Strawberries!!!

Today was Ella's first trip to the Strawberry Patch. I was a little worried about how she would do, but she absolutely loved it. She definitely ate more strawberries than she picked and she was a sticky, sweet mess in a matter of minutes, but she had a great time. She liked the ends of the strawberries the best though so she would take one bite and put the strawberry back in the basket. We may have brought home some strawberries with an Ella bite taken out of them!

EASTER

Bunny Ella

Ella checking out her New Picnic Table!

Easter Dinner

We had a great Easter! Jessica's cousin, Jill, came in for the weekend from Radford. Brady and Dave also made it home for the Easter holiday! Jill and I thought that Ella would like coloring eggs.... Ella had absolutely no interest in helping with that, but Jill and I still had lot of fun! Ella thought the colorful eggs looked more like balls, but for some reason they did not bounce...

Easter day was very nice. The easter bunny brought Ella some very nice gifts and her first candy... mini M&Ms! Everyone came over after church for Easter dinner. We had our first meal in our new dining room! It was a very nice day!

Springtime!!!

With the onset of Spring weather we have made visits to the park the last 2 weekends. Ella loves being outside and exploring EVERYTHING! She especially likes the slide (both going down and trying to climb back up it!) However, the swing is definitely a close second! This Spring and Summer is going to be LOTS of fun!

On The Move!

Some of Ella's First Steps

Walking at the Park on a Beautiful Spring Day!

Ella is officially walking. She started walking earlier this week when she discovered that she could not crawl and carry her sippy cup at the same time! She is still very wobbly, but she is getting more confident each day! She is pretty tough too... lots of falls, but not much crying!

Ella Turns 1!!!

Ella in her Party Dress!

YUMMY Cake!

I know it is hard to believe, but we ALL survived Ella's first year! Actually, I think it is harder to believe that Ella survived than us. :) It was a great year that went by very quickly, however it also feels like Ella has always been a part of the family! It is a hard feeling to describe... but regardless she is now 1 and had she had a great time celebrating with friends and family! She definitely enjoyed the cake (as you can tell from the pictures). She even decided to take her first steps that afternoon. She took about 7 steps on her own before deciding that it was much easier to crawl!

Italian Baby!

We have recently discovered Ella's love of Italian food! She loves everything Italian... spaghetti, pizza, ravioli, spaghetti o's... She has a great time eating it too!!

New Year's Eve 2006

Every year we have a New Year's Eve Party and we play Bunco. It is always a fun evening with good food, friends, and games! This year was no exception! Opening the wonderful "Bunco gifts" at the end of the night is always a highlight! The Grubbs' kids had a blast playing the game... and Cole ALMOST made it to midnight!