Three months later and Ella's hair continues to amaze us - thick, long and full. I can't believe how much she has grown these past three months - walking like an expert, starting to run, more baby signs, and wants to feed herself more.
Much love and appreciation to Mary Wang for taking Ella's 15 month portrait on July 21, 2012. We had a blast trying to get her to laugh and smile for the camera.
Sample 15 Month Portrait:
We got three awesome video clips of Ella laughing and smiling (yes, she's smiling).
Ella loves story time in her chair. She'll get on her chair, sit, grab a book, and want to flip through the books. It's so cute! I'm so glad she's enjoying the chair and continues to enjoy her books. We spent the afternoon with Isaac, Paige and Jack - playing with E's toys, story time, and going to the pool.
Video: Ella enjoying story time with Paige and Jack (June 30, 2012).
Video: Ella gets tickled by Paige (June 29, 2012).
So Ella is a little possessive with her toys and her chair. It's pretty funny to watch her show other kids that she doesn't want them touching her things or sitting in her chair. Tien, Tom and Claire came over for dinner so the kids got to spend some time with each other. Ella did not want Claire to go anywhere near her chair. Pretty funny to watch her push her away.
Video: Ella doesn't want to share her chair with Claire (June 30, 2012).
Picture: Claire gets on Ella's chair and is very excited (June 30, 2012).
McKinley Park:
We had a fun day on Monday, June 25th - the park and swimming. After we completed our morning errands, Ella napped on the car ride to pick up the Adair kids. She loves having them in the car with her (and so do I!). We love McKinley park and all of its creatures roaming around. We spent a couple hours playing by the pond, chasing squirrels, and having a small picnic. It was a fun lunch with the kids at the park.
Videos: Ella, Paige and Jack feeding the ducks (June 25, 2012).
Video: Ella wants to touch the ducks (June 25, 2012).
Video: Ella walking around the play ground (June 25, 2012).
Video: Ella chasing the squirrels (June 25, 2012).
Pictures: Ella at McKinley Park (June 25, 2012).
When we got home, Ella was thrilled to have the kids over and she loves to play with Isaac. He has a certain charm that gets her laughing. I love it!
Video: Ella loves playing with Isaac (June 25, 2012).
After everyone took their afternoon nap, we joined McKenzie and Ethan at the Recreation Center for a swim. Ella scraped her left knee while walking to the pool. Sigh, now both of her knees are scraped up. She had a good time in the bench entrance splashing around.
Picture: McKenzie feeding Ella grapes (June 25, 2012).
