girls play and have some time to ourselves too. Thanks for stopping by, we had lots of fun!

a visit from Granny and outside time

Today, Ella's Granny came over to visit. Her Granny had on a necklace that Ella just could not get enough of. I agree with Ella that it was a very cute necklace! They also had fun reading a book and playing with all sorts of fun toys.



After dinner, Ella, her daddy and I all went outside to play for a while. Ella loves being outside and enjoyed playing with the grass.





Ella looked so goofy after bathtime tonight that I had to take this picture. She sure is funny when she gets out of the tub!

One last note, yesterday was Chacha's 5th birthday---Happy Birthday Chacha!

A Visit To Brayden's Nursery

Ella and I went out for lunch with Ashley and Brittany today. Ashley is one of my best friends from highschool for those of you who do not know her. Brittany and I went to Georgetown together and actually did our student teaching beside each other. Both of these girls are getting ready for big life changes as Ashley is having a baby boy in June and Brittany is getting married in July. Ella had a great time at Mi Mexico as usual and visiting the girls. After lunch we all went to visit Brayden's nursery. Ashley has it looking so cute with the frog theme. The only thing missing is Brayden. I cannot wait for him to be here and him and Ella to play! Ella did get a chance to play with all of his great toys. Her favorite was the laughing monkey! Here are a few pictures of Brayden's nursery for you to enjoy.

The Swooping Bang is Gone

Last night, Ella got her first hair cut. She never really lost the bang, the sides, or the bottom hair she had when she was first born so you can imagine by now it was fairly long. At the same time, her new hair was growing in and there were lots of individual hairs sticking out everywhere. Therefore, we all agreed it was hair cut time and Nana was honored to do it. Ella was very still as long as she had her teddy from her mobile. Hopefully now we can avoid the mullet and bangs hanging in her eyes. She looks very cute with her new do. Mommy and daddy took pictures and video of the event.

Ella's First Easter

Ella had a really big Easter weekend that started on Friday and didn't end until after lunch today. As always, she enjoyed herself and everyone else. It was so fun celebrating with her and seeing how big she is getting.

On Friday, as usual, Ella got to spend the day with her Nana, Nanny and Great Aunts (Kim and Jill). This Friday was Kim's birthday bash so before heading to lunch, they stopped by the mall for a picture with the Easter Bunny. They also stopped to play at the indoor playground too.




On Saturday, Ella spent the morning with her daddy while mommy went to class. Then she colored and glittered easter eggs. I always colored eggs as a child, so I thought we'd keep the tradition going. Ella held some of the eggs and shook the glitter on them.



Sunday morning we went to church and then met up with both Kermie's family and my family at Olive Garden. Ella was asleep half of the time, but she finally woke up when it was almost time to go.










The Easter Bunny visited Ella when we got home and Ella thoroughly enjoyed playing with all of her new toys!



Happy Easter Ella and everyone else!

Nana's House and Easter Basket

Here are a few pictures of Ella at her Nana's house earlier this week (what a big girl she is sitting up) and a picture of her homemade First Easter basket. The Easter Bunny has already put a few presents in her basket for her.