Hugs for Chuck E...
Emmi and Ella...
Sebastian and Ella...
Mommy and Ella...
We finally bought Ella a bike helmet. She's still trying to get the hang of pedaling on her tricycle so we've not been in a hurry to get a helmet... not that any fit her anyway. But... Ron just bought himself a new fancy road bike that is lightning fast and he's taken Ella out in the bike trailer a few times. The helmet is no longer optional at Ron's speed and luckily, Ella has grown enough that we found one that fit. She's so in love with it, she's worn it all afternoon - eating a snack, playing blocks or doing a puzzle. Ron finally got her to take it off... I think he bribed her with watching "Barney". :)
Ella and Emmanuel
Ella and Sebastian
Ella and Emmi
Ella, Sebastian and I went to Hickam Beach on the airforce base with Christina and Emmi. The beach is gorgeous and we get the added entertainment of watching planes take off from the airport as well as fighter jets practicing and taking off right next to us.
I'd like to thank Lesley for introducing me to The Cutest Blog website. I noticed her blog was looking very adorable and much nicer than the blogger layouts available. I spent much of the afternoon playing around with it and love the new look - hope you do too.
Yesterday afternoon we had our friends over for a potluck BBQ. Maikou made her famous (and delicious) egg rolls, Christina made some fantastic chicken tostadas, and Carrie and Sara brought fruit and cake for dessert.
Yummy! With the hamburgers and hot dogs it was a feast. It's always good to see everyone and hang out, we've made some great friends here.
Here are some pictures from last night, and all of Ella's friends....
I took Ella and Sebastian down to Ford Island in Pearl Harbor to visit with Christina and Emmi. We went to the pool after lunch and Ella tried out her new water wings. SHE DID IT!! She was floating and kicking on her own and was motoring about the pool. I'm so proud of her! She kept saying, "I swimming, Mommy." Luckily, Christina was with us and was able to capture all this with the camera. Ella only swam for about 30 minutes before wanting out of the pool. Not two minutes later she passed out on a lounge chair. All that exercise wiped her out! I let Sebastian play for a while longer while my little swim star slept. So excited today!
Ella loves other kids. She adores older ones and Sebastian is no exception. Here, I asked her to take a picture with Sebastian and she snuggled up to him. And the others are Ella all day, laughing at his antics; she laughs so hard she has to hold her belly. He's so good with kids... must be all those little brothers he has :)
We all went to a first birthday party for the daughter of one of Ron's co-workers. It was so nice to lounge around the pool, swim, eat really good BBQ, and have cake. One day I want to own a house with a pool - heaven. They released butterflies, which were stunning, at least the ones that flew away. Apparently they are kept refrigerated and the ones that hadn't "thawed" out yet were motionless. The kids carefully (as carefully as kids can) got to hold them until the sun warmed them enough to fly away. (The second photo was Ella eying this kid who kept trying to push her out of the way)
