Ella Claire's First Birthday!

Ella Claire and Momma on her actual first birthday! Posing for Birthday Pics :) EC riding her toy. Ella Claire had a great time pushing her toy around at the party!

E.C. with her Auntie Jac, and Aunt Maria

Ella still LOVES to wave at anyone or anything she sees, so cute!Sorry-posted this pic twice!

After getting a little taste, she decided to stuff it in by the handful! :)

My big beautiful baby girl-Happy Birthday to you!

Ella did remarkably well at her party for missing her morning nap for the first time EVER!

PawPaw Norwood & Great Grandad Norwood--boy they don't look anything alike do they?!

The Van Dyke twins.

Ella LOVED her cake....the first time she's eaten sugar..other than fruit!

Daddy, Gramie Rushing, and Aunt Lauren. We love you guys!

Great Granny Norwood and sweet cousin Savannah

Practing my life jacket as a floatation device! This will come in handy for summer time at the lake! (cousin Holt lookin' on)

Momma and I's BFF's..Teresa & Whitley - Hudson & Tara

Daddy took me down the slide :)

Swim Party at the Jones Center Indoor Pool....a little chilly but I liked it after about 10min.

Itsy Bitsy Bikini....how cute am I??!

Grandad and Gramie Rushing

Spring Fever!

Some updates on Ella Claire...

• has taken four unassisted steps about two weeks ago- since then....won't even attempt it anymore! We've decided to let her do it on her own. I'm actually savoring her being a baby a little while longer...can't believe she's almost a "toddler"!
• loves her food! We can hardly get her to finish a bottle anymore-loves cherrios, bananas, sweet potatoes, apples, cheese, cereal bars. We will start cows milk soon!
• Trying to slowly wean from the paci. Dadda doesn't give it to her in the car on the way to school at all anymore, and only gets it during the day if she's feeling the affects of teething or gets hurt playing :)
• Was feeling "left out" one morning when Dadda and Momma were kissing goodbye, so she actually butted her head up to us to join in. It was so cute, I wish I could have gotten it on video!

At the park swinging!
My momma's sure jealous of my beautiful eye lashes :)

As of yesterday morning, Ella Claire now has four upper teeth and two bottom teeth! She's growing up sooo fast!

Weee!! Dadda and me swinging together at the park. We can't wait for sunshine and warmer weather!

Happy Birthday to one of my BFF's..Alivia just turned one! I don't think she cared too much for her cake :(

Two peas in a pod :)

Ella Claire loved riding the horsey at the bday party! I can't EVEN believe that I am planning her first birthday party already....how the heck is she almost a year old??

I have to admit, even though I straighten my hair almost everyday....I sure am thankful that my baby girl has my naturally curly hair. It's growing like a weed and so easy to make pretty :)

Grandad Rushing in town this weekend. Taking a quiet moment to feed me :)

Even MORE Snow Days!!

We're getting quite bored in the house for so many long hours....we have now found dadda's stomach hair! She pulled and pulled, really wondering what it was?!

My baby girl has learned to CLAP! She claps all the time now. She's also learned how to put the ball into the giraffe to make the song play.

Jonathan's poor car is buried...

Jonathan trying to give Maggie some much needed exercise. The dogs are ready for warm weather too, so that I can get back to taking them on walks!

Well, I thought we'd try and get a picture of her standing in the snow....she didn't like this idea very much.

As of 1:00, Feb. 9th we have 21 inches of snow. Max is having quite the time using the restroom! :)

Ella Claire and Momma's Snow Days!

Dadda was breaking the icicles off the gutters. He just had to play around with them....they were HUGE.

What in the heck is this cold stuff??!

Needless to say, after the fourth snow day...Momma asked Dadda to get them out of the house! Ella was asleep within minutes. For some reason being at home with Momma made me try not to take my normal naps! We had a couple of looong days!

My poor baby doesn't even own a snow suit. Maybe next year when she can actually walk and play in it we will invest in one!

Just watching the snow come down with my sis and bubby :) The dogs enjoyed looking out the window just as much as EC I think.

First Christmas!

Grandad Rushing feeding me yummy yogurt! Just look at that smile :)

Yay! Santa did come! What did he bring me??!

MeMaw and Paw Paw Norwood, what a great smile!

Merry Christmas 2010, with Daddy, Grammie and Aunt Lauren!

Getting ready to go to sleep on Christmas Eve so Santa Claus can come visit me!

Me and Mama going to Christmas Eve church service. I loved the music and danced the whole time!

We had a great visity with Great Granny and Great Grandad Norwood.

First gift to open....and all I want to do is eat the paper :)

Finally broke my first tooth through!!