Ellie is 15 Months Old!

Ellie turned 15 months old yesterday. She began walking last weekend and is walking more and more everyday. Her new words are "cat" and "hot." There are many things she likes to do:

Every morning Ellie comes into our bed to have her bottle and loves to snuggle (especially with John).

and tries to get out of the bed all on her own!
she loves playing with her babies

Ellie really enjoys emptying out the diaper bag

Fun on Monday

We had a trunk show at our house on Monday. Hadley came with her mom. She and Ellie played so nicely together.

First Steps!

Ellie began to take her first steps this weekend.

We're very proud of her! Enjoy the action shots.

Ellie is finally ready to get off the floor

she's done a lot of crusing lately
began to stand on her own

and has taken her first steps!

Snow Day

We were fortunate to have a snow day on Friday. Ellie was able to play at home all day. She loves to give her dolls a bottle and even tries to give them a pacifier too.

Ellie loves...

In celebration of Valentine's Day, and in no particular order, here are the things Ellie loves most:

1. reading books
2. playing with puzzles
3. her lamby
4. cuddling
5. sneaking into the bathroom and unrolling the toilet paper
6. dogs
7. eating pizza and bananas (not together)
8. singing The Itsy-Bitsy Spider
9. holding the remote control or a cell phone
10. getting attention from family, friends or strangers

Happy Valentine's Day!

Ellie with her new rocking chair

she loves it!

enjoying a Valentine cupcake

Happy Valentine's Day!

Love, John, Kate and Ellie xo.

Valentine Craft

Ellie came home from daycare with a Valentine gift for us. Needless to say, we love it and it now has a prominent place on our fridge. Ellie's four year old friend Stella assisted her in making this project.

Daddy Love

Ellie and John were watching the Villanova/Georgetown

game tonight and having a blast together.

Vermont Weekend

John and Kellan

Ellie and Ella

the one year olds!
Kellan and Caitlin

getting psyched for Golden Tee

Caitlin and Kaitlin
Will, Ella and Ellie


We had a wonderful weekend in Stratton with our friends. It was Ellie's first time to Vermont and she thoroughly enjoyed playing with her friends.

Super Bowl Sunday

Ellie had a great time watching the Super Bowl at Ella's house.

Ellie's First Haircut

before her cut

John getting Ellie pumped


the finished product

Ellie got her first haircut today. She wasn't too sure about sitting in the chair but she was a good sport and her hair looks much better!