Ella in the Mornings

Ella is so much fun in the mornings when we go get her. She is all smiles and giggles. It is one of my favorite parts of the day with her.

 

All Laughs with her Daddy

We are missing Daddy terribly this week (he's gone all week in Dallas for a business trip) but I keep playing this video for Ella and she's all smiles hearing his voice.  She absolutely LOVES the mirror and only her Daddy can get those belly laughs.

Snuggle Bug

There's nothing better than snuggles on the couch.  

Busy Week

We had a very busy week in the Scripps' house.  Ella started daycare - she will be coming with me to work every morning at Discovery's in house daycare.  Her teachers are amazing and since she's one of only two girls in her class she gets lots of extra attention.  :)  We were lucky that we could transition her  for a few days this week before I go back to work full time.  She was all smiles each day that I took her.  On Thursday, I was able to sit in on a music class she went too.  She didn't know what to make of all the music.

 

Also this week Ella finally got to her friend Nate.  Nate's mom and I have worked together for the last six years and her twin daughters were the flower girls in our wedding.  Nate and Ella are only a week apart.  They are fast friends already.  

Let's Gooooo....

...Mountaineers!!!  Ella cheered on my alma mater this past weekend.  I had to add the bow because she keeps getting mistaken for a boy.  There's no dying she's a girl with that adorable bow!!!

Like Mother...Like Daughter...

A couple weekends ago we attended a wine festival and brought Ella along.  She wanted to partake in the festivities.  Taking after her mother!  :)

Busy Weekend for the Scripps

We had a busy weekend in the Scripps house.  My parents came for a visit to help us prepare for me getting back to work...they spent lots of time with Ella....

We were sad to see them go but excited we will see them next month when we meet them in Florida!!!

And to end our wonderful weekend we headed to our friends Lisa and Lee's house to meet their newest addition Brooks!  Ella had so much fun meeting her new friend.  Our gatherings with the Baders are definitely different with dueling crying babies and taking turns eating but still soo much fun!!!  We can't wait for the first Bader Scripps vacation post babies.  Those too will be very different but so fun.

 We are taking bets on how long it takes Brooks to beat out Ella in height and weight (he's already almost as long as her).  They are 10 weeks apart so we'll have to see in a few more months.

It's so nice to have such good friends going through the same life change!  Can't wait to share lots of memories of our kids growing up together.