camping

This last weekend our family decided to get away for a bit and we went camping over the weekend. we had a blast, it was so relaxing, the river was right next to us, and we just relaxed all day long. Ella loved the river and the hammock. So it was a good time. here are some pictures, yes they are mostly of ellas face, but can you blame me? she is the prettiest little thing :)

3 year anniversary!

It is so crazy that we have been married 3 years. Sometimes it doesnt even feel like we're married (besides the whole baby and live together and all that stuff) Sometimes I feel like I just graduated high school and we are still dating!

We have decided to keep it simple this year for our anniversary, just a small present for each other and then we went to eat at our favorite restaurant (Tuli Bistro in sac, for real it is SO GOOD)

Here are some wedding pictures from our special day :)

















Even though we get mad at each other and we sometimes fight,I still love us. I love that he makes me laugh more than anyone in the world. I love that he listens to me and that we can talk about anything. He is easily my best friend.

plus we made this little thing :)

ella 7 months

well ella has been busy this month, learning SO many new things!

-she is starting to crawl! she usually can only go for a little bit before she gets tired, but then she just goes down to her belly and scoots!
-claps! when she gets excited she claps and bounces on her bum! its so cute
-is starting to wave, she wont do it all the time, but when she does, it totally melts your heart
-still no teeth! she loves to gnaw on just about anything, but i dont feel any teeth coming in yet. thats ok, i am not looking forward to the biting phase
- is eating more and more baby food and loves just about everything i give her
- doesnt sleep well anymore (is this the same baby that would sleep 8-10 hours a night?) she usually wakes up about 4 time a night, most of the time she just wants her paci but sometimes she wants a bottle and chugs it down. Im trying to stuff her with more baby food and cereal during the day, hopefully that will get her through the night!
- is going to the beach for the first time this weekend, we'll see how she feels about sand!
-still loves tv
- loves music! she loves just about everything and whenever she is losing it, i just bust out a song and she starts laughing and "singing" with me!

I cant believe in 5 months she is going to 1 year. Ah! time to start planning!

six months!

Yes, we have reached it. The halfway mark until she is a toddler. but let me tell you, she is SO fun! at six months ella:

-weights 15.8 lbs (25%)
-is 26.5" long (50%)
- LOVES to talk - she says mammaa and daddaa and baba, unfortunately she says dada the most, but every time she says da i say mmmmmmma. hahah i WILL be the first word.
-is a busy body! she isnt crawling yet(thank goodness) but she loves to grab at EVERYTHING. and not crawling doesnt stop her, she will face plant hardcore if it means reaching that toy.
- doesnt sleep as well as she used to, she still does a good 7 hours at a time, but now she wakes up to get a bottle, but im not too upset because 7 hours is still pretty great. she does take about 3 naps a day, they range from about 45 min-2 hours.
- LOVES food- she eats bananas, applesauce, blueberry's, carrots, peas, sweet potatoes, avocados, rice cereal. pretty much everything i have given her she likes, im so glad she isnt a picky eater! and if you are eating something while holding her you better believe she needs a bite or else she is pretty upset.
-is such a happy baby! she loves to smile and laugh and play. we drove to utah again last week and the whole trip (11 hours) she just hung out in her car seat. didnt cry, didnt whine, as long as she was fed and someone was there to talk to her she was a happy girl. we are SO lucky!
-when she is tired she talks the most and loves to study her hands
- her favorite toys are tags, wrappers, paper, basically anything that isnt a toy
-diaper changing is getting harder and harder, she just wants to roll and go! i usually have an object (sheet a paper) handy to distract her while i change her diaper.

she is such a love and we are having so much fun :)

While we were in Utah for Tessa's blessing we went to the pool. Ella LOVED it! Here are some pictures :)

























i love my little bean :)

Ella 5 month pictures!

Ella is 5 months!

at 5 months Ella is:

-sitting up all by herself, we usually keep a close eye on her because sometimes she gets really excited and starts kicking and loses her balance, but besides that she is doing pretty great.
-is now eating real food! she has tried bananas and avocados and loved both and today we are trying apples! her least favorite is definitely the cereal, but thats ok, i think it tastes pretty gross too :)
-has rolled over ONE time. from her back to her front and it does not really seem like she is interested in doing it again.
-weights 14.5 lbs and is 25" long
-LOVES to smile and giggle and laugh
-still sleeps about 8 hours a night with catnaps through out the day
-LOVES tv, thankfully i got some baby mozart so at least she is watching something a little constructive while i work
-is such a happy baby - everyone comments on how happy and easy she is and we know we are so lucky to have such a good baby
-we have learned that she does not like it when people applause or loud noises (but when she is asleep she can sleep through ANYTHING)


we have such a blast with her all the time. Every day michael and i look at her and just think, dang, how did we get so lucky to end up with such an amazing baby. she is so fun! and i will post pictures soon!