Lazy Halloween

I'm kind of a Halloween downer. I'm way too old to ask other people for candy. I don't like to dress up. My baby has a 6:30 bedtime.

This year my excuse was that my baby shouldn't even eat candy, and I don't want to worry about it. Don't worry though we still gave out 3 bags of candy. We made it to just after 8pm.

If anyone asks, my baby was dressed as a "sleeping baby" and I was a "relaxing Momma"

(Alternatively, we caught Ella dressed like the cutest world dictator ever?)

Sick Ella

Sometimes babies get really sick. Sometimes it feels like this. Sometimes it lasts a long time and you have to go to the doctor. Sometimes the doctor calls after a stool test and tells you that your baby has Salmonella. Most of the time, your baby gets better and then feels like this.

Ella the Climber!

Ella is learning how to climb. She is mastering how to go up the stairs (going down is definitely still a ways away). She is working on climbing on other things too (like the guest bed.)

I've also started to get into things. This is Ella being really sad that "somebody" pulled out of the towels. (This is Ella  5 seconds before that sad face)

Ella Goes to the Park

Ella loves to play outside and she loves people. This makes it no suprise that we spend lots of time at the park! There are a couple of near by parks and on special occasions we'll go find new parks to explore.

Ella especially likes mulch and rocks. She is finally getting the hang of the equipment now that she can climb some. She enjoys going down the slide with help from a grown up, but she is not so sure about the swings.

As a mom, I especially live that she is super independent at the park. I can be yards away and she will enjoy playing with Dad.

Dad is great at teaching us new games and new equipment!