A FEW DAYS FROM BEING 1 -1/ 2!

♥ WELL WELCOME BACK! OR SHOULD I WELCOME MYSELF! LOL
I WAS SITTING HERE PLANNING ON ALL THE THINGS TO SAY AND TELL YOU..TO CATCH YOU UP ON OUR BEAUTIFUL LITTLE PRINCESS..WHEN I WAS PUTTING TOGETHER THE SLIDE SHOW (THAT TAKES OH SO LONG TO DO) LITTLE MISS CAME AND PUSHED A BUTTON ON MY COMPUTER AND DELETED IT ALL JUST AS I WAS FINISHING IT UP! :) SO I HAD TO REDO IT ALL..WELCOME TO MOTHERHOOD RIGHT! LOL

WELL TO BEGIN SO SORRY ITS BEEN 6 MONTHS SINCE MY LAST POST...ITS BEEN A ROUGH 6 MONTHS..BUT WERE DOING GOOD..THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT WITH THE PASSING OF MY WONDERFUL GRANDMOTHER AND THE REST OF EVENTS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE! YOU GUYS ARE ALL IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS AS WELL!

NOW FOR OUR PRINCESS WELL SHES NOW TURNING ONE & 1/2 THIS WEEK..GOING ON 16! SHE IS SO BIG AND INDEPENDENT (HMM WHERE DID SHE GET THAT) SHES DEFINITELY A "MOLLICA"! ALSO FINDING HER LITTLE ATTITUDE...PLEASE HOLD ON....OK THE "PRINCESS NEED A TIME OUT"! LOL I'M BACK! WHERE WAS I..OH THE ATTITUDE...YES THE START OF THE TERRIBLE TWOS I BELIEVE ARE UPON US! DON'T GET ME WRONG SHE IS STILL VERY SWEET AND SMART..BUT SOMETIMES TOO SMART...SHE LIKES TO TELL US NO, AND MINE! HMM WE ARE WORKING ON THAT! ON TO THE GOOD...LIKE I SAID SHE IS SOOO SMART SHE AMAZES ME EVERYDAY! SHE LOVES TO CLEAN UP (ANOTHER MOLLICA TRAIT!) EVERYTHING HAS ITS PLACE..ALWAYS PUTS HER TOYS AWAY HER BOOKS IN HER BOOK DRAWER..AND MAKES SURE SHE CLOSES DOORS AND TURNS THE LIGHTS OFF! SHE IS ALSO A BIG HELPER...AS U SAW IN THE PICTURES SHE LOVES TO CARRY THINGS FOR U..AND KNOWS WHERE THEY GO! SHE IS SO INDEPENDENT ITS SCARY!
ON TO SHOES..OH MAN...SHE KNOW OUR MORNING ROUTINE..WE GET DRESSES, SHE GETS HER STOOL, BRUSHES HER TEETH WHILE MOM DOES HER HAIR..THEN SHE RUNS TO HER DRAWER AND SAYS SHOES..SHOES..IF I PUT THEM ON TOO EARLY SHE GETS MAD WE AREN'T LEAVING YET..SO I GOTTA TIME IT..ONCE THE SHOES ARE ON SHES AT THE DOOR TRYING TO LEAVE!

♥ SHE SAYS ALL KINDS OF WORDS..NO SENTENCES YET BUT YESTERDAY HER FIRST PHRASE.."WHATS THAT" LOL NOW THAT'S ALL SHE SAYS!
LETS SEE WHAT ELSE...SHE LOVES HER BUBBLE BATHS...SAYS BUBBLE BUBBLE...THEN GOES AND GET ALL HER BATH TOYS AND PUTS THEM IN THE BATH! HER FAVORITE FOOD IS GREEN BEANS AND BANANAS!...WELL I'M DRAWING A BLANK ON EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW..SORRY ITS BEEN SO LONG...CANT WAIT TO SEE MOST OF YOU AROUND THE HOLIDAYS! TAKE CARE AND GOD BLESS! LOVE U ALL!

4 DAYS AWAY FROM BEING 1!

♥ Can't believe our baby is about to turn one! Well it's been a few months again since i have written! Sorry for that! So much is new, Ella is walking all over like crazy! She went on her first airplane, to Arizona for a friends wedding, she went to her first rodeo, went on her first carnival ride, her first park, lots of first this past month! She still goes to day care two days a week and just loves it there half the time she doesn't even take a nap, i think she doesn't wanna miss anything! She had her first bout of pink eye right before Easter, but again she is such a trooper, never really UN happy even when shes sick! She is still sleeping through the night and just a happy good baby, she loves all kinds of "people food" as us animal lovers call it! lol Haven't found any food she doesn't like! We had lots of grandma visits, and a couple grandpas too! Ella's first birthday is this sat! We aren't doing anything real big, but we will celebrate! I promise to update right away and post her new bday pictures! This blog really got me almost 4 months worth of pictures...lets just say it took foreverrrrrrrrrrrrrr! :) That's about it around here..looking forward to some lake trips, and camping, and hopefully visiting more family! Talk to you all soon..love u and hope u enjoy! mwah

8 MONTHS AND 3 WEEKS OLD!

♥ HELLO ALL, WELL ITS BEEN ANOTHER HECTIC MONTH..I WAS ACTUALLY SURPRISED THAT I UPDATED JUST ABOUT A MONTH AGO :) YEA ME! WELL MISS ELLA IS NOW STANDING UP ALL THE TIME, SHE WILL STAND UP ON ANYTHING EVEN A BALLOON! SHE HAS GREAT SENSE OF BALANCE! SHE ALSO WILL WALK ALONG THE COUCH OR IF U HOLD HER HANDS SHE JUST STARTS TO WALK ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER, WITHOUT US PULLING OR GUIDING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT! SHE ALSO IS A LITTLE DAREDEVIL AND WILL LET GO ON HER OWN..SHE THINKS SHE CAN DO IT..SO SHE WILL STAND FOR UP TO 10 SEC PROBABLY ALL BY HERSELF!..OH WAIT BACK UP I JUST REMEMBERED SHE WASN'T CRAWLING IN MY LAST BLOG...:) OOPS SHE ALSO IS CRAWLING ALL OVER SO FAST LIKE A MAD WOMAN! WE HAVE OUR FURNITURE KINDA IN A BIG OPEN CIRCLE WITH ROAD BLOCKS LOL SHE DOES LIKE TO ESCAPE HER "AREA"!

♥ ELLA ALSO LOVES ALL ANIMALS..AND THEY ARE SO SWEET BACK TO HER..OUR CAT JUST LOVES TO PLAY AND SHE CHASES HER THEN THAI WILL LAY DOWN TILL ELLA GETS CLOSE AND THEN SHE RUNS AGAIN...ITS GREAT EXERCISE FOR ELLA!
SHES NOW EATING LOTS OF BABY FOOD SHE LOVES EVERYTHING..SO FAR, SO GOOD SHES NOT PICKY LIKE HER MOM, AND SHE OPENS UP AND JUST EATS! SHE DOES TALK IN ELLA TALK ALOT AND SEEMS TO DAY DA DA, BUT NOT USING IT TO CALL HER DADDY BUT SHE IS MAKING THE SOUND! I CANT BELIEVE SHE IS ALMOST 9 MONTHS HER ONE YEAR BDAY IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER! WOW!

♥ ELLAS FIRST CHRISTMAS WAS A BUSY ONE. WE DROVE I THINK CLOSE TO 500 MILES IN 3 DAYS AND SAW 5 DIFFERENT SIDES OF OUR COMBINED FAMILIES! WE STARTED OUT AT RANDY'S MOM, NANCYS HOUSE IN WALNUT CREEK, AND SPENT THE NIGHT, WOKE UP AND ELLA GOT TO OPEN HER FIRST PRESENTS XMAS EVE MORNING! SHE WAS MORE INTERESTED IN THE PAPER AND BOXES OF COURSE! THEN WE DROVE TO SAN JOSE TO MY GRANDPARENTS ON MY MOMS SIDE, HUNG OUT FOR A FEW HRS AND HAD A NICE LUNCH WITH THEM! THEN ON TO MY NANAS ON MY DADS SIDE AND WE ALL WENT TO MY AUNTIE CARMIES FOR A HUGE XMAS EVE! ELLA WAS A BIT OVERWHELMED BUT SHE WAS STILL HAPPY AND DOING PRETTY GOOD! THAT NIGHT BACK TO NANAS AND WOKE UP XMAS MORNING AND ELLA GOT TO OPEN MORE PRESENTS! BY THIS TIME SHE DID HAVE A GOOD SENSE OF RIPING THE PAPER OFF! AFTER A WONDERFUL XMAS BREAKFAST WITH MY DADS FAMILY, WE PACKED UP ELLA, THE DOG, THE GIFTS, SIDE DISH, ETC LOL AND HEADED BACK UP THE HILL AND DROVE TO YUBA CITY TO HAVE XMAS DINNER AT RANDYS PARENTS HOUSE, THERE SHE OPENED EVEN MORE PRESENTS, WE HAD A WONDERFUL DINNER..BY THIS TIME ELLA WAS A BIT CRABBY BUT LEMME ADD SHE DID SLEEP DURING THE 3HR DRIVE! :) SUCH A GREAT TRAVELER! THEN WE LEFT AND HEADED HOME FINALLY TO HAVE MY STEP DAD THOM AND HIS FRIEND COME OVER FOR DESSERT AND MORE PRESENTS BY THIS TIME IS WAS ALMOST 8! IT WAS A LONG COUPLE OF DAYS! BUT SO WORTH IT..IT WAS SO NICE TO SEE EVERYONE WE GOT TO SEE..WE DID KINDA FEEL BAD WHEN WE HAD TO LEAVE TO GO TO THE NEXT..BUT I GUESS THAT'S HOW IT GOES...WE REALLY WANTED TO TRAVEL AND SEE EVERYONE WHILE ELLA WAS STILL NOT REALLY INTO XMAS! SO IT WAS A GREAT TIME! NEW YEARS WE HAD SOME FAMILY AND FRIENDS OVER AT OUR NEW HOUSE AND JUST HUNG OUT LOW KEY!

♥ WE GO TO THE DR FOR HER 9 MONTH CHECK UP AND I WILL UPDATE THEN AS OF KNOW SHE IS GOOD AND HEALTHY AND WEIGHING IN AT 18LBS! WE HAVE SO MUCH FUN WITH HER EACH AND EVERY DAY IS SOMETHING NEW! HOPE EVERYTHING IS GOIN WELL WITH EVERYONE..THANK YOU AGAIN FOR KEEPING OUR FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS THAT NEED YOUR PRAYERS RIGHT NOW! WE CANT THANK YOU ENOUGH! UN TILL NEXT TIME...HERES TO ELLA WALKING SOON! MWAH LOVE U ALL!