Little Road Trip. . .

Ella experienced her first extended car ride. She and I went to my cousins wedding in Enterprise, UT. If you've never been, its one heck of a dot on the map. It's about 45 minutes west of Cedar City. Honestly, not a single traffic light in the whole city. Kind of old school, but I won't lie, I love the smell of morning there and you can actually see the stars at night.
Anyway, Phil had to stay home to work, so we went with my parents and siblings. I haven't been there for a few years, and it was fun. Brought back the biggest flood of memories I've had in a LONG time.
Ella was a gem both on the way down and back. But I'll tell you what, she was happy to get out of her carseat! She stretched and yelled and played on the floor for a while and is now happily sleeping in her dad's arms.
I also decided on this little road trip that either this summer, or next, probably next year, we are going to see the sights of Utah. Any ideas? ? ? I welcome your ideas. Where have you been fun in Utah that we natives don't think about?

SQUIRT!

So the other night, whilst enjoying an episode of American Idol, I, the mom decided to change the baby's diaper. So I do. It was a doozer. Messier than I had anticipated. So, after I had cleaned up the mess, I stood her up to put the new diaper down and let her air out. Mistake. She was aparently not done yet. We hear this SQUIRT and Phil is laughing and I'll never forget the look on my mom's face. As I put Ella in my lap, I see the lovely yellow-brown puddle of baby poop on my mom's carpet. Did you know that boiling hot water and dabbing at the mess will bring it out?...Lesson learned. - Marilee

May I explain why I was (still am) laughing so hard? Well let me ask you this: have you ever watched a camel spit? - Phil

Girls. . . .

Here are Ella's girl cousins with their grandparents.

Family Photo

This is Ella with her great Grandparents.

Blessing

Ella was blessed on the first most beautiful day of the year! It finally was warm. We were so glad it was nice. Some ate outside and of course, pictures were easy. It was a wonderful day with all the family. Ella looked so pretty in the dress Grandma made for her.

Nothing New These Days

I guess I shouldn't say that. Ella is getting bigger every day. We are constantly amazed at how much she changes every day. We were saying the other day how fast and yet how slow the last two months have gone by. Weird. She is all smiles now and is looking like she could laugh any minute. We hope it comes soon! She likes to talk to us, play on the floor and be held by Mom, Dad, Grandpa and the Grandmas.