My Little Ladybug

I know I'm biased but Ella was the cauuutest little ladybug there ever was!! After the fiasco of actually getting her in her costume, the rest of the night went great! Ella really loved handing out candy with her daddy and seeing all the other kids.

We decided to take her around to a few houses. She's still not really walking on her own but she does great if one of us holds her hand.

Taking a little break. Once she got her first piece of candy she had to sit down to investigate.

And...we're off again!

It's crazy to think back to 1 year ago when Ella was just dressed up as a little pea pod!

In exciting news, Ella took what I will call her first steps yesterday! FINALLY! She's taken steps here and there for the past month but it was never initiated by her. Yesterday while Rusty was home with her (of course), she stood up and just took about 6 steps towards him! Then she did it again this morning with him and finally with me this afternoon. Woohoo! I'm really hoping that within a week or 2 she'll really have the hang of it! I cannot believe its taken her this long considering she was already really stable on her feet at the beginning of September!

In not exciting news, Ella seems to be pretty off schedule thanks to daylight savings time. Thanks a lot! Is getting light earlier in the morning worth having to wake up at 5:30? Uhm, no.