Ella is 20 Months

Our fun-loving toddler is twenty months-old today. Its amazing how quickly she is growing. She is rapidly out-growing all of her shoes so we make trips to get new ones often. Strangers usually think she is two when they meet her because she is so tall-she takes after her daddy in the height department. She continues to love to eat and is not picky about anything-except cheese & meat. She is not crazy about either of those foods but will eat fruit and bread all the livelong day. She is also our little adventurer. You can see in the photo above her scrape on her elbow. She had four scrapes right now-two on each knee, one on her calf, and one on her elbow. She is quite a little monkey and climbs all over everything and is always looking for mischief. 

 She is also just like her daddy in that she loves being on the boat in the water. She could spend all day out there, if only she didn't need to take a nap. We went boating on Saturday in the Columbia River and on Monday we went to Lacamas Lake. The lake was much more warm than the river so Ella didn't mind getting dunked by daddy. 

 She also didn't mind sitting on the boat platform with her legs in the water. 

 She is starting to listen to us and follow directions better than before. She is curious, but is starting to realize what items are off-limits and what activities she cannot do-like jumping off the sofa, climbing out of her high chair, and playing with Nicholas's medical equipment. She likes to use her crib as a trampoline and its not uncommon to find all her blankets and stuffed animals on the floor so she can tumble around in the morning. My favorite part of the day is when it is close to her bedtime and she will sit on my lap and cuddle close to me. We read books, sing, talk, and sometimes watch re-runs of Little House on the Prairie. I love when she is snugly because I spend most of the day chasing her around. 

We love our little munchkin and are so blessed to be her mommy & daddy!