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Guess Who's Turning One???

Boy does time fly when you are having fun with a little one! We can't believe Ella will be turning one next Saturday. We'll be celebrating by having friends and family over to share this special day with her. At this time last year I was confined to the hospital for several weeks awaiting for Ella's arrival. She was just so eager to make her entrance into the world and we are so blessed to have a sweet, healthy little girl in our lives.

As far as new developments, Ella cut her first tooth a few weeks back and has another one on the way. We didn't ever think that poor girl would get any teeth. On another developmental note, she finally figured out how to crawl. I guess she got sick of rolling and slithering her way around. She is also furniture walking and will be doing it on her own in no time. I guess we're going to have to brace ourselves for what's to come - ready or not!

On my vacation with Ella, we both decided that it was time to get her ears pierced. She cried at first but then was fine shortly after. I must say that they really look adorable on her.

My First Christmas

We had a quiet but lovely first Christmas with Ella. It was so much fun to see her open her gifts and play with all her new toys. Her favorite toy is the Pooh airplane ride on toy Santa got her. She loves to stand behind it and walk and she also likes it when we push her around on it.

My cousin Alyssa along with her boyfriend and two girls came up from North Carolina and we were able to spend Christmas Eve with them. It was so great to see everyone and it was so cute to see all four girls (Kayla, Madison, Ella, and Hailey) play together. We took a group shot of them all together at my parents house and I'm just waiting for them to send me the photo so I can post it.

Santa, I've been a good girl!

This weekend we took Ella to see Santa. She did really well and she was able to tell Santa that she's been a really good girl this year for her mommy and daddy.

Such a cutie patootie!

Ella's Baptism

We finally had Ella baptised last Sunday. This was Ella's first time in church and it was actually the first time I had been in quite a while. As for out-of-towners, Erik's parents came up from South Carolina and my cousin Renee came from Nevada. We were so happy to have been able to share this special occasion with our family. My aunt and uncle offered to let Ella wear Renee's dress when she was baptised. It was such a nice gesture and it was special because it was handmade and was worn by my cousin over 23 years ago. Ella looked so cute all dressed up and she did really well. After the baptism we had lunch at our house. It made for a long day but it was worth it!

Ella's First Halloween

Here are some pictures of Ella in her Halloween costume. She made a super cute lamb!