FALL FAMILY FOTOS

A few weeks ago our friend Brittany Schley took some fall family photos for us up in Pocatello. She picked a great location. We wanted to get pictures with the bright colored fall leaves, but Idaho's winter came a little too fast and our "fall" only lasted about a week! The pictures still turned out great, even without the leaves. Thanks Brittany!

COOKIES!

Joel and I were having cookies and milk the other night as we were watching a movie and someone thought they were so big and could have one too. Just don't try taking it away from her once shes had a taste, you wont hear the end of it.

COSTUME TIME

So Ellie had quite the night on the town. We got her all dressed up around 5, took a bunch of photos. Joel even got funny and took a picture of our cheetah in some tall grass. Gave her a bath and put her to bed. She was by far the cutestcheetah I have ever seen. She doesn't quite get the whole Trick-or-Treat thing, so we will do better next year. It was definetly worth all the work though.

HALLOWEEN!

Ellies getting so big now. She actually started taking her first steps on Halloween day. It was so exciting. She's growing up so fast!

WHO IS THAT?

So Ellie found my hand mirror and was acting so funny when she would see her self in it. It was as if she had no idea who that little girl on the other side was. It was very amusing.

SO WARM!!

Ellie had just got out of the bath and was freezing. I had also just taken some clothes out of the dryer, so we put them on her. She loved it and would have probably stayed there for hours if we hadn't had to get her dressed and put to bed.

ELLIE & DAD

Some days Ellie and Dad are the best of buddies. Its too cute!

FUN! FUN! FUN!

The nights were amazing in California. Perfect weather. Some nights we would play mad games of "botchie ball" and hang out on the porch. What fun it is to spend time with Family.

CALIFORNIA

My family has made it a tradition to visit California every summer. Whether it be 1 week or 3, almost everyone tries to make it for some time. This year we were able to go for 1 week and boy was it fun. Not only was it Ellies first time to the beach, but it was Joels too, which made it that much more exciting. I have been going to the beach for as long as I can remember and it is always something i look forward to doing. Its one of my favorite traditions, so to share it with my family was very special. Elllie couldnt have been happier. Whether it was playing in the water, playing with cousions, or eating the yummy sand, her beautiful smile never left her face. She was quite the little beach bum.

UPDATE!!

As some of you may know we haven't had Internet for the past few months due to moving and living situations, and trust me its been difficult for us all. Anyways we thought we would update you on everything that has happened in our lives, or as most of you just want to know Ellie's life.