Fourth of July we headed to Fairhope for some fun on the water. Ellabee got to spend some time with Paw Paw on his big boat, the Miss Ellabee. Between the boat and the jet skis, she had a great time! 
That's Ellabee sandwiched between Uncle "Ernie" and Maw Maw.
Fourth of July, we went to Fairhope for a weekend on the water. Ellabee got to spend some time with her Paw Paw on his new boat, the Miss Ellabee. Between jet skiing and a trip to the Grand Hotel to watch the fireworks, we had a great week!
Ellabee rode, strapped in, the jet ski with Uncle Emery and Maw Maw.
well, it's out of focus, but this is what happens when you sit a 2 year old on the counter and offer her a bag of cheetos.... hum
We took the jet skis and boat to Lulu's for Sunday lunch. Ellabee and Mommy / Daddy rode in the boat and ended up with two more little boys on the way home.
Here are some shots of Mommy and Ellabee, Maw Maw and Ellabee and a rare Mommy and Daddy.
We spent a lot of time with our cousins and new friends this weekend. Ellabee and Sydney had fun playing on the beach and "Chancey" and "Gar-ee-sin" were great big cousins.
Ellabee had to get into the photo taking with her makeshift "camera" - really a Batman tackle box!
We pulled out the baby pool and Elmo (or "Momo") sprinkler for some summer fun in the front yard. We weren't too sure about the sprinkler, but the pool was a source of delight!
We spent the weekend at the Bay house in Fairhope this weekend with good friends! I'm glad to report that the apparent aversion to water has passed and Ellabee spent a good deal of time playing in the sand with the sand toys. 
Here is our local super-model hanging out in the surf.
"Come on Ellabee,
the water feels great!"
It's summer and that means it's time for BOMB POPS! A junior bomb pop for the wee one.
Ellabee and Daddy in the swimming hole. We've been taking a water babies class at Lakeshore Foundation. They "waterproofed" the children, meaning that she now knows how to get to the side of the pool and monkey crawl out. She also went under water several times AND, most importantly, she isn't afraid to get in the water anymore!
We're considering swimming lessons next.
Our friend Audrey came over Easter Saturday to dye eggs in the front yard. Ellabee enjoyed drawing on the eggs before we dyed them, Audrey liked smashing the eggs on the picnic table. 
It's Spring at that means Bubbles at Ellabee's house! Or as we call them, Booblas! EBS can now blow them herself... enjoy these action shots! Oh and the black on her face isn't dirt that she is eating - it's the chocolate cake her Daddy decided to feed her right before bedtime!
So glad to have the front yard and the fence around the front yard! With the warmer weather arriving, we're spending so much time out in the sunshine. Our friends come over and play and the moms can sit on the front porch or down on the bench. We bought this little wagon for Ellabee to carry around her yard toys... of course, she prefers to use it as her personal carriage.
It was a chilly day, but Spring none-the-less, so off we went to the ZOO this weekend in our long johns! We rode the carousel and visted the albino aligator named Boudreaux... he's apparently the Ghost of the Bayou.... kind of spooky - actually looks like he's made of plaster. 
After a month absence from webland, we return with a new computer and more pictures to upload. Mommy's been somewhat scattered in the month of March, so there aren't many pictures, but there are a few you may enjoy.
Our friend Audrey - or Au'dee - came over last week for some in the house during the rain fun. EBS enjoyed hosting one of our best girl friends.
Please don't kill me over not having posted in a while... we've had laptop difficulties and are unable to download pictures right now. I promise to get tons uploaded when Mommy's new laptop arrives from HP!
If you are happy and you know it then your face will surely show it! Ellabee is loving her dance classes with the Children's Dance Foundation at school. She comes home with all the moves for songs we sing around the house!
Thanks Aunt Amy for one of our favorite birthday presents! We have taken to carrying our Elmo Radio and microphone around the house and dancing as we go!
We celebrated Ellabee's birthday on Saturday. It was a funky shoe party! The theme was shoes and we were shoed out! All our friends came to visit and celebrate the day. Maw Maw and Paw Paw, Aunt Amy, Aunt Missy and Mi Mi and Pa Pa helped us eat her cake and break the shoe pinata.
It's hard to believe that she's two.... wow.
Ellabee had a chocolate pancake to celebrate her real birthday! She spent the day watching Sesame Street (it was so cold outside) and running errands for the big party and waiting on Mi Mi and Pa Pa to arrive.
Sorry for the lack of posts in the past two weeks. We've been a little crazy! We went to our best friend Audrey's birthday party on January 28th. Mommy and Ellabee had a good time in our pink. We decorated cookies and ate chicken nuggets.
Every morning we come downstairs and eat our breakfast.... Then Ellabee makes her way into our den and begins to beg for "DV" meaning her Seasame Street DVD..."What's the Name of that Song". We also have "Kids Favorite Songs". Mommy and Daddy can now sing all the songs!
Here Ellabee is watching Ernie as he sings Do De Duck!
We went to a friend's birthday party tonight at Chucky Cheese! Ellabee had fun hanging with her peeps - best friend Audrey and friend Morgan! She didn't get in the ball pit this trip, but did enjoy a game of skee-ball and bopping the groundhogs in the head.
Mommy and Daddy are very glad they serve beer at Chucky Cheese!
Mommy and Ellabee spent the weekend in Fairhope visiting family and going to our cousin, Garrison's, fifth birthday party! It was at Pipe Dreams in Daphne and was a scaled down Chucky Cheese. Ellabee loved climbing in the big kids tubes and slides. She did get stuck twice and our big cousin, Chancellor and friend Rodney, had to rescue her!
Mommy got to spend some time too with Aunt Tori and tried out the local coffee spot, the Coffee Loft, in downtown Fairhope.
We also celebrated Aunt Missy's birthday Saturday night. Ellabee was already asleep when we enjoyed shrimp and fish... of and carrot cake!
We got home from errands just in time to enjoy our front yard and the beautiful 70 degree weather. It's JANUARY and it feels like a fall day. Ellabee loves rocking her baby in the outside rocking chairs... she even sings a lullaby.
We spent Sunday morning at Vulcan Park Foundation overlooking Birmingham. Ellabee, of course, had her ever-present bag of goldfish with her at all times! Wave at Mommy EBS!
Ellabee loved looking at the city with Daddy. We were HIGH up there! It was a beautiful day. We took a blanket and enjoyed the grassy area. Ellabee and I blew bubbles while Daddy read the Sunday news.
