Category Archives: Ellie

Just Gotta Love the Drool Goatee

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He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not

I think she lost track.

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Happy Birthday Meggan!

Happy Birthday my dear sister-in-law! We love you! Meggan, Mom and I with Ellie at 10 days old.  We’re laughing so hard because Ellie had just made the most hilarious sounding toot! 🙂

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Standing! (Almost)

Ellie is slowly but surely teaching herself how to stand.  I am constantly amazed by what she is doing, all on her own, to develop and grow up.  I stopped reading child development books when Ellie was around two months … Continue reading

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Attack of the Killer Vegetables

We’ve managed to grow some fairly impressive vegetables this summer.  Take for example, the largest piece of Swiss chard I have ever seen. Or this beet (which you have already seen as a centerpiece):Just that one beet will be enough … Continue reading

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Alaska, Summer 2011, Part 15: Camping Trip #2 (the second day)

Part 15 in a series about our trip to Alaska in late June through mid-July, 2011. We woke up Thursday morning to beautiful weather.  We had a leisurely breakfast of ham, cheese, and egg English muffins cooked on the fire … Continue reading

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Papillon

Ellie has a little friend from church.  She goes by the name, “Papillon” on her mother’s blog.  Her mom and I get together every so often to walk and hang out.  (You can see Ellie and Papillon at a play … Continue reading

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AIBLW: Ellie loves fruit! And corn!

Last month, we were getting a ton of plums through our fruit CSA.  So we gave one to Ellie every day.  I would take a bite out of it so that she could get into the skin and after that … Continue reading

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Alaska, Summer 2011, Part 14: Camping Trip #2 (the first day)

Part 14 in a series about our trip to Alaska in late June through mid-July, 2011. Dad, Noah, Selah, Nik, Ellie, and I decided to go on one more camping trip to end our vacation in style.  Although originally planning … Continue reading

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What do you get when you have a baby who can crawl anywhere?

A mess! And a happy baby! P.S. Yes, since we took these pictures (back in mid-July), we’ve bolted the bookcase to the wall and switched the books all around.  So although that corner still gets very messy, it’s much more … Continue reading

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