What we've been up to...

It has been a while since I have updated the blog, so I thought I would post some highlights of the past few weeks. I should post more about the day to day things going on, but I am trying to play a little catch-up here so here are some recent family activities that I have captured with pictures (I am sure that I am cutting out some highlights with only using those that have pictures, but that is how I work I guess:)

A few weeks back we decided to take advantage of the closing of the autumn season by heading out to Crane's orchard to run around in the open field area and grab some cider and donuts. Ella loved having free rein running around and playing with us and she of course liked having the treats just as much. Here are some Mommy/Daddy moments.

We welcomed the beginning of the winter season by going to the Christmas Parade of Lights downtown Holland with our neighbors. It was a perfect night - not too cold but cold enough to put us in the Christmas spirit. Ella loved to look at the lights and all the people, but her favorite part was us letting her walk up and down the empty sidewalks while the parade was going on and waving to all the people...she is definately a girl who wants her independence but only at arms length away...thank goodness:)

Our buddies - Grah, Carrie, Chris & Ella

Ella was very intrigued when the first snow began to fall - she just stood at the window and pointed so we decided to venture out and give her a "taste" of it close up. She absolutely loved the snow- she wanted to run on it, lay on it and eat it:)

Ella had her boyfriend, Alden Lucas, over to play the other day and at the end of the night I told her to give him a little smootch...she did and then gave him seconds and thirds and even fourths...hopefully she doesn't make me regret using the cute little command:)...I don't think he minded though.