Ella and my cousin's little girl Samantha getting aquianted.
We spent Easter morning at our house where Ella got her first Easter basket. I had so much fun putting it together and I think she really liked all of the fun goodies that I put in there for her. Especially her new cell phone, it looks just like mine so I am hoping that I will be able to keep mine drool free from now on. After the morning at our house we went up to my parents house and had a big Easter dinner with my mom's side of the family. Ella got to meet extended family that even I haven't seen in years, it was a great Easter!
We took advantage of the sun this weekend and took Ella to the park. It was the first time she went on the swings and she loved it. Then she came home and BBQ'd ribs with Dad!
Here are a few pictures of Ella in her eighth month. She still loves bath time and sitting with all of her toys. She gets up on all fours and rocks back and forth and will lunge towards her toys but has not mastered the concept of crawling yet. She still seems pretty content just rolling over and grabbing her toes if she can't get to a toy. We are starting to see her personality come out more and more and still nothing makes her happier and squeal with more delight than when she sees Apollo.
I just got back from a five day trip to Cabo with nine of my closest girlfriends. We have been planning this trip for a few years now but it kept getting postponed with weddings and babies (Ella) but it finally happened and it couldn't have been better. We thought this was the perfect way to celebrate all of us turning 30. Although since we had to keep postponing it some of the girls are already 31 and the rest of us are well on our way. We stayed at a private residence in the Pedregal area, the house was huge and had the most amazing view. We watched whales jumping every afternoon from our deck and enjoyed the quite neighborhood that we were staying in. We spent most of the days at our pool and the evenings in town and we spent one day on a whale watching tour that was the highlight of the trip. The whole trip went by so fast, but I got some much needed relaxation and sun. Although it was hard to be away from Ella for the first time I knew she was in great hands with my mom and Bernie. We are already planning our 35th birthday trip although I think the next time we might have to bring the guys!
Alana was dressed as Cinderella
Ella attended her first princess birthday party. Our friends Steve and Elizabeth's little girl Isabella turned 4 this weekend. I swear it was just yesterday that she was born, once again making it clear to me that these kids really do grow up so quickly. It was so fun to see all the little girls dressed in their princess costumes and the boys were dressed in various costumes from cowboys to conductors. It was such a fun party. Happy Birthday Isabella!
