Whistler Trip

My family
Go Ella, go for the gold!
She got Gold!
Beautiful tree's all around
Fairmont hotel, were we stayed!Nice..
Mommy and Ella XO
Daddy and Ella XO
Mother like Daughter,hee!!
To much cream in her coffee, she wasn't happy about that!
Swimming time.

Big bed for a little girl!
To the Spa we go!
She loves swimming
Being goofy on the big bed!
Off for our walk!

We decided to take a drive up to Whistler last weekend, and we had a great time. We walked around the shops, went swimming in the hotel's pool, had dinner at Earl's, and did lots of walking around, exploring! But some of the best moments we had was just spending time playing on the big King bed with Ella and relaxing in our room.

As you all know the road going to Whistler is getting repairs for the Olympics. The drive up was good, no major construction going on but rained really hard. On the way back home, we did get stopped twice, the roads are so all over the place and you do have to go alot slower for all the crazy mix match turns and wierd lines. It gets a little bit confusing. We really only go up to Whistler in the summer time, so it will be interesting to see how it will look next year.

We had to be creative with the sleeping arrangments. Ella would go to bed around 7-7:30pm, a little bit to early for us. The hotel provided a crib for her ,so we put it in the closet with the doors open of course, and that were she slept. It aloud her to sleep and let us play cards and still be able to chat too. It worked out great! I was surprised that the closet was big enough to put a crib in it.

Great trip, and looking forward to doing it again next year.....

Short story time!

Thats one full baby from carrots!

Thumbs always in her mouth!

More thumb.....

Where were staying in mexico...so pritty!
We talked to Millenium trail, and she fell asleep in this carrier! She loves the outdoors.
The day the Hurley's told us the new baby news.Yahoo....
Me making my first try on the cupcakes.

The finish product....yummy!

Story #1

Well the last 2 weeks Ella has become an all day all night thumb sucker. Because of this she does fall asleep much faster and can know sooth herself.

Story#2

I'm sure there are many moms out there that would make cakes for their kids birthday, but there was no mom like my mom! She made the best cakes for Nick, Myslef and Lucas. So I was going for a walk to the store one day and on the way popped into our local book store. I found the best cupcake book ever called"Hello Cupcake". I've made the sunflower cupcakes for my sister inlaws tupperware party. I had so much fun making them,I have decide I'm going to be the cupcake girl for all. There's thanksgiving and birthdays and christmas coming up and guess what I'll be bringing. Heeee!!

Story#3

I must congratulate Derek and Erica on their first pregnancy due in May. They just got married last July and bought a house in the same month. Everything in one year! It's great news guys, and we're so happy for you both on all your accomplishments. I picture you with a little girl, named Jolene..hee!

Story#4

Dave,I and Ella are off to Whistler this weekend for two nights, and lucky us we get to stay at the Fairmont hotel. Will be great fun, but bad weather. And Ella will be getting her first stamp in her passport on November 8th. Were taking her to Cancun Mexico for 1 week, looking forward to it. If anybody has any secrets with traveling with infants ,please let me know.

Well thats it for know, see you when I have another story to tell.

hugs and kisses

Jolene & Ella

Loving Ella is easy!

Testing out our hiking gear, she fell asleep in it for a while
Ella making lots of noise
She's starting to suck her thumb again, for long peroids of time
More making noise!
My baby girl!

Well Ella's know eating cereal and I started her on squash with apples. It's all going to be homemade baby food for a while,simply because I got it all from my moms garden. The baby food recipe book I have is great. The squash with apples asked for water, little syrup and pinch of nutmag. She loves it!!!! Tomorrow she's going to try Carrots for the first time. I'm feeling that Ella's going to love everything I put in front of her to eat. That's if she's anything like me! hee......I love food.

She's been so much fun lately. With eating and all that talking, she's dying to have a conversation with you. She gets really high in her jolly jumper and enjoys wrestling on the bed with mommy. I allow her to watch one show on tv called "Super Why" at 9am on channel 3. It allows me to get ready for the day. While she snuggles in our bed with her blanket and giggles and laughs at the characters. The show is about solving problems and finding the answers in a book. It's kind of a catchy opening to it , so I have the song in my head all day! She loves it when I dance like a goof in the kitchen and sing songs with my bad voice and no tune to it. Ever since she started giggling ,I try sooo....... hard to make her smile and laugh. I'm sure if you ever walked in on us together being silly, you would wonder!!! hee... I would do anything for her....anything!

Ella is starting to be just as silly as her mom! She will toot/fart and think she's so funny! I could make a face when I have to change her poophie diaper and it's like she knows it's funny that mommy has to change and not her. I love her so much and I'm thankful she's a part of me and Dave. She's a really special little girl! tear....

Mommy loves you Ella! Keep being as silly as you can.

xo

"Surprise"

I was catching some rays in my backyard yesterday and I looked down and I couldn't believe what I saw. It was the biggest green worm thing I have ever seen.I had NO idea there are things like this in my own backyard. It scared the crap out of me(not a bug person ,at all). Then I started picturing Ella a little older,crawling around. And putting this things in her month or even just picking it up and squishing it in her hands. Yuck!!! I'm sure this has actually happened to somebody's kids before.I showed the pictures to my Mom the garden expert and she said it's either going to turn into a beautiful butterfly or a moth(and very big one I guess). Has anybody else seen such a thing in their yard before?????

First Times Together....

singing songs together!"the wheels of the bus go...."
Saying hello to her cousin

Last week ,Ella had her first "H2O Bouncers" swimming lessons. She was top of her class!. She was so relaxed that day in the water. Her eyes were almost closed when she was swimming on her back. When I first heard about the class, I called Trisha (sister in law) to see if she would be interested in it as well for Nicholas. Nicholas is Ella's 2 week old younger cousin, they share lots of laughs and giggles together. And the occasional kick in the face or pull of the hair. It's great watching them together, and having swimming lessons together is just another bonus to get to know each other even more. And for the mommy's to chat and hang out.

Sushi girl....

Ella was having a sushi craving that day! She managed to eat everything on her plate, thats my girl!xo

Pappa John

This is a tribute to Pappa John from Ella. Ella loves her pappa because he plans to put her through University(no really....no not really) and to get her a new ball. He is a great pappa and she feels lucky to have him.