This & That

It's a been a while so here's a summary of what's been going on in our lives! Last week I had a 3 day work week and my parents came out to watch Ella on Wednesday. Our FABULOUS babysitter, Judy, just has Ella Monday and Tuesday and now each of our parents' are taking Ella once a month on the Wednesdays I work...it's usually just 2 a month! It's so awesome of both of our parents to be willing to do this! Thanks! So far, each set has had her once and it's been smooth sailing! On Thursday, the 7th Grade team of teachers had to dress up like The Wizard of Oz, so Eric was Scarecrow. We copied Grant's Halloween costume from last year and it turned out pretty good! Those teachers seem to have so much fun...those students don't know how lucky they are to have such fun teachers!

Ella is getting SO close to sitting up! I can put the boppy behind her and she pretty much just sits there with hardly any support from it, just there in case she falls backwards! She was 5 months on Thursday and I just can't believe how quickly it goes! She is truly more fun every day and I'm so extremely thankful for her! Everyday I feel like I am so incredibly lucky to be her mommy! Her latest favorites are sucking on her toes, sleeping on her side (and now even sometimes her stomach!), sitting in her bumbo, playing in her excersaucer, having daddy bounce her up and down, and putting anything and everything in her mouth! She also smiles and giggles so much now! Here are some pictures from the last week...

When Ella was 11 weeks, we took her to do her hand and footprints in ceramics. I got to pick it up this week and I absolutely LOVE it!

On another note, I would like to recommend a grocery store! There's a Fresh & Easy by our house and I go there sometimes to just pick up a few random things I need. It's kind of a different store, doesn't have EVERYTHING a Stater Brothers or Albertsons might have but they have really good prices overall. Not only that but they ALWAYS have $5 off coupons of a purchase over $20. Their milk is the rBST free kind and is definitely better priced than in the grocery store. Things like Campbell's Tomato Soup is only $.71 a can and pumpkins were only $3! All the checkouts are self-checkout and self-bagging but I don't mind that too much, the prices are worth it! So, if there's one near you, check it out!