Hot tub party with the kiddies.  It's hard to see but Olivia is wearing a lil' bikini.  How cute is she???

Ellee loves helping mommy with dishes!

Ellee and her daddy having a sleep over in her princess tent she got for christmas.  Its all of 3' x 4' and they slept in it all night!  I was so impressed by Josh and his ability to sleep on the floor all night.  What a DAD!!!  We love you!

Catching up on some pictures......

Ellee sledding with daddy and her cousins.

Grandma & Grandpa Payne opening their gift on Christmas, cute picture!  

 I have to show this because I think it's soooo cute.  I was finishing wrapping christmas gifts with Ellee.  I started cleaning up the mess when Ellee took one of her dvd's and a left over piece of wrapping paper and tried her hardest to wrap it.  So I gave her a piece of tape and she wrapped it all by herself.  I loved how it wasn't even big enough to cover the whole dvd.  I had to put it  under the tree with the rest of the presents.  

Ellee absolutely loved Santa Clause.  She Kept 

going up to him while other kids were getting 

their presents.  We were so shocked that she 

wasn't scared of him. Yeah!!

Happy 2nd Birthday...the first party!!

Happy 2nd Birthday Ellee! We had such a fun birthday party at my mom's house.  This was the first out of two parties for Ellee.  I attempted to make a Little Mermaid cake, since it is Ellee's favorite princess.  It turned out better then I thought it would, plus now Ellee has Little Mermaid toys to play with(thanks to my mom, she bought them)  We love you Ellee!!!

More Cute Pics!

I absolutely love these pictures, especially the one with Ellee on my shoulder. She was a little upset about having to pose for pictures. I have one with her crying that I will post later. She has such a cute personality!!!

Cutest Family!

So we finally got family pictures taken. Sorry its been awhile since I've posted, but we were without the internet for 2 weeks!!! I never knew how much I depended on the internet. I think I'm addicted!

So I think Ellee has reached an age where she doesn't like to have her picture taken. She wants to sit on my lap to see what I'm taking a picture of. So most of the time I'm trying to convince her to stand still and smile, I offer her cookies, candy, Betty Boop. You name it I tried it. These are just a few of the pictures I took. Now the whole reason I wanted to get a good picture was to show off her apron that Grandma made her and to put it on her blog. I posted 2 on her blog out of the 15 pictures I took. Ellee is such a funny girl, she makes me laugh constantly. I love you Ellee!

Potty Training

Well I have jumped into the hardest thing I've ever done...lol. I have started to potty train Ellee. I must say there is never a dull moment and when I think all is going well Ellee humbles me and I get to clean up the mess. Its been a little over a week and she is doing really good. I am so proud of her. Here is a picture of her potty chart that we made on her second day. This seems to work better then any thing I tried the first day.

More Vacation Pics

After we got back from Sea World we had to get a picture of Chase with his $2 bill. Josh paid Chase to push Ellee around in the stroller, so we could keep an eye on him. He is so good at sneeking off.

Doesn't Andrea look happy? I will have to say Andrea is a good sport and a great mom, she went on every ride with her kids. Even though she knew she would get soaked!

Grandpa feeding Ellee at the Sushi resturant. I think she is tired of smiling for pictures!

Fun in the Sun!

We just got back from San Diego and it was so much fun! I have tons of pictures that I'll keep posting over the next few days! I love the picture of Ellee and Kambria hugging. It was rare occasion to see them hug without ending in tears or pushing. These two love to play but they are both a little feisty.

Just Take The Picture! I Want To Swim!

I thought these were some amazing pictures. Josh and Ellee are so photogenic and the water was so perfect. Looking at these pictures you would think it was a perfect night for swimming, but it was so cold (unless you were in the water) and windy. It was Josh's work party. Ellee had so much fun, she loves to socialize and run around keeping mom and dad really busy. While we were trying to eat she kept wanting to get down and run around and at one point she went and joined another family, she acted like she had known them her whole life. It was so funny!! We love our lil' social butterfly!

Aunt Gina & Ellee

Aunt Gina a.k.a. Nina at the park. Ellee loves the park especially the swing. Luckily she was patient enough to pose for a picture during her swing time.

Birthday Pic

Ellee made me a mini cake for my birthday!! Thanks Ellee!!

Please can I drive your car??




And GO!!!

First Ice Cream Cone....

Yummy!!

mmmmm....

What??

Almost Finished!!

My Best Buds!!!

Thanks for such a great mothers day!!! I am so lucky to be a mom, I never realized how life could mean so much more. Ellee is the highlight of my life. She helps me appreciate the small things that are so meaningful to her. And of course Josh helped make that happen. Josh is such an amazing husband and friend. I love him and appreciate all he does for our family. I love both of you!!!!

Mother's Day Pictures!

So I finally got my camera back...thats why I haven't posted for a while. Sorry! These are some fun pictures from mothers day! I had a wonderful day.