Funny Ella

Here are some funny pics of Ella from the last couple of days...

More Easter Pics

Happy Easter

I'm going to work this morning but when I get back at 11:30, we're going to go have brunch at Denny's or a local pancake house. I just feel the need for some greasy American breakfast. We have some treats for Ella for Easter and some gifts from her grand parents. It rained overnight so by the time we get back from brunch the backyard should be dry. We'll "hide" some eggs and let Ella gather her goodies. Hopefully we'll have some more pics later. Here are her Easter portraits in her Easter dress (Thank you Grandma!)

Tracey's Travels

This is a little depressing but it's motivation to save $$$$! I haven't been to half the places I said I would go by 30... a new decade starts here! Lookout world, I've got a husband who loves to travel and we've got Ella in tow. Only 10%???

Backyard

Today was my first day at work (last week I was training). It was so great, I had 4 babies and the 2 hours flew by. This afternoon, I planted some sunflower seeds by our fence. It was a dirt patch and gets sun all day so hopefully we see some 6 foot sunflowers this summer. Ron mowed the lawn so Ella and I played out there this afternoon. It's been a pretty quiet day so far.

Wedding Dress Photos

Here is Ella in my wedding dress. We had the first one taken when she was one month old. Victor did a beautiful job with them. On her first birthday I took her down to get some more. My how she has grown. Aren't they gorgeous! I will be doing this every year, to have something to celebrate her growth, and look back on...

Portrait Crazy

I picked up Ella's portraits from her birthday (thank you Great-Grandpa!). I know, way too many portraits but Walmart is a great place to get them done... Ron thinks I've gone mad but here you go.

p.s. I've sent some of these in the mail... lucky you! You may be getting a gazillion Ella photos :)

Ella's Birthday Dress from Grandpa...

Grown Ups

Today, Ella and I spent the day playing outside in the backyard. After picking up some roses and patio cushions I decided to clean up and make our back patio pretty. Ella played around in the grass but didn't try to eat any for the first time!
My girlfriend, Katie, and her husband, Eric came over for dinner tonight and we grilled out. We would have sat outside with the new patio cushions but the plastic patio table is very unstable and even the smallest bump sent our drinks flying. And well, there's just no good reason to waste good drinks. :)
Ella went to bed before we sat down for dinner so the 4 of us had a nice dinner and chatted for hours. It's so nice to feel like a grown up again; to socialize with other adults and not talk or be with kids. I love Ella to death but a little alcohol and some adult conversation is a wonderful break from the everyday. We'll be doing this again soon...

My day:

Good -
Ella slept in until 9 and I had to go in and get her. She was quietly sucking her thumb and looking out the window.

Bad -
Went grocery shopping and forgot my list and the shelves were bare.

Good -
Ella took a 3 hour nap this afternoon.

Bad -
She refuses to eat anything but fruit and will spit everything else out of her mouth.

Good -
I got the house cleaned up yesterday and it's still clean.

Bad -
Ella ate the corners of one of her books until she threw up all over the carpet. Now the living room stinks like vomit.

Good -
Ella is down for the night.

Mommy Goes to Work

Ella's cute spring hat from Grandma....

I was up early this morning getting ready to start my first day at the hospital. Katie is training me this weekend and she picked me up at 8:30. Woo-hoo I get to wear scrubs! They're cute and pink too. It's a very easy job, the new Moms and Dads can bring the babies down to our little office and we get to take pictures. Today, the floor was full with new babies so we dropped off info to about 10 moms and two came down to take pictures. Wow! I really forgot how little these new babies are. Could Ella really have been so little??? It's amazing.
Special Delivery Photos is only open from 9-11, and as they are based out of Tennessee, we don't really have a boss. It's an older couple who own the business and it's very antiquated. We phone in how many days we worked every two weeks and mail in the order forms and film from the photos we take. That's it, so easy.

The day is a little off since I was "working". When I got home at 11:30, Ella was napping as usual but when she got up she was so happy to see me and had lots of hugs for me. We decided to go to Moe's and had lunch around 2. We all fell asleep at 4 when we got home, and just woke up now at 6:30! Normally we would be getting Ella ready for bed soon. It might be a late movie night for all of us.