Ella is 18 Months

The sweet little girl pictured above is 18 months-old today! Boy, oh boy, it's hard to believe that in six short months she will turn two!! Everyday is an adventure with our little curious monkey. She likes to climb on everything: the dining room chairs, the fireplace surround, her highchair, her toy car, her rocking chair...basically anything she can stand on is fair game for climbing. She is also into everything and could care less about her toys. She wants to play with all of mommy and daddy's things. Lately she has a great interest in getting into the bills and throwing everything away in the garbage can. She loves to "help" around the house too. She likes to sweep, and dust, and stack little cups and bowls. She is perfectly content to walk around with empty sippy cups and plastic cups that she uses in the bath tub and stir up a special pretend mixture with a spoon. Maybe she will be a chef one day? She likes when we chase her around and even when we aren't playing chase, she runs away from us so we have to chase her, thus starting a fun game. Lately she has taken to sleeping in 'til around 10:00 a.m. which makes it tricky for her to nap in the afternoon. I think the "spring forward" time change last Sunday messed up her internal clock. Ella starts soccer this Saturday and I just know she will love it. I am sad I cannot go with her as I will be leading a youth retreat for work. But I know she will have a blast with her daddy and hopefully she will make some friends and get some energy out. I also hope my hubby remembers to take some pictures of her kicking around the tiny soccer ball so he can send them to me. We are so blessed to have our sweet little Ella Roo! She makes our days so bright and fills our hearts with joy and happiness.