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?

Ella Claire's First Word.....

Don't be surprised that Ella Claire's first word was...."MAMA"!! Guess you can imagine how absolutely happy that made me! She was first mumbling it two weekends ago to Jonathan when I had walked out of the room. Then on the following Monday when she went to Jacque's she was pronouncing it perfectly! Jacque called me after school and I was able to hear her over the phone screaming it over and over. It was so precious! Now that she's mastered that, we're working on "Dadda" :)

Bath Time Fun!

Ella is learning that bath time can be fun! She's just learning how to splash...she's so cute and has always liked bath time! Thankfully :)

New Family Fall Pictures

Mama gettin some shuggers!

Just chillin with cousins Holt and Savannah...too cute

Aunt Jacque..aka...babysitter, Uncle Bradley, Savannah and Holt

It was so sunny, hard to get EC to even look up at the camera, much less smile :)

She loved looking at the flowers, tried to eat a couple of course too.

First Family Hike

My precious baby.

Playing tug-of-war with Daddy.

Not so sure I like sitting in the grass! My new favorite pic!!

Ella Claire Updates....

Ella just had her 6 month check up. She is 50% in weight at 16 1/2 lbs. 80% in height at 26 3/4 in. She rolled over for the first time on July 31 from belly to back, and then from back to belly on Aug. 2nd. It was so fun to watch her experiment with it! She is now "army crawling" pretty good for the past 3 weeks or so. She can get up on her knees, but she just rocks back and forth. Hasn't quite figured out how to stay up on her knees, but she is getting fast! Found her first cord around the side of the couch....scared me to death! We are baby proofing everything now! :) We are anxiously waiting to see the first tooth! I swear she's been teething since she was born. She has drooled excessively since she was 2 months old and it's only getting worse! We go through bibs like crazy! Right now she is enjoying, squash, zucchini, and rice cereal. We're going to try sweet potatoes next. Once she actually figured out how to swallow the solid food...she eats very good!

Happy 5th Anniversary Hubby!

Thank you for being a wonderful husband, best friend, and father! I am so lucky to have you as mine!! (This was also the first night ...really only about 18 hours away from Ella Claire, mommy and daddy slept in until 9:00 am! It was fabulous! Thanks Aunt Jacque for babysitting :)

Drew's BDay Party!

Shot 3...Pulling Hudson's hair :)

Shot 2....

Ella Claire, hangin' with the older crowd. Notice sequence of events. Shot 1...

Happy 1st Birthday Beautiful Drew! How adorable in your birthday bikini!

Ella Claire and Shea (Drew's Mommy), my good friend since Jr. High!

Oh boy! Here's my "daycare" buddy...I get to hang out with Hudson Monday-Friday!

Can't quite walk around with my friends at the party, so Daddy sat me in the wagon!

Catchin' Up!!

My girlfriend Whitley enjoying Hudson's party.

Happy Birthday to my boyfriend Hudson! You look so handsome chowing down on your cake!

Couldn't get in and swim yet, but Daddy let me soak my toes!

I think I like chewing on the spoon the most :)

My first taste of "real food"!

Summer Time Fun!

My first time in a pool. We went on vacation to Branson and luckily they had an indoor pool that I could play in!
Daddy and me splashing around :) My daddy is the best playmate ever!

I love my Aunt Jacque, we were out lounging at Aunt Michelle's pool.

I was having some fit throwing in my car seat stroller....so mommy and daddy put me in the big girl seat finally...and I absolutely LOVE it. We went shopping in Branson and I didn't fuss one time!

My mommy's favorite new picture of me. Believe it or not, my eyes are still dark blue (they look brown in this pic though).

My first day of church. Yes, my mother was a little paranoid to leave me with a stranger in the nursery! But I had so much fun I was asleep in the car before we left the parking lot! :)

My MeMaw visiting and feeding me before bedtime.

My adorable sister, Maggie Mae!

Thank you Gramie for my jumper toy! I'm finally tall enough to touch the ground and play.

Daddy and I in our matching Polo outfits.....could we be any cuter?!

One of my BFF's Alivia. She is three weeks older than me :) We had a great time at the BBQ together.

My first swing ride with Daddy!

I love my Paw Paw Norwood :)!!

My cousin, Savannah almost 13 years old!

How adorable am I in my pajamas :)

Mommy and Daddy love me soooooo much.

My first Holiday dress up...in my Red, White and Blue!

Having fun with Gramie at a 4th of July party!

Father's Day/Daddy's Birthday!!

Happy 30th Birthday to the best Daddy/Hubby ever! Yes....he got a IPAD :)

Ella Claire got her daddy a pretty green golf shirt for his present!

Jonathan reading his first Father's Day card :)

Mommy is trying to practice using her new camera. Have to say it's pretty easy when you have such a beautiful model!

Cute little booty...had to get it on film before she gets too old!

Memaw and PawPaw Norwood visit.