Fall and Winter 2010

Well, once again, it has been awhile since I posted on here. As I suspected when I posted over the summer, the past few months have flown by in a whirlwind. I am still in school too, which makes the days fly faster than I ever could have imagined. But, enough about me. Now, back to the star of the show--Ellis.

This fall was a time of great transition for Ellis. To begin with, we got her haircut for the first time! I cried; she didn't. Then, Ellis started preschool two mornings a week. Again, I cried; she didn't. In fact, she seemed to take to school right away though she still gets a little sad sometimes when we drop her off. But she talks about her classmates often and really likes her teachers.

Well, I think that sums it up for fall and winter. I hope you enjoy the pictures. I'm going to try to post some pictures from our Christmas in the next few days, so stay tuned for those. And a Happy New Year to all of you!

Apple picking

Apple picking in the daddy backpack

Walking with daddy to school on her first day

Giving daddy hugs before her first day of school

She was excited about going to school, though I don't think she knew exactly what that meant.

Daddy and daughter love

Playing with her classmates on her first day of school

Painting on her first day of school

For Halloween this year, Ellis was a NASA astronaut

I think NASA would hire her in a second

Helping mommy study for her big test

Fall is in the air

Look at how long her hair was the day of her first haircut

The haircut place

She was a brave girl in the barber chair

Snip, snip (I cried but she didn't)

Mommy and daughter love

She's getting excited about the lollipop she was going to get for not crying

After the haircut--so cute!

Uncle Bro came to our house for Thanksgiving

Erick and I have taken a picture at this exact same place (Cheers) every Thanksgiving for the past seven years.

Getting ready to cut down our Christmas tree

Apple cider donuts!

Riding the little blue train at the Christmas tree farm

Freezing with daddy

This was the tree we picked (Okay, I picked it).

Daddy and Uncle Bro cut down the tree

Ellis supervised

Ellis helped me decorate our tree

I love this face!

A Summer Worth of Pictures

I'm sure that some of you have been wondering why I haven't posted since Easter. To say that life has gotten really busy would be an understatement. Since April a lot of things have changed for us. For starters, we sold our 2 bedroom condo and moved to a 3+ bedroom condo on the other side of town. The extra rooms have been great and Ellis has adjusted really well to her new surroundings.

The only thing she hasn't adjusted well to is the fact that I am no longer a stay-at-home-mom. I have started nursing school full-time and so, as a result, Ellis has a full-time nanny now. Neither of us was too thrilled with this at first but we're both getting more and more used to the idea.

Also, Ellis has become potty trained! And she starts preschool two mornings a week in October. (She had to be potty trained to go so that's why these two thoughts go together!)

Boston has been absolutely beautiful this summer so, while I'm only home on Fridays during the week, we have made the very best of it. I hope you enjoy the pictures. I'll try to be better about posting, but I'm not making any promises that I'll be able to keep up with it once school resumes again. For now--enjoy the pictures. She's growing so fast it's kind of hard to keep up!

Playing with mommy on my last day as a stay-at-home mom.

She, of course, was oblivious about how important the day was.

Happy girl! I knew that I was going to miss seeing this face all day.

My sweet girl.

Just look at how they are both sitting--like daddy, like daughter.

Dancing with Claire after a swim in the pool

Playing at the playground near my nursing school

WATER!

This is the view of Boston from my school

Looking for "fishies".

LOVE!

Driving daddy's car.

Feeding ducks in the Boston Garden

We took her to an open house at her soon-to-be preschool.

I don't know why but I just love this picture.

Ellis, Esme and Claire--they have known each other since they were 1 month old.

Riding on the swan boats

Swimming (in Maine) with daddy

Strawberry Shortcake at the pool. A perfect summer treat.

Sandcastles or Mud Pie? It's the same difference to her.

Mudcastles with daddy

He's going to hate that I put this picture on here. But I think it's sweet!

Carousel. Ellis calls it "The Carrot-Self" and she loves it.

"Carrot-self" with daddy

This was her first McDonald's experience. She had four fries and asked for a Luna Bar.

Splash park with daddy

Chillin' in daddy's glasses

My sweet Ellis' face

Having some milk at Nonna's house

Wearing an outfit that my mother used to wear when she was a child. (She's holding a picture of me wearing the same outfit in 1981.)

Three generations.

Four generations!

She adores her Nonna.

I mean, c'mon, what can I say?!?