Afternoon at the Park

The weather was absolutely gorgeous today, so Miss Ella and I went to the park for a stroll. This girl LOVES to be outside whenever possible. It instantly puts her in a good mood! :) She loved watching the other kids run around while she sat in the swing and felt the breeze on her face. As usual she was calling them all "baby"!

I also wanted to share an updated video of Ella walking. She is doing this more everyday and is so proud of herself! She grins from ear to ear the whole time. It it too cute! (..and a little scary too!) :)

Whirlwind Weekend!

We had such a great weekend! It started Friday night with a fun sleepover with the girls. My mom, sisters, niece and I went to the Harbor for dinner and spent the night at the Hilton. Cari is pregnant with her 3rd baby boy and due in March, so we thought it would be fun to have a night to ourselves before baby Clayton arrives. We checked in, dropped off our bags, and headed out to dinner at Gloria's. All we wanted to do after dinner was go back to our room and relax in our pajamas, so that's just what we did! It was SO NICE to just sit on the beds and laugh and have girl talk. We stayed up until 2:00 in the morning! I've been up at that time here recently, but not without having a little sleep before. :)

Our room was beautiful and overlooked the lake.

Saturday night was Cari's baby shower/dinner at the home of one of her friends. She got so many adorable things for Clayton!

The beautiful Mommy-to-be!


Mom and Nanny

We went to church this morning, the grocery store, and finally home to relax. I was able to catch Ella Grace taking a few steps on video too! She got a little excited here and started moving too fast, but you get the idea. :)

Looking forward to keeping Miss Macey tomorrow. Ella is going to be so excited to have a friend over for the day!

NOT looking forward to jury duty on Tuesday!!! :(
***Update*** I was able to claim exempt at the last minute! Woo Hoo!!! Thanks to all of you who informed me that my "job" qualified as an exemption. :)

Hope everyone has a wonderful week!

First Steps

Miss Ella took her first steps today! I wouldn't say she is walking yet, but she is definitely trying. She has been standing up on her own for a while, but this week she has really been trying to make those little feet move too. She was holding onto the coffee table and turned around towards me (I had my arms out) then took 2 steps into my arms. This is such an amazing thing to watch! I'll keep you posted on her progress. :)