Mommy tried out a new hair do!

Doing a little reading

Chillin in the Boppy

Why does Mommy keep piling up these animals on me?

Daddy pushing Ella

Playing with bunny

Playing with her barn friends

Bucking in her Bumbo seat, ready to get out

Ella's first swing

A Weekend of "Firsts"

What a weekend we had! Aunt Jenn, Uncle Preston, and Mr. Reagan came up for a visit, and it was a very busy weekend. Gene and Preston met up with old buddies at the Alpha Gamma Rho Founder's Day in Nacogdoches. Meanwhile, Jenn and I took the kids to the Tyler Zoo. It was Ella's first trip to the zoo and Ella and Reagan's first date! Although Ella slept through most of it, I think she enjoyed it. Jenn and I quickly learned what a fiasco it can be to pack up a baby and two year old. Now we know to get an early start! The weather was absolutely beautiful, so we all enjoyed being outside.

The guys did not get back until late on Saturday night, so Jenn and I were even daring enough to take the kids out for dinner. Reagan and Ella both did great. Reagan was a trooper even though he had started to run fever that evening. Jenn was quite upset to realize it was the one and only time she had not over packed and brought the thermometer and medicine. A quick trip to Walgreens fixed all of that. By morning, Reagan was good to go!

Sunday morning, Jenn and I once again took the kids out for another adventure. This time it was to the park. Ella enjoyed many more "firsts" at the park. She tried out the swing, which she wasn't too sure about since it was a little too big. She touched the grass with her bare feet and tickled her toes in the clover. She even went down the slide with Mommy. The straight slide went well, but the curly slide was a little too scary. Reagan was very brave and took on the Big Slide. After climbing up all of those steps, he started to rethink his decision. After some coaxing and cheering from Mom and Aunt MeMe, he made it down the slide. We also flew like Superman on our swings. Before we left, Reagan was a little gentleman and gave his girlfriend a pretty flower. How sweet!

We had so much fun with Aunt Jenn, Uncle Preston, and Mr. Reagan and look forward to our first road trip down there in a couple of weeks. I hope they're ready for us!

More pictures!

3 Months Old!

Can you believe it's already been 3 months? It seems like just yesterday we brought home our little Snuggle Bug. We had a very busy week while Grammy and Grampa were in town. I had to on work one of the days, so Grammy and Grampa had Ella all to themselves. I'm surprised they didn't leave town with her while Gene and I were gone.

We spent the next day at the mall since the weather was a bit chilly, and we all wanted to get out of the house for a little while. On Saturday, Ella had her first adventure to Canton. For those of you who are not familiar with Canton, it is the largest flea market. The weather was beautiful, so everyone else seemed to have the same idea to go to Canton. I was on a mission for hair bows, so Ella has expanded her bow collection. Grammy and Grampa found some treasures, too. We also drove around Tyler to admire all of the Azaleas in bloom. Sunday we went to church, and then Gene's parents came over for a cook-out.


We were very sad to say good-bye to Grammy and Grampa when it came time for them to leave. See you soon in July!

Ella is continuing to entertain us with her talking and activity. I think she will be rolling over very soon. She rolls to each side but hasn't quite gotten the legs to follow over. I have given her strict instructions to not roll unless Mommy is there to see it! She has outgrown her 3 months pajamas because she is too long for them now. She is long and skinny, especially compared to her chubby, bald friends at daycare.

We are looking forward to Aunt Jenn, Uncle Preston, and Mr. Reagan visiting in a couple of weeks!