Sittin' in Houston traffic...

(Ella talked the entire car ride...poor Logan!;)

Swingin' at Miles' house ;)

Plane ride to Houston for Gracie's graduation...

What a good little monkey! ;)

Daddy work...

Ella knows what daddy does for work...

Monkey makeover

Ella thought some eyeshadow would help this "monito" out a bit!  ;)

Hanging out with Lola Inya

here i am swinging, right next to the lake where we fed the ducks...

hurry daddy!  we'll miss the train!!

after this, "ride carousel", says ella!!  

A few recent pics from my iphone...

First Haircut

Ella got her first haircut today...including sparkles, butterfly hairclips, and a certificate--HA!  Nothing a lollipop couldn't handle...!  ;)

Carrot

Ella was playing with play-doh today....She made this, handed it to me and said, "carrot"...  HA!  pretty cool....  

Party all weekend!!

It was a bit chilly, but Ella still got into the swimming pool at Vicente's cook-out...  Good eats!  Arrachera, Guacamole, quesadillas...

And here we are with some visitors...Uncle Greg and his brother Brian.  Ella loved showing off for our friends...

Ocho

Numbers in Dutch

Fachosa! :)

Here's Ella showing off her beautiful smile and hip flip-flops from Tita Arlene.

Loved the train...

in fact, we had to ride it twice!  

Love havin' a zoo membership...

Ella was feeling kinda under the weather because of a cold but let that get in the way of zoo time and caurosels!!  :)  

Life is good...

Goofing off after dinner....

Chistosa!  ;)

Spring is here!

Ella REALLY enjoyed hiking!  And, for the first time, she tried to sing while we hiked--too cute!  She also tended to the poppies by filling them with pebbles...

Posers...

This guy is apparently an expert at being photographed...!  

Ella laughing

Here's Ella laughing at Logan "beat boxing"....(you should have heard her the first time we showed her the video---hilarous!! :)

Last Sunday...

it was beautiful last weekend...

Smokin'

Oh yea...Aunt Kristi also taught me about "Visa" and (candy) cigarettes...HA!!  ;)-

Fortune cookies

Here's Aunt Kristi and I sharing a fortune cookie....I had so much fun with her and Uncle Greg in Austin...  Miss you guys!!

I love you Gee Gee

Thank you for coming to see me while I was in Austin!

Miles' Birthday Party

Here's Ella running away from Spiderman...
Yea!! Birthday Cake!!
Here's your medal Ella--you've earned it!!  ;)

Thanks Lola and Lolo....Happy Birthday Miles!  :)

Hanging out at the San Antonio zoo with Joshua

Ella loved petting (and snuggling) the baby goats....

sharing snacks with Joshua...

getting the red carpet treatment (HA!)

and just generally having tons of fun!!!

Camera shy...

Ella is having so much fun these days making animal noises, but got a bit camera shy on me on this one....Of course, she quickly got over that problem!  ;)  and started playing a video of her own...!

Babushka

More cookies please.... :)

Too cute....

Ella's vocabulary is snowballing!  Crazy how quick they learn!  Just this morning she said, "Tyra, eat you're heart out!"  (HaHa!!)

Fun with finger paints....Come join me Lo, Miles...!