Happy Birthday to My babe!

Happy Birthday Zach! Technically his birthday is not until tomorrow, but I don't think I will have time to post tomorrow so I am going to do it today. Zach is going to be the big "24" tomorrow. I always tease him because he always makes fun of me, and how old I am getting to be. Here are a few things I love about him:

• He is such a great husband! He always keeps me laughing and entertained with his cool dance moves.



• He is a great daddy! Zach loves Ella so much, and works so hard for her so she can have the things she needs. Ella loves dada, every morning she wakes up and yells,"dada, where are you?" Pretty soon he will be there every morning. (Zach is changing his shift for work from Wed. - Sat. 5:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M. to Wed. - Sat. 2:00 P.M. until 12:00 A.M.)



• He is a hard worker. Zach has been working so hard at his job, he has been signing up to do so many different trainings. Also his Sargeant is sad to see him go from his crew. He told Zach if he had the choice he would keep him. I think that is such a great compliment to him, and I am so proud of him and his accomplishments so far.



• I love that he is getting so fit. He is running the Ogden marathon in May and then the St. George marathon in October. Maybe someday I will get enough motivation to do one with him.



• I can't get enough of his hugs and kisses!

I could go on and on about how much I love and am thankful for Zach. I fall in love more and more with him everyday. Thanks babe for everything you do! Happy Birthday babe!

Decorating Easter Eggs...

Being such a big helper!

Such a silly girl!

She wanted to play with the eggs so bad,

but daddy wouldn't let her.

Mommy and Ella taking our eggs out of the dye!

Last weekend before we headed down to St. George for Easter we decorated eggs with Ella bug. She had fun at first, but then got bored because daddy was taking over and showing us his artistic abilities. She would drop the eggs in the dye and then say, "Woah" she is so funny. After a while she started throwing fits and wanted to throw everything so we stopped. We did all the work and then forgot to take them to St. George. I have to write a list of things I need to take or else I will forget. I didn't write down the eggs, so of course I forgot them. Oh well, Grandma Keri had lots of eggs for Ella to find and she had so much fun!

Condo For Sale...

We are putting our condo up for sale so if you know anyone interested or looking let us know. We are going to try and sale it by ourselves first so we don't have to deal with realtor fees and all that. It is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath condo on the top floor. One car under ground parking, vaulted ceilings. It is 1492 square feet total. Tons of storage areas. If you know anyone interested let us know and we will give our contact information and more information. Thanks!

So sneaky...

All of our clean laundry thrown all over the floor!

So tricky on the laundry basket!

She knew she was caught in the act!!!

Ella really wanted to turn the light switch on and off. So she pushed the laundry basket over and pulled out all of the laundry. Then she moved right where she needed it, and climbed up on top of it. I didn't realize what she was doing, and then I saw the light start flickering on and off. I ran over because I knew she couldn't reach it, and there she was being so tricky!!!

What would we do without Ella Ann???

We were getting Ella ready for bed and she had to
have her shoes on! She also wanted to wear her
shirt and pants. Let's just say you pick and choose
your battles sometimes!

Ella being so cute!

She loves saying Cheese for the camera!

Ella wanted to wear her summer clothes,

but she was mad because it was raining outside so we wouldn't let her go out.

Ella the makeup artist! Isn't she so good at doing her own makeup?


It is official... Ella has hit the "fun" stage. The last couple of weeks Ella's new favorite word is NO! She is still are sweet little girl, but when she wants something she will let you know. She is getting to be very independent. We had our first episode in a store a couple of days ago. I was by myself and she found a Dora garbage can. I went to take it to put it back, and she threw it across the store. Then started screaming as loud as she could, and arched her back. We left the store because I didn't have a binky so I couldn't get her to calm down. We were going to try to do the binky only for nap time and bed time, but after a few tantrums we have experienced I am not ready yet. Don't worry she doesn't have it often just when we are in public and she is kicking, screaming, and arching her back. One mom just walked by me laughing, she said her little girl was the same age and acted the same way. She still makes us laugh everyday, and is still quite the show off! Zach and I would be very bored if we didn't have Ella Ann to keep us on our toes!

Disney On Ice and Stomach Flu

My niece McKaylee and little Ella. That is how she layed pretty much the whole time. Poor girl!

Mickey and Minnie, Ella's favorite part of the whole show!

Donald and Daisy Duck
All of my sisters, their daughters, my mom, Ella, and me went to Disney on ice a couple of weekends ago. It was a lot of fun, but would have be more fun if Ella wasn't sick with the stomach flu. Don't think I am a bad mom for taking her, but I thought she was getting better until that night. On Friday she woke up being her normal self except for she wouldn't eat, which is not like Ella at all. She would eat all day long if she could. So we were sitting on the couch, and all of a sudden patruding throw up all over the couch, floor, and my right leg. I have never experienced throwing up so it was all new for me. She started to cry because she didn't know what was happening. So I change, get everything cleaned up, call my work and tell them I am not coming in. Start putting laundry in like her PJs, my pants, etc. when I go to leave the laundry room, and step in more throw up. So I changed my pants again, changed Ella's PJs again, put more laundry in, and went to lay down. She finally woke up, and threw up again, luckily this time I had a big blanket on us so she threw up all over that, which is a lot easier to clean. So the rest of the day she just slept. Then on Saturday she woke up ate a little, and drank lots of pedialyte, then pretty much just slept the rest of the day. So that night we went to Disney on ice. It was so sad she just laid in my lap, and wouldn't move. She got a fever, and stopped eating and drinking earlier that day. But she still enjoyed the show. She would clap here and there, and do a little, "Woo" cuz her cousins were doing it. Then at the end she fell asleep, but she woke up all of a sudden with a big grin and started clapping, then crashed asleep again. It was pretty funny. Let's just say we did have a fun time even though Ella didn't feel the best.

18 Months...

I know these are baby pictures of Ella, but I can't believe it has been a year and a half since she was born and two years since I was first pregnant! It has been such a wonderful 18 months since she joined our lives. Ella is growing bigger and bigger everyday. Her hair is growing thicker and longer! When you wash her hair and it goes straight for a moment it is down past her shoulder blades, but since it is so curly it hangs to her shoulders. She talks more, copies everything we say already (so we have to watch what we say.) She loves to run, play with her babies, Dora, sing, nod her head, dance, count from 2 to 8,and stay busy 24/7. She can now sing Happy Birthday, and in the car if the radio is on she will sing. If you turn up the radio louder she will get louder, it is pretty funny. She will also sing during Sacrament and try to sing louder then everyone. She also says, "Amen" so during church anytime anyone would say, "amen" Ella will say it louder so everyone can hear her. She loves to show off especially if you come to our house. She will show you everything, and keep the attention on her the whole time. She is so funny! She is also getting to be very independent, if she doesn't want or like something she will let you know. Let's just say we already do time out, and it is working out great. My doctor told me that you tell them to not do something one time and if they do it again put them in time out so they learn not to do it. She of course doesn't comprehend everything, but you would be amazed what she does know. Ella also loves to fold her arms, and say prayers. We say family prayers every night so she will fold her arms and listen. Sometimes she just stare at us like we are crazy! She is getting to be so much fun, she is getting busier and busier everyday, but she definitely keeps us entertained. I do admit I sometimes miss the baby stage where they just cuddle and sleep in your arms, but I love this stage where she talks, sings, and answers questions. I love my big girl and can't wait for more fun times. Here are her current stats:

Height: 32.5 inches which is the 65%
Weight: 22 pounds which is the 20%

Ella goes to Nursery...

My little Ella bug is growing up too fast. Today I took her to nursery for her first time. At first she just stood by me not knowing what to do or what was going on. Then she found a ball, and was okay. She had of course her binky in her mouth, and with in the first minute two of the little boys came up to grab it. I took it out and thought for sure she would have a hard time without it, but she didn't which is really good. I was happy, she may not be as dependent on it like I thought. Ella is the only girl in the nursery with 7 boys. So she definitly is going to like the boys!! They said she did really good, but was super quiet which my Ella around us can not stop chattering away. I went to sneak at her to make sure she was doing okay, and they were having snack time. She was sitting at the end of the table so I could see her face straight on, and she looked like she was about to pass out from being tired. Then I walked by again a couple of minutes later, and she was just eating her snacks with a big smile on her face. She did make eye contact with me, which made her realize I wasn't by her so she started to cry, but luckily it was time to go to Sacrament. I know some of you think that this is silly, but this is a big milestone. It makes me realize how fast time goes by with her. I try to enjoy every minute I have with her, sometimes they are hard, but most of the time we are laughing and having lots of fun! Okay sorry about the long post, but I had to share this experience. Also I tried to upload a picture on Zach's computer, and once again it did not work. So I promise more pictures are coming soon!