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She's Walking!

Okay, I'm a little behind on the blog. But Ella is walking! WHOO HOO!!! We were getting a bit nervous after 13 months, 14, months, 15 months came and went and Ella still wasn't taking steps on her own. But, happily, she's got it down now! She took her first 5 steps 2 Saturdays ago and then progressed from there. She is building up her confidence every day and she gets very proud of herself when she makes the journey from the kitchen to the living room!

Ella is going to be a butterfly for Halloween. We'll get some pictures posted soon! In the meantime, here are a few recent shots!

Playing in the leaves (she insisted on wearing the glasses!)

BOO!

Mini Pumpkin Pie

Hey, here's my latest baking adventure - mini pumpkin pies. They turned out really cute. I added faces to each for Halloween! Fun!





And here's Ella! These were taken the other morning when the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse was starting. She gets all excited when the song comes on. :)

How Funky is your Chicken?

Remember Junior High (or maybe where you come from they called it Middle School)? Remember how carefree that time in our lives was? Okay, well maybe the use of "carefree" is debatable. But, really, most of us weren't required to have a job yet (aside from maybe babysitting or "chores" at home) so we just spent our days in school and then maybe sports/other activity practice in the afternoon/evenings. I'm sure in the midst of jr. high I didn't think it was all that fab, but looking back, it was probably a pretty fun time. Why am I even talking about this? Well, it's a really crazy round-a-bout, but here goes. Lately, I (and sometimes Jay) get random songs (i.e. songs from Ella's collection....Elmo's World, Barney, Sesame Street...) stuck in my head. Today, as I'm wandering through my work day, this is what pops in my head:

How Funky is your chicken? (how funky is your chicken?)
How loose is your goose? (our goose is totally loose)
So come on all you Spartans (so come on all you Spartans)
And Shake your caboose
And Shake your caboose

Worthington Junior High - Home of the Spartans. I might not have the exact words right, but this was one of the cheers at our football, basketball games in junior high. And today, I'm walking around chanting this cheer on repeat. I guess it's better than the Barney clean-up song....hope you don't get THAT one stuck in your head.

Goose Hunting - Morris

I can't believe it's Wednesday already! This past weekend we made a trip to Morris, MN for the goose hunting opener (for Jay - we were just along for the visit). We stayed with some of Jay's relatives, and Grandpa & Grandma Abbas came along too. We had a good time, although it was busy!! We met baby Brice (10 months old already!) Ella LOVES babies right now, so I think she thought this was so great! Here are a few pictures from the weekend.

Ella (16 months) with Brice (10 months) They were so cute playing together.


Ella (16 months)

Brice & Ella at the Fall Festival in Sauk Rapids that we ventured to on Saturday. We were all a little unsure of what we would find at this "fall festival" which took place on someone's private farm, but it was actually kind of fun. They had chickens & goats that you could feed & horses & alpacas around with tons of vendors.

Today we had a fun family day! Jay took the day off from work & we headed out for some shopping. Ella made out like a bandit! She's got some cute new clothes that will hopefully fit until the holidays! Our new favorite store: 77 Kids by American Eagle. OMG! Cute stuff! I'll get some pictures soon!

And...Ella debuted some dancing this weekend, which I caught on video, but (of course) my camera battery is dead so I can't upload it. I'll get it up soon - we think it's pretty cute.

Go TWINS!

Ella

Well since my earlier post, "tomorrow" turned in to a few extra days. A few pictures of Ella...it's getting tough to capture a decent shot lately - she's on the move (but not yet walking on her own).

Have a great weekend - remember to wear YELLOW tomorrow! Good luck to all of our friends/family running in the Twin Cities Marathon & 10 Mile this weekend.