More Milestones!

Ok, so after my last post, I realized we had a few other "firsts" from the past month or two that I failed to mention. We are having a very busy summer!

First up: Pictures of Ella's first haircut! I had trimmed just a small piece of her baby hair when she was really small for her baby book, but this was her first actual haircut. I didn't want much cut...AT ALL....just enough to even it up a bit. The back was growing faster than the sides (a la mullet) and so Kelly (our awesome hairdresser) just evened it up a little bit. Ella was so excited because Cooper had just been groomed that week and had his "haircut," so she was really ready for hers. She was so good and looked so happy sitting in the chair! Check out the pics:

She was so happy the whole time!

Holding very still...

I mean, seriously. Look at that face. Have you ever seen anything cuter? (bragging Mama....sorry ) ;)

Notice the pretzels in hand.....gotta keep em' occupied!

Next: Ella's first trip to the movie theatre! We took her to see Disney Pixar's UP!....which was WONDERFUL by the way. She literally sat in the chair the entire time.....almost 2 hours. She watched in amazement at the big screen with all the bright colors. It was so sweet!

Ella and Mama before the movie!

Ella and Daddy :)

Lovin' the popcorn....excited for the movie to start!



Ella's next first.....her first boat ride! On the Fourth of July, we went to the river to have dinner, shoot fireworks, etc. We went a little early, and Uncle Hannon took Ella on her first boat ride and to her first sandbar to play. I wasn't sure if she would like the boat ride or not...but she loved it! We all just watched her take it all in.

Ready to go!

She loved having the wind blowing in her face...

Playing in the sand.
Tom and Ella walking through the water. Isn't that precious?

The boat ride back....sitting with Daddy. It may be hard to see...but Ella fell at the fireworks stand earlier in the day and had a HUGE goose-egg on the right side of her forehead. It was all purple and looked awful! But it didn't spoil her fun!

Needless to say, it has been a such a memorable summer. Hitting all these milestones, and they just seem to keep coming faster and faster. Hope you all have had a memorable one too, filled with lots of great memories of you and your sweet families. :)