First Visit With Santa Claus!

Someone can't stay away from the pretty bows! Not too interested in the packages yet, thank goodness :)

"Who is this scary lookin guy?" Needless to say, I couldn't get a smile out of her but I'm still framing this picure :)

He was a little less scary when Daddy was holding me.

Video of Ella's latest sound making..(sorry wrong video, can't get the right one up)!

First Thanksgiving! Gooble Gooble!

Great Granny giving me my first sewing lesson.

and....my first organ lesson ;)

Ella Claire eating out of Great Papaw's high chair. This high chair was given to Great Papaw in 1925! Ella had such a fun time sitting in it for Thanksgiving lunch! What a great memory made :)

Daddy, Grammie and Ella Claire in Grammie's backyard. This was also the evening we went out to dinner to Outback. We didn't know the craziness that was about to happen.....

I'll title this little story,"Slapped by a Stanger"

So Jonathan, Ella Claire, Pam, Lauren and I went to dinner. We sat in a booth and Ella was sitting in her high chair next to Jonathan. Pam was sitting beside her on the other side of the booth. After we had order and were enjoying our appetizer, we noticed a family of four being seated behind us in the booth. The two parents were getting their newborn settled in the carrier, when the three year old casually walks up to Ella. I wasn't watching at this point, but Jonathan thought, "How sweet this little boy and going to say hi to Ella Claire". Well, let's just say that is NOT what happened. The little boy continues to walk up to Ella and proceeds to rare his hand back and SLAPS her right across the right check! He then turns to head to his table for dinner. Needless to say, Ella looks up at her Daddy with a confused frown and begins to bawl her little eyes out! Jonathan is in complete shock and has to hold back his impulse to "grab" the little boy. I didn't actually see this happen but did HEAR the slap. Pam is immediately telling the boys mom, "He just hit her!" I was so enraged, all I could do was pick her up and walk out of the resturant. Of course Ella was over it in about 30 seconds, but it took me a good 8 minutes to stop shaking and return to the table. The parents were very apologetic and informed our table that big brother is having some MAJOR jealousy issues with the new sister addition in their family. I would have to agree with that!! It took the rest of dinner for my emotions to settle. A couple of weeks later and I can finally laugh at it. But from now on, no one walks up to our daughter in the high chair anymore!!

Some good pics by Aunt Jacque

Hudson and Ella Claire...date at the pumpkin patch :)

Humm, a look of confusion?! What do I do with these?