Swimming

We babysat my cousins over the weekend so we took them swimming on Saturday. Matt blew up two air mattresses for them to play on and I thought we would never get them out of the pool! They had a lot of fun and they are so good with Ella.

Ella, Julia, Lauren, and Sydney

You might have noticed that Matt shaved his head. He was in the bathroom forever and we were going to be late so I went in to see what the hold up was and there he was sitting in the shower with his clippers and a completely bald head! I am still mad about it because we are getting family pictures taken soon and now he has NO hair.

Thirteen months and potty trained? I am proud to say that Ella pooped in the toilet! Okay, so she's not exactly out of diapers yet....I was giving her a bath after swimming and all of a sudden she stops what she is doing and starts grunting. I knew what was coming so I quickly lifted her out of the tub and sat her on the toilet just in time! I was so happy about it that I made her sit there while I took a picture-what a mean mom!

Las Vegas

Matt surprised me with a trip to Vegas over the weekend. It was the very first time we left Ella overnight! We had a lot of fun but the next day I was really wanting to get back to see her. I had a much harder time being away from her than I thought I would! I'm not saying that I wouldn't do it again though...

This is us eating at the Cheesecake Factory....soo good.


We walked to the Bellagio and I thought I would wear heels so I would look cute--not the best idea 7 months pregnant. My feet were immediately covered in blisters and I was barely inching down the strip. Matt made me sit down while he went and bought me some flip flops!


We saw the O Show and it was amazing. We have seen the Mystere and the Blue Man Group but I think that I liked this one the best. I definitely recommend seeing it, it was tons of fun.

Arizona

We went to Arizona for my grandparent's 50th wedding anniversary and had a family picture taken. These are some of the pictures that I took while we were waiting.


Doesn't she look like her dad?

Ella and her Papa Ben are best friends.

What a cute Grandma!
This is Ella and her great-grandma, Ella loves her so much!

The 4th of July!

We went to Bob and Dobo's for a barbecue and then we went up to Aunt Jeri's house for fireworks. It was a lot of fun, Ella loved it!
I was worried that Ella would be scared of the fireworks but she loved them! We had to hold her back so she wouldn't run right at them.
Fourth of July Outfit, Yea!
Kisses!