About Me

Hello! My name is Rhonda and I am married to a wonderful man, Michael. I can say he is truly my best friend. We were married on April 12, 2008. He has a son (my step-son), Josh who is 15 years old. We are blessed with such wonderful family and friends. We created this blog so that we could post activities and pictures about us. We look forward to sharing these things with you. We had a sweet baby girl, Ella Kate, on June 19, 2012.

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Seven Months Old

Ella is 7 months old...
(January 19th)
 You now weigh 15 1/2 pounds.  You are wearing a size 3 diaper and are in 6-9 months clothes.  You are still wearing a size 2 shoe.  You are getting to be such a big girl, time is flying.  You can now roll from back to stomach and stomach to back.  You aren't quite sure about crawling yet, you get a little fussy when we make you try!



You can get around in your walker pretty much anywhere...

You ventured to the back door and found Mollie sitting outside watching you, how sweet!




A recent warm weekend in January we were able to go outside and you had your 1st trip to the park.  We went both Saturday & Sunday! You LOVED it!


Now it's back cold... crazy weather!


 You have figured out how to put the paci in all by yourself, upside down at all.  You can also hold your own bottle now.



Such a big girl... 
sitting in your Pirate chair & standing at your music table.




We had your "dedication" on Sunday, January 20th at 
Gum Swamp FWB Church.


You are finally showing some interest in "maybe" crawling?!?!
You attempted to go after a pair of socks I put down, 
but you sat back down!


1st time in the pool at the ECU Student Rec Center...
01/22/13, and yes it's an indoor pool!


Just a few pics of you playing during the day...


You LOVE to eat & want anything we are eating...
yep, a Twizzler!





Happy 7 month Birthday Ella!

Love, 
Mommy & Daddy

I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him. ~1 Samuel 1:27





Saturday, January 26, 2013

Six months old

Ella is 6 months old
(December 19th)


You had your 6 month well child check on December 27th, you weighed 15 pounds and were 25 3/4 inches long.  You received 3 shots.  You are wearing a size 2 or a size 3 diaper and are in size 6 months clothes and sometimes you can wear size 6-9 month clothes.  You have started to wear shoes sometimes and are wearing a size 1 or size 2. 



We made our 1st trip to Walt Disney World, December 16th-21st.  We traveled by airplane (Southwest) which was also a first for you. (you drank your bottle so your ears wouldn't hurt)


We had breakfast with the characters at Chef Mickey's and Cape Maye Cafe...





 Family photo outside at the Contemporary Resort



We also had breakfast with the princesses at 
Cinderella's Royal Table...
 You even got your own wand to keep!


 You saw Jasmine, Ariel, Aurora, and Snow White, 
but you were a napping when Snow White came around.




 Your 1st character encounter (Goofy) at 
"Celebrate A Dream Come True" parade at Magic Kingdom.



 You were amazed by the "Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights" at Hollywood Studios. 
(yep, you went in your PJ's)


 Photo op with Mickey at Magic Kingdom.


 You and Daddy with Jake from 
"Jake and the Neverland Pirates"!


 We rode Kilimanjaro Safari at Animal Kingdom



A few photos from your 1st Christmas...

 Santa came to visit!!!



 Santa even came to visit BIG BROTHER Josh!


 You loved opening presents!



Merry 1st Christmas Ella!


Love,
Mommy & Daddy


I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him. ~1 Samuel 1:27