Ellie's Baptism/Richard's Visit

OK I am a little behind, but a while ago we baptized Ellie. My brother Richard and his family came down for it and brought my mom with them. We had such a great time.

We visited Santa Fe and ate at the Shed.

The tres amigos. My brother and his two boys.

Ellie's Baptism




Ellie in her new dress. And no I am not beating her. One of the kids in her gym class mistook her head for a tennis ball and smacked her in the face with a racket.

The favorite toy of the weekend was definitely E.V. I think my nieces would have happily stuffed her in their suitcase and taken her home.

10 Years Ago Today

Ten years ago today we were in the hospital holding a beautiful new baby girl and talking to the nurses about how cool her 10th birthday would be on 10/10/10. I can hardly believe that ten years have come and gone. But I am so grateful that we have our beautiful girl Tabitha.

Last night we had her fabulous birthday party.




There was a lot of singing and dancing and general silliness.




David made her this fabulous ice cream cake. I added the relighting candles which never cease to make me laugh.

I love that she still gets this excited over a doll. It makes me feel like she might stay a little girl for a few more years.

David and I decorated her room for her birthday. She was so excited. She hasn't wanted to leave her room all day.




E.V. was our very willing clean up crew.