Lilypie Second Birthday tickers

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Touching her first trout. We had a great time on our camping trip with Grandad Rushing, Virginia, PawPaw and MeMe on the White River.
She grabbed it without even hesitating ;)



Watching my grand-daddies clean fish!





I love this picture







Ella's first lesson in blowing bubbles in the water









Fun in the sun!











Practicing her driving skills













Two cutie pies















Loves PawPaw's cows and points to cows when she sees them anywhere!

















A big "shout out" to my BFF's Hudson, Drew, Whitley and Will. Of course Ella is the only one not facing the camera! ERRR



















Could I please get half of these eyelashes?!





















This is how we spent at least half of our summer together, in the backyard, with water!























Jonathan loves this picture of Ella Clair's "golf stance" :)


























Getting four wheeler lessons from Daddy


























My two love bugs!





























Learning to do steps with help from Grandad































This is where Ella's LOVE of tractors came from...Great Grandad Rushing at the May Family Reunion. Last year I was only 9 mo. old!

































Sweet Great Grandad Rushing



































My first dip in my own pool at Grammie's for Memorial Weekend! We had a blast...just look at that adorable face!





































Grammie got me my very own growth board. We hung it in Ella's room, what a sweet gift!







































Thanks for the hand Grandad!









































Gettin' some lovin' from Hud, one of these days she might like it! :)











































Happy B-Day PawPaw and Meme!!













































Celebrating Father's Day and ALL the Rushing & Norwood B-days! Thanks for the donation of shrimp Grandad and for helping show Daddy how to do it right!!















































She loves her cousin Savannah!

















































Boy does she LOVE her cell phone :)



















































Hudson and Holt playing in the sprinkler






















































Alivia and Ella Claire BFFs























































Father's Day Shrimp Boil

























































Precious Memories of Summer 2011

Happy 31st Birthday Hubby!!

Quality time :)



I only looked a little scared, right?!





Ziplining in Action!







My second Mother's Day..we spent the day at my mom's just relaxing and enjoying our baby girl.








Reading my special card :)











We we're so happy to enjoy Grammie Rushing's visit too!













So sweet together :)
















Catching Up!

Updates on Ella Claire's Favorite Things...

Lots of changes since my last post!


  • EC's last doc appt. 18 mo. 50% weight and 95% height-growin' like a weed

  • Running around like crazy now

  • Just figured out how to open ALL doors in our house this week, YIKES!

  • Still only saying Mama and Daddy, trying to say bye-bye (we think she going to just start speaking in paragraphs when she wants to :)

  • Petting Max and Maggie like a big girl, sometimes a little rough though, but they have been great with her

  • Hair bows are no longer just for looks...they're a neccesity, her hair is so long she has to wipe it away from her eyes! Still as curly as ever

  • LOVES pencils, pens and crayons...loves to play "school" with cousin Holt and Savannah

  • Obsessed with anything that has a steering wheel, especially Paw Paw's tractor, her Princess Coupe, lawn mowers, golf carts....the list goes on

  • Has gotten very attached to Mama after spending two months home with me for summer break

  • Obsolutely cannot get enough of WATER, swimming, watering the flowers with Mama, into the dog bowls, turning the tub faucet on, OCD with wanting the outside hose on anytime we go into the backyard, and she is even swimming on her tummy at bathtime blowing bubbles under water