Thursday, July 23, 2009

Summer Fun

We've been having such a fun and busy summer. So busy that I've been neglecting my poor blog! Figured I should write and show my blog some love. Last weekend we (Sarah, Rusty and I) went to a wedding. I just love weddings! I especially loved this one because we knew lots of people at the reception. I hate going to weddings where I don't know anyone. Unfortunately, we had to cut the evening short because Ella was acting up a little and we needed to get home to her. Sarah and I squeezed in one picture before we had to leave...

Last weekend we took Ella to her first county fair! Yeah!! While we aren't fair enthusiasts, like SOME people I know, we do like a good fair. Although I do have to say, I felt like this fair was stinkier than I remember. Hmm. Ella wasn't overly interested in the animals. She really liked the baby goats but I forgot to take a picture of that. Here she is with Rachel, looking at the Llamas. Llama Face!! (2 points to whoever can name that movie!! we will see who our REAL friends are) :)

One good thing about going to the county fair over going to the state fair is that the food is so much cheaper! The ears of corn were only $1.50, what a deal!! It was soooo good.

Last week, my little sis Rachel came for a visit. For some reason, when Ella saw her (they hadn't seen each other since Easter), Ella said "oooh, teacup!" Not sure where that came from, but now we call Rachel Aunt Teacup as a joke :) Rachel, Ella and I went to downtown Noblesville, an artsy/crafty/country/antique-y little town. One of the kids toy/bookstores had a bunny so we had to let Ella take a look. She loved it!

And...here we are at the park. There's this really cool splash park across the street from our house. I can't wait for next summer when Ella can run around in the water. For now, we just put out a blanket in the grass and watch the rest of the kiddos play! I got reconnected with some girls from High School a few weeks ago and have met them several times for playdates. Last week the play date happened to be at this park!

Ella seems to be learning something new daily. She's definitely mobile now. She's not totally crawling but she can get where she wants to go. Its a whole new world! She's also added "baby" and "mama" to her vocabulary (I think). Its still hard to tell exactly what she is actually saying versus just babbling. I can't believe she'll be 10 months old next week! She actually turns 10 months old on our 7 year wedding anniversary! :)

4 comments:

philip+anne said...

yay, i'm a llama again!
we just watched it last week.
love you bita!

Amber Waves Of Grain said...

Glad she made it to her first fair-- you know that's an important milestone at our house!

Sincerely,
The Fair Enthusiast :)

Marguerite said...

such fun!

Andrea said...

The picture of you and Sarah is gorgeous! What beauties you both are! I love the last picture of Ella! So cute! Miss and love you guys! :-)