Sweet Dreams

Kris and I peeked in during Elly's nap the other day to find her snoozing away...buried in her bumper pads! Since the back of her crib is solid, I have had a hard time keeping the bumper pad up. I tie the corners extra tight in hopes that it will keep it up. My knots are nothing compared to the little stinker who enjoys pulling it down and using it as a makeshift pillow. I think it may be time to remove the back bumper all together. What do you think??



Don't worry...she has plenty of air getting in there!

Snow Day!

Here in Texas, if you don't like the weather...wait 5 minutes! Earlier in the week, the meteorologists were predicting around an inch of snow for today. Well, it started snowing at about 2 a.m. and hasn't stopped since! We have about 5 inches on our back patio chairs and they say it isn't going to stop until around midnight! I was able to make it out to see a few patients and get to the dentist (this fabulous grill doesn't maintain itself) but made it home quickly to get Ellyson out to experience this February wonderland :) She wasn't too sure what to think. I sat her on the blanket to snap a few pictures. I don't think I have seen her that still in months! She just sat there...staring. I even made a mini snowball and held it up to her to touch. She just looked at it as though she were thinking "Nope, that's good right there. I'll just give it a once over with my eyes." We will love it while it lasts, seeing that it will probably be 70 degrees this weekend!

Shout out to Dr. McConnell...God those are some B-E-A-UTIFUL teeth! Are they not?

Trying to catch a flake or two on her tongue. Won't touch the white stuff, but by golly she'll put it in her mouth!

Mommy's little snow bunny! We can't wait to get her on the slopes!

Good Morning Elly!

Hi Elly! How was your nap?


Hey? What are you doing?

Nothin' mom. Just turn your head and whatever you do, DON'T look at the other side of my crib rail.

Ellyson Jean! You're grounded!

Those little suspicious marks on the dresser now aren't so suspicious...seeing that they are riiiight at the height of Elly's mouth!

Can a Mama...

...get a bow in PLEASE?! You may consider this next sentence a little humorous but...Elly's hair has grown quite a bit in the last month! Just when a bow is willing and able to stay in her hair (for like an hour!), Elly is NOT so willing to keep it in. I gave up on the headbands quite some time ago. The minute I got one anywhere near her head, Elly's world stopped and revolved around getting it in her mouth! The bows were always different. I could stick one of those little buggers in and she couldn't have cared less. Unfortunately, that is no longer the case :( After being mistaken for a boy AGAIN (the man actually said "Really? That's a girl?"), I was determined to go home and get a good picture...bow and all! Be honest my faithful blog followers, does this sweet baby girl resemble a stinky, dirty, all trouble, little boy? Ha! I didn't think so :)

Lets start with the 'give her another bow to distract while mommy sticks one in the hair' method.
"Good try mom, here's the one you just stuck in."


Next method...'drive by bowing' or should I say CRAWL by bowing!
Success????


"Ha! You're going to have to do better than that!"


"Ok, ok, I'll humor you, just this once! Consider it your own fault that the one picture you got cut out the bow!"