New pics of Ella Bella

She likes Mommy's shoes!


Here are some pics of little one.....

Doesn't feel so long ago....

I was trying to clean up the bedroom downstairs when I found this picture of me and friends from college. It is so strange to think that this was so long ago. (I think it was taken in 2001?) First Jen got married, Jenny actually graduated on time, Lisa graduated, then me and Tess. I feel so blessed to have been given such good people to be around and even though I don't talk to them very often they are still some of my most close and precious friends.


So this one is for you...and I will try to call you or email or snail mail you....so don't think you've got away. Oh and I hope it's okay I put your faces on my blog. Sorry..NOT!
Love,
Myrtle Sue
P.S. Mr. Darcy is still hot!

Memories and fun

I just thought I'd share a little about the week so far. The other day I made a pizza and we were able to go play some basketball. A funny thing happened...it felt like deja vu. As I stood making the pizza I remembered the times my sisters and I would would put the toppings on and enjoy our masterpieces when they came out of the oven. Then later that night as I stood practicing my foul shots and layups my mind kept wandering back to all the time spent in the gym at our old ward building. I somehow felt incomplete not having my mom rebounding, my dad and sisters shooting around me (and knocking my ball out of the bucket...don't worry though Steve did that) :). I remember shooting hundreds of foul shots and the times Paw pa and Geri came to help me.
All the time, all the traveling, all the sacrifice.

I felt sad. So much of my time was spent on a court, but most importantly it was who I was on the court with. I could almost see you all there and wished you were.

We took another walk to the park today... here is my little beauty.

A day in the park...

We went walking yesterday, it was so nice out. Here are a few pics that I took.

When sharks attack...I mean when Ella Bella attacks!

There must have been something in the food or formula because when I got home from church the little one was wired. Here she is grabbing daddy's hair.
Then when she saw me with the camera she got fired up...

Watch OUT!!! Here she comes

But who can resist this face? not me

Goodbye my little baby...hello my little girl

I don't have any pictures to post, nor videos, nor anything else particularly exciting. Tonight wasn't particularly special--we watched a movie and ate pizza. But after the movie, Meredith showed me the insides of our little one's mouth, and there on her bottom gum was the white sparkle of a tooth coming in.

This may sound silly, but it makes me really sad in a way. Gone are the days that I'll be able to safely allow her to take my fingers and put them in her mouth and slobber all over them. In all of my excitement for her growth and development, I feel that in one sparkly white tooth, that my little baby is slipping away, soon to be replaced by my little girl. She's growing so fast...I can hardly believe that one can learn to talk and walk and crawl and eat solid foods all at once. It sure seems like a lot to take in.

For posterity's sake, I want her to know that I really love my baby Gabriella. I look forward to getting to know Gabriella better, but will forever miss baby Gabriella's beautiful gummy smile.

Signed,
Silly Dad