July 2011

I love the 4th of July...summer, matching outfits, fireworks and hanging out with family and friends!  

This year we spent the 4th with the Guenters.  It was so much fun. We enjoyed great food and entertainment. 

Dancing with her first love and her last (Addyson says she is going to marry Coleman)!

I thought Ella was going to be scared but she loved it!

1 year pictures

I know her birthday was in April but we have been a little busy so you get them 3 months later.  Her hair has grown a little but not to much in 3 months.  That would be the only difference.  She is such a fun addition to our family!  I couldn't imagine life without our little Ella. 

These pictures capture Ella more than I can tell you.  Especially the first one...she loves to glare at everyone!  And the other pictures are when she doesn't get her way... I took the tooth brush from her! Thanks mom for making her one year outfit!

These pictures were taken on the same day.  Just new hair and outfit!    

Purple Lady

After I was done taking Ellas picture I started to clean up and Addyson asked if I would take hers.  So I let her do her own hair, (thats saying a lot) pick out her outfit and put herself in her own poses.  Thats right- all I did was snap a few shots.  I think they look pretty good...I guess she has had a lot of practice!

Yum Yum

Oh how I love living next to my parents that produce this!!!  We really do live off the land in the summer time.  All we need are a few cows, pigs and chickens and we will be set!  

Things in papa's garden:  tomatoes- juliets, early girl and more that I can't think of.  Cucumbers- armenian & japanese, asparagus, egg plant, butternut squash, zucchini, peppers- italian & jalapeno, white & red onions, cantaloupe, basil, parsley, potatoes...to name a few.  Then we have over 10 different fruit trees.  In the fall/winter we have an avocado tree (my favorite), citrus trees, broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, cabbage, beets, fava beans, sweet peas...  I hope I got everything!  Lets just say we live off the land a few months out of the year!  Thats not counting our boysenberries that we sale every summer!  My dad is amazing at keeping things growing around here and we are pretty good at not letting it go to waste!

Happy Girl

1. This is Ella's little hide out!  She will sit there until you find her.  And when you do she cracks up!

2. Ella trying on my shades.

3. Addyson showed Ella our cool off spot!  There is a vent at their feet and in the summer it blows lots of  cool air...we all fight over it on hot days!  They love to stand on it in their church dresses and watch them blow.

4. You have to be very careful around Ella.  She has been know to take other cousins/sister blankets that look like hers.  My mom makes every grandchild a blanket.  They are all the same besides the color.  She is color blind or really doesn't care and will take it!  She and Milo have had a few run ins and that is Addyson's in the picture.

5. This is Ella's new trick!  She does it ALL the time.  

Noah & Addyson's Photo Shoot

We are so happy that the Weibells moved back to Visalia!  Addyson and Noah have so much fun together and get along so well.  They were down stairs playing and came up in this fabulous attire!  I had to pull out my camera... oh what have I started!  They wouldn't let me stop there so they decided to have a little photo shoot (I had no say in their choices so don't judge)!

Playing in the Sprinklers

It's amazing how entertaining one little sprinkler can be!  They played in it for hours!  I knew Addyson would love it but I was pretty shocked how much Ella liked it.  She would just go right up to it!