Ethan and Parker Playdate

Ethan came over for a play date last week...they had a good time playing with play-do

and all the toys in our house



Movie Night

Well since having a second child Darrin and I both realize it is just not as easy to pack up and go out ....FOR ANYTHING
so we have taken to Disney movie nights...with Popcorn...Parker's favorite..Below are pictures from last week I cracked up when I walked in the room and it was Parker and all the dogs eating popcorn ....together

1 month old

IT is hard for me to believe but the baby is 1 month old...how quickly time flies

 I do get that I am a little biased but are they not the cutest kids ever!!!

Crissy and the kids come to meet baby Ella

As always we had a great visit with the gang!  Brooke was so excited to meet baby Ella, she ended up being a big baby hog!!!  She did not want to share the baby with any one else...it was really funny

 How quickly we have multiplied.... all so cute



Parker and Ella

I love these pictures..he is always wanting to hold baby Ella and kiss her, she is the first thing he asked for in

the morning and the last person he wants to see before he goes to bed...it is so cute



The Cour's from up North come to visit!!

I swear Ella covers her ears sometimes because Parker is so loud!!

Parker was "sharing" his toys with her

Faith and Ella...

Dani and Ella

Todd fit right in with Ethan and Parker

Lexi and Ella

A visit in Jacksonville

Uncle Larry Holding Ella

 Aunt Lou and Ella

Grandpa and his 2 youngest Grandkids

The Miller's for Dinner

Angie and Keith had us over about 2 weeks after Ella was born for dinner and a visit!  WE had a great time and the food was yummy!!



Meeting great grandma and Aunt Kathy

With in the first two weeks after Ella was born we were able to introduce her to Great Grandma and Aunt Kathy...I think they both liked her

January....and a new baby

Well we have survived our first 5 weeks with a newborn and a 2 year old.  I have to say some of it has been easy and so much fun and there have been other times that have really been a struggle.  The first two weeks after having Ella, I had a very hard time recovering and it was very different from my recovery with Parker so that was hard for both Darrin and I.  At one point this month someone asked Darrin how things were going and he said great...my wife is the single parent of a newborn and he is the single parent of a 2 year old...we defiantly had  our challenges.  We discovered that Parker does not slow down just because Mommy is tired or recovering from surgery.  But over all he has been such a good boy that Darrin and I both feel so blessed because we also know that it could have been a lot harder.
Ella is doing so well, and she is such a good baby.  Her growth is very different for Parker's.  She is almost up to 8lbs and last time we measured she was 19.5 inches long.  She does seem to have the same cheeks that her brother (and mother) have!!  She makes some of the funniest faces (which you will see in the pictures that I post).  On a more serious note we have said since she was born that she seemed to have an old  sole! We are convinced that her spirit comes from her grandma Burnett, who she is so appropriately named after, and who would have loved her so much.  We know she is looking down from heaven and watching over all of us!
The pictures you see below are from the whole month of January.  Ella has gotten to meet a lot of family and close friends.  There are also alot of pictures of Parker and Ella....it just melts my heart to see the love he has for her.

 The many faces of Ella

First Bath at nana's house!!

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