A Little bit of Christmas

me and Gabriella waiting for the flight to Louisville
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I was really excited to see the new house and wished that I could build my own in KY (since it is SO MUCH CHEAPER) and have it moved to Denver. In my dreams.
But it is a beautiful home and I'm excited for them to get to enjoy it more and more.

the house


the train


the wildlife (deer jumped in front of us as we were driving)


On Christmas Eve Geri and Lori came over for dinner and brought their dogs. I think it was one of Ella Bella's many highlights.

After dinner she was pretty messy so Erin gave Ella a bath and then it was back to play with the dogs.







The next morning was CHRISTMAS!!! and Santa did a really good job. Steve was surprised with his Halo 3 graphic novel and I got my coveted "Twilight" book series and a new purse from my mom. Lauren also surprised me with a dvd set and some other cute things. Along with lots of candy and to make sure our cavities don't get out of hand Santa made sure to off-set it with some spiffy toothbrushes. But aside from all the great gifts we got the best thing was being together and sharing this experience with Gabriella.



I don't think my family will ever look at the stairs in the foyer the same way again.
Everyone took turns helping Ella Bella go up and down, over and over and over and over and over, you get the point.
One of the sweetest things Gabriella does is give kisses. Pucker Up!
Here you go Auntie Lauren

Aunt Geri

Auntie Nernin
I was able to leave a mark of my own on the new house. The window panes on either side of the front door didn't allow much privacy so I used "gallery glass" to make it harder to see in. Overall I was well pleased with my design and the way it turned out.

Here she is after she found daddy's hat.

The week went by pretty fast and soon it was time to say our goodbyes...(or so we thought) I know Erin will miss how Gabriella came to sit on her every time she had a poopy diaper. Ha ha.
"I don't want to walk without you Baby..."
When we got to the airport we were told the fight was delayed so we had about three hours to kill so off we went to downtown Louisville to eat at the Spaghetti Factory.
She really likes spaghetti.
Then it was back to the airport...


After another delay we finally made it back to Denver around 2am and to sleep by 3am.
Happy New Year!

Christmas came a little early

We had a lot of fun letting Ella Bella open up some of her gifts yesterday and even nicer was that Steve's family was able to watch her do it over the webcam.






Thanks so much for the great gifts. We loved them!

Christmas Cheer

So I finally broke down and got some pictures made of Ella Bella,
Here is how they turned out.

What a difference a year makes...

Hard to believe that just a year ago little Ella Bella couldn't walk, or even crawl for that matter. I just hate how fast time flies...atleast we are having fun.
A year ago...

Now...

Thanksgiving...what would it be without drama?

Thanksgiving was great, we had originally planned to go out and eat Brazilian food but then we were invited to a friend's house so we did that and had rice and beans on Friday.
But before all that the story begins on Tuesday night when Ella Bella was acting really tired and a bit clingy.
Wednesday: she didn't sleep well, cried a lot, was even more clingy and had a fever.
So at midnight I went to the store and got her some more medicine.
Thursday: she slept in our bed again, lots of crying, still clingy and fever broke.
But she still didn't seem to feel well...so she either has the Flu or due to the fact that she won't let us come close to her mouth we figured out that her back molars are coming in. During one of her crying spells I took the opportunity to see her teeth and sure enough there are her little teeth trying to push through. Poor baby, I feel so bad for her.
Finally, tonight she seemed to be a bit better, not as much crying and is still sleeping in her crib tonight.
Here are some pictures of our Thanksgiving:





These were taken Thanksgiving night: she liked the mashed potatoes




So like I said tonight was a bit better but she still wanted to be held by me ALL THE TIME, so I thought I'd try something different. Surly she would see me lying on the floor and go to daddy right? Nope. She found me and took advantage of my trick.
I could never say no to my sweet baby!