Joel and I decided to have a photo session with Ellie outside since the weather was warm for a change. Ellie didn't seem to mind at all, even when it got a bit windy towards the end. Shes definitely an outside baby, no matter what the weathers like, shes happy.
Joel and I decided to take my friend Brandi and visit Pasquale in Seattle. We had so much fun. The weather was a little overcast, which was a big surprise being Seattle and all, but it definitely was beautiful. It was green everywhere you looked. Our favorite part was visiting a place called Pikes Market. There was an arrange of different little shops and fun things to explore. We also enjoyed the ferry ride we took from Pasquales town to Seattle downtown. We took the city bus everywhere, which was an adventure in itself. Lets just say there are some interesting people on city buses. Ellie had a great time hanging out and overall was a pretty good baby for us always being on the go and not getting her usual naps. We look forward to visiting Seattle again. 
We put Ellie in her bouncer in the pantry because she wanted to be right by every one while we were fixing dinner one night. She was so interested in all the things she could look at. This chair picture was taken at my friends and she loved it because it was just her size. What a big girl she is.
While visiting AZ, we took Ellie swimming for her first time. She loved every minute of it. I guess you could say swimmers come natural in our family:)
When Joel and I visited Arizona we came up with this great plan to pull a prank on Aunt Tarryn and Uncle Riley with Ellie. They had no idea that we were coming to visit. So this is what we left on their doorstep. The funny thing is at first they thought it was an animal or something. They both stood at the door way in shock. Then Ellies little foot peeked 
out from under the towel. They pulled the towel off and fond a baby, which they thought was a boy (that was the whole idea). Tarryn later said that the thought of "is this for real" and "can we really keep him" kept running through her head. Those of us watching from a distance were laughing so hard. Once she pulled the beanie off her head, they realized it was just Ellie. It was a great prank!
Ellie's become quite the thumb sucker as of lately. Joel cant handle it. He tries to replace it with a Binky, but it doesn't seem to help. She's a determined little girl.
Ellie definitely has my feet (second toe a bit longer), so I decided what better way to show them off than to paint them. They even have a little white flower on them. It was very hard to do, but they turned out so adorable. Joel was a little upset, but he'll get over it. It's all part of being a girl.
