Ella's Birthday Party

We celebrated Ella's first Bday at our club house. About 30 friends and family arrived, 10 of which were Ella's little friends. Here are some highlights.

Meme Raine made a beautiful Elmo cake for everyone and a small one for Ella to enjoy!

All the mommy's and babies lined up for a group picture. Most of the babies cooperated with an Elmo party hat.

By the end of the party, the Birthday girl had had enough, you know the saying, it's my party and I'll cry if I want to!

 

Who said you can't have your cake & eat it too?

Click onthe image to get a closer look of Ella demolishing her b'day cake.

Friday Night

Tonight daddy took mommy and I out to dinner. I enjoyed the fish and the table tasted great too!

Playdate with Amelia @ The Mall

Mommy had today off so we met Amelia and Aunt Sarah at the mall to play and have lots of fun.

Being One is Fun!

Here are some pictures of me as a One Year Old. Don't I look grown up!

Guess whose One?

I can't believe a year has passed since our precious little girl came into this world. What a blessing you have been Ella Rose, you have added so much joy to our lives. Happy Birthday baby! Love Mommy & Daddy

Weekend with Alex

This weekend we went to Jacksonville to visit my cousin Alex and the rest of the Prine crew. Apparently, in my absence, Alex has been taking steriods as well as growth hormones because he has turned into a giant. He was really impressed with my walking skills. Also, I got to see Aunty Erins' new diamond ring, bling bling!

My First Bull Ride

Tonight we went over to Amelia's house to watch the Gators win the National Football Championship! I got to ride my first bucking bull and couldnt stop giggling. I think I want to become the first female professional bull rider.

GO GATORS!

Christmas: Take Two

We got to celebrate Christmas again when we got back home with Meme and Grandaddy. Check me out dumpster diving into my presents.

Back on the Road Again

The first thing I did when we got to the house was run over to my beloved set of wheels. As you can see here, I had to do a bit of work on the engine before I could get behind the wheel. Ahh it feels good to get back behind the wheel and drive on the right hand side of the road again

Bon Voyage

We had to say good-bye to Nana, Grandpa & Uncle Mick today. It was sad. We set out for a long trip spanning three countries (Australia, New Zealand & U.S.A) over 5 flights and 55 hours. I really perfected my walking in Melbourne during a 7 hour layover. Daddy counted 67 steps in a row, that's my record!

The flights back home were long! We met an eight year old girl from New Zealand that wanted to play with Ella the entire way back (nice at first, annoying after 5 hours). In addition, we never realized a little eight years olds feet could smell so wretched! We pretended we were sleeping on our final connecting flight so we would be left in peace and we heard an overhead page by the flight attendant asking for Ella's parent to press the call light and I.D themselves b/c another little girl wanted to play with her! When we flew into Salt Lake City the scenery of the snow capped moutains was breathtaking.

Rottnest Island

Bry & I went to Rottnest island on New Years day. Located 19 km off the coast of Perth, its home to the Quoka (a large rodent animal only found here) and no motorized vechiles (you bike around everywhere). Click on the collage for a closer look.

 

Happy New Years!

For New Years we headed to the Oyster Bar in Fremantle to catch up with some of my old high school friends. Happy new years!