Ella's Baptism

Ella was baptised at Church of the Nativity on March 30th. It was extra special to have Nanny & Poppa Herb and (surprise!) Great Uncles Ron & Mike, the Blues Brothers, in attendence.








Ella was lucky to have her friends Evie Cowie (born March 2008) and Natalie Robb (born August 2007) there to play with!

Patti & Chopper's Engagement Shower

Ella took her 1st trip to KC to attend Patti & Chopper's engagement party!



This was also the first time Ella and Uncle Tom were able to meet.

Ella's 1st Easter

Ella had her first Easter!! Of course Mom had to get her dressed up and take her to the mall for a picture with the Easter Bunny!







We spent Easter with the Hanson and Seitz families in Fort Collins. Ella isn't quite old enough to hunt for eggs, but she enjoyed watching Kate and Benjamin find theirs.

Marathon Training Begins...

The marathon training begins... I have signed up for the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington DC on October 26th. Ella is my new running partner. We have less than 8 months to get ourselves in marathon shape!!

Ella: 6 weeks old

Ella is doing great. She smiles all the time and will even mimic you when you stick out your tounge. We can tell she's on the verge of laughing and we can't wait for it to happen. Not sleeping through the night yet but we think that's coming soon. The time change from her vacation to Florida probably threw her off. Ha!

Ella's trip to Florida

We went to Florida March 6-11 to visit both sets of grandparents and Ella's great granfather (Bill Peterson- Mark's maternal grandfather). We had a blast. Ella and Great Grandpa Pete really enjoyed meeting.





Ella went on walks with Mom and GG almost every day and even went to the gym with us.




Ella's had her 1st trip to the pool and the beach. Check out the pics of Ella in her cute swimsuit and beach hat.

Ella's friend Jack Manthey

Meet Jack Manthey, born January 9th, 2008. An older man by 20 days!

Here are Ella and Jack at 5 and 8 weeks.

Aunt Patti & Uncle Chopper visit

Ella is one month old today. It has flown by! We are enjoying watching her grow but wish it wouldn't happen so fast. She's already smiling back at us!! It's so cute to watch. She'll be laughing any day!!



We had a speacial visit from Aunt Patti & Uncle Chopper! It was so fun to have them with in Denver us for the weekend. Patti is OBSESSED with her new neice.... she would sneak away with Ella and let her fall asleep on her chest, so cute!

Ella's 1st bath

Ella had her first bath today. She didn't really enjoy it, but we're hoping that will change. It was a little traumatic for Mom & Dad too... we hope to get much better at bathing you!

Nanny and Poppa Herb's visit to Denver

Ella's 1st three weeks have flown by. We enjoyed having Nanny and Poppa Herb visit last week and spoil us with homecooked meals. This weekend Aunt Patti and Uncle Chopper are coming to visit. Ella can't wait to meet her Godparents.



We had a major milestone on Saturday night- Ella's umbillical cord finally fell off! Check it out...