Just like Dad!

Ellie really like accessories.

Anything that is yours to wear...she wants it to be hers to play with!

She really likes to wear / play with hats...just like her dad!

She borrowed Matt's hat the other day when we were at the park

and let me take a few pic while she wore it.

Happy, Happy Easter!

Happy Easter to everyone!

I hope that yall had a great day.

We did...it was long but fun!

Ellie woke up to a easter basket full of goodies....

We got ready and then headed to church.

After church we went to eat lunch #1 at Matt's grandparents house

then we went to my Mom's house for lunch #2.

After lunch we had a egg hunt for the kiddos!

They had lots of fun!

Ellie found two eggs and was as happy as could be!

Ellie also had fun playing and eating candy with her sweet cousins!

Last Easter we were WAITING for Miss Ellie to get here.

She made her big debut 2 days after Easter so this was her very first Easter.

It was so much fun getting to celebrate it with her and tell her about the real meaning of Easter!

Easter Egg Hunt

This past week we went to Ellie's first Easter Egg Hunt!

It had rained all day so they had to hunt eggs inside but I dont think they minded...

Ellie had fun hunting the eggs...but she had even more fun when she realized they had candy inside them!

Trading Spaces

I walked into the laundry room to this.....

I guess they felt like they both needed a little role reversal!

Outside Playtime

Ever since the weather has been warmer and Summer-like I have been wanting to get the baby pool out so Ellie could play in it. She loved it last Summer and I felt pretty certain that she would love it this year too...and I was right!

She loved that she could get in out all by herself.

She loves the bathtub and the outside..so its like the best of both worlds!

She also loves her new cozy coup that she got for her birthday!

She does not so much like to ride in it as much as she likes to just climb in and out of it and open and close the door.

She has a small obsession with door...

Sweet little girl!

Beaver Teeth

From these pictures it looks like a beaver lives in my pantry...

But there is really no beaver in there just this wild little animal named Ellie-Bellie!

She can do just about anything with her bottom two teeth.

Things that you think she wouldn't be able to get in to she just pops them right open with her two little teeth! They are pretty handy little tools for this little one!

It makes it even easier to make messes like this one...

Check-up

We went to the doctor yesterday for Ellie's 12 month check up.

She had a blast playing in the room until the lab girl came in and stuck her toe.

Then she was mad at everybody else who came through the door!

I tried to get a picture of her on the scale....but she was screaming her HEAD off!

Her 12 month stats where:

Weight: 22lbs 10oz ( 75th%)

Length: 29 1/4 inches ( 63%)

HC: 18 3/4 inches

I guess with all her walking and power crawling she has finally slowed down on her weight gain...

The doctor said she looked great!

He said he could not find one thing wrong with her :)

1 year old!

My sweet little one is now 1 year old.

It sounds weird to say!

She has been acting more like a 1 month old today instead :)

Everytime I put her down she just burst into tears.

Needless to say I have a very tired arm tonight.

Here are some things we don't want to forget about you at 1 year:

• How much you love your new wagon! We went for a walk and you rode in it tonight and you were SO proud of yourself. You looked like such a big girl!
• The way you hair curls up around your ears! I think it is just the sweetest thing ever!
• How sweet your little hand looks when it reaches out to give me something. It is just so fat and round and sweet!
• Your sweet smile! No matter how fussy or "bad" you have been as soon as I see your sweet smile it just melts my heart.
• How you love being outside. You are like a different baby when you are outside
• How much we love listening to you talk. You can say - Jack (Gac), Mama, Dada, Bye-bye, Bottle( Baba), Thank-you ( Gank- u), Peek-a-boo ( Teeta), Hey and Hi
• How you have learned to shake your head "yes" and "no". It cracks me up because sometimes you are not sure and so your head just goes around in a circle!
• How much you love to read your books. You favorite are you peekaboo and baby faces books.
• How interested you are in other people ( other kids especially). When you are around other kids your just stare at them. You Daddy and I say you have a staring problem!
• How you love to take things apart! If anything is looking clean or orderly you just make your way on over to DESTROY it.. My busy little bee!
• How much you love to snuggle before your nap. Your just lay your sweet little head down and listen to me sing. It is so sweet!

We love you so much sweet little girl!

This time last year...

This time last year we were waiting at the hospital to meet this little, sweet, precious baby!

I cannot believe that it has been a year...how time flies!

After 14 LONG hours of labor...I was so ready to hold and kiss this sweet little face and hands and feet. My sweet little Ellie Reese, I love you more than you will ever know.

Your Daddy could not wait to get his hands on you either!

He was so happy and very, very proud.

He was so, so happy to finally be able to see your sweet face and snuggle with you!

Happy 1st Birthday to our sweet Elllie Resse!

Ice Cream!

Yeasterday we went to Chick-Fil-A to get some ice cream.

Little Miss Ellie loved it...

She was so happy!

YUM!

I think she is a fan!

Missed Out!

Saturday night after Miss Ellie's big day she started running a fever.

She felt awful...she just layed very still ( which is unusual for her) in my arms most of Saturday night. When she woke up the next morning her temp was 102.1 under her arms which is HIGH for first thing in the morning.

We were suppose to go to the park with our small group and celebrate the April babies birthdays but instead we spent the afternoon at the doctors office.

I think it was a little viral thing because yesterday morning and this morning she is acting like she feels much better.

I was so sad this Ellie did not get to celebrate her birthday with her small group friends but there will be many more years to celebrate!

Ellie's 1st Birthday Party( Part 5)

Ellie got SO many sweet gift!

We had fun opening all of them

Acyually I think she had the most fun trying to eat the paper!

She looks so focused in this picture above!

Starting to look a little tired!

Towards the end of the pile I did most of the opening and just showed her the goodies!

By the time we were finished we had one sleepy, fussy little baby on our hands!

But overall it was a great party!

Happy 1st Birthday Party Miss Ellie Ressie!

We love you!

Ellie's 1st Birthday Party ( Part 4)

We had lots of friends and family at the party!

It was fun watch all the kids play together.

Above is Ellie and her cousin Clay.

They are 1 month apart!

Ellie and Anna-Claire

Sweet Bair and her silly face!

Ellie and Blair are 1 week apart

Shy little James

Ellie's cousin Whitney and Jenna

Ellie's 1st Birthday Party ( Part 3)

Ellie got a new wagon for her birthday and she LOVES it!

She was so happy to ride around the yard in it!

Ellie and her cousin Jenna

Ellie and her cousin Riley Grace