I love you Aunt Irene!!

What's that you say, Ella?

The Aquarium in Albuquerque

Learning some new tricks from my "cousin" cathie! ;)

cathie is mommy's cousin and birthday buddy...

Happy

Children's Museum of Santa Fe

Ella had a blast!

Warming up with hot chocolate...

...and eating a cookie!

Santa Fe

Checking out the snow...

"Lights"

Zapato

A word every girl should know in as many languages as possible! Here's Ella making Aunt Kristi proud...(and giving her parents a lil bit o attitude...;)

Happy Birthday Lola!

Lola, or should I say Loli... I wish you were here so I could give you a birthday hug! Luv, Ella...

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

no pic to post today....but we had a wonderful thanksgiving here in phoenix...high of 76F...bike ride to the phoenecian, "zoolights" at the zoo tonight, carosel rides.... ella had a blast! :) oh, and not to forget jamaica: she got a walk today, of course...

Happy Birthday Gee Gee!

Well, Ella was playing a song with the harmonica but the video came out sideways...(could it be that her mother is a bit slanted?;) Anyways, Ella misses you Gee Gee and mentions you often. Ever since your visit, however, she has taken to saying "wow" quite a bit...(I realize now how much Gee Gee says that!-ha!) It does make me laugh since it's like a little piece of Gee Gee is here with us...."Wow!"

Scottsdale Artfest

Perfect day for a stroll at the artfest...(well, in the shade at least!;)

Tea Party

We had three tea parties yesterday... ;) This was the first one. Later on, by herself, Ella moved her tea party to her little table, where civilized people hold tea parties... (not on the floor--silly mommy!!)

Ella wears Prada

Hello? Yes, i had a wonderful day--rode the carosel, went tumbling at the gym....No, no, my parents did not remember the camera....".

Update

by the way, here's the latest in the Parker/Tee saga (aka Ronnie's been a resident-in-training since the year 2000....): looks like we won't be able to leave the cool desert (ha!) until spring of 2009! so much for plans to go elsewhere in 1 year... on the good side, we can still consider our home in phoenix a "vacation home", as my definition of vacation home is "any place where the parker-tee's have lived for 2 years or less" (ie kansas city, tucson, and now, phoenix).

Also, Ella went to the zoo for the first time yesterday! she loved it! and she got to feed and touch the stingrays! oh, what's that you say?? no, those monkey's were on our backs before we hit the zoo....

Take this, you monkeys!!!!

Merry Christmas!

What? It's not Christmas?? Sure feels like it! Got me a cool new table this weekend...;)

Tinkerbell...

Thank you Gee Gee for my haloween outfit... I put it to good use tonight! Check out my take... yum... yum...


Boy, my tootsies took a beating with all the trick or treating tonight!

Global Warming

Need we say more?... yes, it was so hot we had to go swimming...is it really almost november???

Pumpkin

Ella had so much fun this morning reading the paper and making a jack'o lantern with daddy, while momma made chocolate chip pumpkin bread....Boo!

'Luv you

This pic was taken yesterday before ella's morning nap...she can't get enough books read to her! oh, and for the first time, on tuesday, she said "love you" to daddy as he left for work.... :) :) :)

Swingin'

Ella took a quick trip to the park before we headed over to Tita Inya's birthday party...It was very windy and a bit chilly (a Phoenix cold front--high's in the 80's tomorrow!;)

Breakfast on the weekend...

Don't mind the raspberry pancake on my face-i'm busy reading the paper! Hmmm....what's this i see about a "veto"??

Had to show how cute I am in this dress from Tita Arlene! :)

Trick or treat?

Thanks for the Halloween bowl Gee Gee!!! :)

Hat

Ella actually wore this hat today...I think she's learning to love the attention she gets when she wears cute stuff! ;)

Hanging out with Laurie and Thomas

What a beautiful day in Phoenix, and even better that our friends came out from L.A.! :)

wheeeee!!!! :)

Stroller

O.K....So, usually there is either a baby doll in Ella's stroller or a jar of cinnamon, cardamom, etc from the kitchen...
Oh, and here's hoping her "get-up" will work wonders for UT's football team this season--one can only hope! ;)