Fox Kid

I just thought these pictures were cute. My cousin, Will, used to work for 20th Century Fox. He sent us this cute romper that says "I'm a Fox Kid" on it. Its cute and comfy so we LOVE it!!! Thanks Uncle Willie!!! We love you and miss you tons!!!

BIG NEWS!!!!!

So, I don't have any pictures of this but, ELLA TOOK HER FIRST STEPS TODAY!!!!!!!!!!! The two of us were just playing in the living room this afternoon. I stood up and started to walk into the kitchen, there behind me was Ella, following me!!! She took three steps on her own!!! It was hilarious. I don't think she quite gets the whole walking thing yet. She was looking around like, "oh my goodness, no one is holding my hand!!!" She then took another 6 steps to try to get the baby monitor I was holding!! My sweet little baby is growing up WAY too fast!!! I promise we'll figure out how to post videos and put one up of her walking. Hope everyone is doing well!!!!

Dinner with Daddy

I don't think there was a clean spot on her entire little body.
So prim and proper...??!!!
Thumbs up!!!
While I was taking my sister to the airport, Ella and Daddy had dinner together. I'm not sure if she actually ate anything. Good thing she wasn't wearing any clothes!!!

There's Nothing Better than Chocolate

My sweet friend Lindsay made my birthday cake for the 3rd year in a row. She also made chocolate and vanilla ice cream to go along with the cake. The cake and the ice cream were fantastic. Ella loved it too!!!

Ella Thinks She's a Dog...

We're a little concerned that Ella thinks she's a puppy, not a little girl. I've caught her several times trying to lap water up from Lily's bowl. She also licks instead of kisses...oh well. She's so cute, who cares if she thinks she's a dog.

Big Smooches!!!

Ella has started giving kisses which means she either licks you or bites you!!! Can't beat it!!!
I found this awesome onesie that says "My Mommy is taken but my Aunt is HOT and SINGLE!! Ella was going to wear it to the farmer's market on Saturday morning with Auntie Mimi but we got rained out...boo!!! She did wear it down to the Plaza though, we didn't find anyone yet, but Ella is on the look out!!! Our little matchmaker!!!

Ella's First Boyfriend!!

A good friend of mine from work moved to FL last week. Lindsay and I offered to hang out with their sweet little guy, Colton, for the afternoon so she and her husband could finish packing up. He is the sweetest little guy. Lily loved him too. She was just as protective of him as she is of Ella.As any good girlfriend would do, Ella stole his pacifier. What a girl!! I guess I need to teach her a couple of things about being a good friend. She'll learn!!

My 29th Birthday

Drew's parents took us out to dinner to one of our favorite restaurants, Cactus Grill, for my birthday dinner. We had a great time. We found out that Ella likes Espinaca, a Dischinger family favorite. I can't believe I'm going to be 30 next year. Where has the time gone?

What a Sweet Girl

I was looking back through some old pictures of Ella as a little baby, I just can't believe how much she has changed. She turned 9 months old yesterday. I can't believe I've been a mom for 9 months. I have no clue where the time has gone. Ella is so fantastic. Drew will probably kill me for writing this, but he came down the stairs a couple of nights ago after putting Ella to bed and said "I am so in love with my little girl." I think that is the best way to describe it, we are just so in love with our daughter. She is so much fun we just love her so much.

Spaghetti Pictures

I feel like when you look at every child's baby book, there always are pictures of them covered in spaghetti. Well, here are Ella's pictures expect it was penne pasta not spaghetti. She loved it though. She loves being able to feed herself.

Cooking with Mom

I think I was baking brownies at this moment. Don't worry mom's, the oven door was not hot, we checked!!! Ella was peering in to see if they were done yet!!!
Something smells good!!!
I had to add this one to show everyone Ella's newest feat, she stands on her own. I think the longest she has stood by herself so far is about 30 seconds or so. She loves being able to pull herself up and stand. I have a feeling she is going to take off running any day now. GULP!!!

Our Sweet Lily

We are so lucky to have such an amazing dog. Lily is so fantastic with Ella. Even after Ella pulls her ears and makes her cry, Lily keeps right on kissing Ella. The last few days I have spent many hours in the kitchen baking for Drew's company. I have absolutely loved peering into Ella and Lily's playroom to see them playing together. Ella and Lily play tug-of-war with Lily's ropes. It is absolutely fantastic. I was able to get all of my baking done while the "played." Thank goodness for Lily!!! Here's a pictures of Ella taking Lily for a walk!!!

A Fun Saturday!!!/

The Next Poker Superstar!!!!

I tried to take a picture so that you could see what the onesie says, but I'm not sure if it worked. It says " Baby's First Words...All-In."



Thanks Will and Jen for the adorable onesie. Ella can't wait for the first family poker tournament. She's ready to get the party started!!!

Eating Big Girl Foods

We recently discovered that Ella loves eating everything we eat. She'll try almost anything. She loves black olives, mushrooms, pickles, avocado...pretty much anything we eat, she wants to try too.

Lily's 2nd Birthday

June 4th was Lily's second birthday. She of course had to have a fun dessert for the big day. Drew went to our favorite, TCBY!!! Lily absolutely loved it. She is the best dog ever. We just love her so much.

Ella Goes Swimming

We have the best community pool ever. They have the best "baby pool." I'm not sure who had more fun playing in the baby pool, Drew or Ella. Drew is convinced Ella is going to be an olympic swimming...we'll see how it goes.

One More Picture from St. Louis Trip

Aunt June and Ella playing the piano. Ella is quite gifted musically!!! Drew and I are so proud

Trip to St. Louis

Grandpa Moulis and Ella playing on the floor at Aunt June and Uncle Dick's house. Grandpa immediately got down on the floor to play with Ella. At this point, back in May, Ella wasn't crawling yet. She was just getting up on all four's and rocking back and forth.
Auntie Mimi and Ella at Aunt Mammy's graduation from St. Louis University Law School!!!
Aunt Mammy!!! Congratulations Mandi!!! We are so proud of you.
Meeting Ben, my cousin, who lives in San Francisco. Ella loved meeting all of her St. Louis family.

We Are Still Alive!!!

So, we've been harassed quite a bit lately for not posting. I truly apologize, but we had a death in the family...the family computer died!!! Drew's 11 year old computer finally decided to kick it. No worries though, we are up and running again. So, here are new pictures and I promise I will try to be better about updating.