a gray day...: February 2010

Saturday, February 27, 2010

she's a swimmer!

We started "swim" lessons at the YMCA today! She had so much fun! She doesn't seem to mind the water at all. By the end she was exausted and ready for a nap. :)

Ready to swim!

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We have 2 more veggies under Ellee's belt....we are almost ready for fruits!! She is LOVING solids! She hasn't disliked any yet. Here are the snapshots from Squash and Yams! I think these are her favorites so far....

Squash face!

mmmmm...yummy yams!

OOPSY!

I accidentally messed up on Ellee 365..... I skipped some photos, messing up the order. I have fixed it so.... click on the links below to see the correct order. :)

Ellee 365: days 203 - 209

Ellee 365: days 210 - 216

Ellee 365: days 217 - 223

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

six month portraits.

So, forgive me...I have found more photos that I forgot to post. I'm pretty sure these are the last of the forgottens.... :)

I took Ellee and her cousin Nadya in to get their 6 month portraits done. I have to say...our girls are the CUTEST ever!! The photographer had the hardest time getting the girls to stop staring at each other. It was quite comical! I think they turned out awesome!!

Ellee 365: days 217 - 223

217 days old.

218 days old.

219 days old.

220 days old.

221 days old.

222 days old.

223 days old.

Sunday, February 21, 2010

7 months old!

I should have posted this already also...sorry! :)

february 11th.

This is a hard day for me and my family every year. And I have to say it does not get any easier! This year marked the 3rd anniversary of my Dad's passing. I'm a little late posting this but, last week I was really sick and then Ellee came down with what I had. It has been a stressful week and a half.
Each year I take flowers to my Dad's memorial site and I snap a picture. This year Miss Ellee came with us. Not that she knew what was going on but, I want to make it a tradition that she goes with us so that she knows who her Grandpa was. Every year it makes me sad that she will never get to meet him. She will know him though. We will tell her stories of him. There will never be any question about who he was!

Lee B. Spunaugle

August 18, 1948 - February 11, 2007

We love and miss you very much Dad!

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Ellee 365: days 210 - 216

210 days old.

211 days old.

212 days old.

213 days old.

214 days old.

215 days old.

216 days old.

Ellee 365: days 203 - 209

203 days old.

204 days old.

205 days old.

206 days old.

207 days old.

208 days old.

209 days old.

catching up.

We have been so busy the past few weeks! Instead of posting for each event I have decided it would be easier to do a catch up post. Here goes! :)

While we were Georgia we got to visit with lots of family. Here are a few snapshots:

Ellee and her Great Uncle Bryan

Ellee and my cousin Samantha. (Samantha would be Ellee's first cousin once removed)

Cortland and Boone

Here are a few shots of Boone and Ellee...they were the 'kissing 2nd cousins'.

They became friends right away!

We completed our trip with a visit to the World of Coca-Cola. It was fun taking the self guided tour which included an entertaining multisensory 4-D movie, old artifacts and a tastings of over 60 different Coke products from around the world. If you are ever in Atlanta I recommend going! Check out the photos from our visit:

Waiting to start the tour

Old vending machine

The oldest artifact on display.

Miss Ellee with the 7' tall Coca-Cola polar bear.

Ellee posing with Dr. John Pemberton. The inventer of the recipe for Coca-cola..

right from his backyard.

After having such a wonderful visit with my sister, her husband, Aunts, Uncles and cousins it was time to get back to reality. :( Ellee did very well on the plane ride home. A few fusses here and there but, overall it was a success. She spent a lot of time sleeping and looking out the window. Were were lucky to have an open seat between us so she was able to stretch out. Here are a few pics from the ride.

Looking out the window.