The Edwards Extra: 11.08

11.29.2008

Seasons Change.

Ella and I changed out her summer clothes for winter ones a few weeks ago. She was a big help as I'm sure most toddlers are with this type of task!

I'm pretty fond of her and I tend to look for reasons to get sentimental over her growing up. When we put all of these clothes in her closet it hit me once again how much she's grown in two short years. Not because they're bigger, but because they're not baby clothes anymore.

I used to complain that most of her clothes were pink. Not that I'm not a fan of pink! I thought it would be nice to have a little variety. When I realized that we have that now, and that it's because she no longer shops in the baby section it hit like a ton of bricks. She's not a baby anymore.

Fall Fancies.

"Scardy Cat" Halloween Shirt.

Pink Poodle Shirt.

Front of Shoes Shirt.

Back of Shoes Shirt.

Daddy's Toothbrush.

Ella's favorite spot of late is Daddy's sink. She fits in it so well that it must be comfortable because she's perfectly content to sit in it while I get ready.

Chapstick is Ella's latest obsession. We used to offer her "some" when we put it on, so now she thinks it's called "some." She has green some, yellow some, white some, and black some. She not only smears it all over her mouth, but also in her eyebrows too. The child will never-- EVER-- get chapped lips!

She also loves playing with Daddy's toothbrush. He ended up buying another one and using this one as a decoy.

11.17.2008

Ella's Pumpkin.

Ella and I went to a pumpkin farm in early October to pick her very own little pumpkin and go on her first hay ride. Here she waits patiently in the laundry room for me to be ready to leave. Piggy and "Mickey Mouse Bow" (which is Minnie Mouse's code name) went along too.

Ella and Piggy wait for the hayride to begin! She wore her equestrian boots for the occasion.

Ella and her pals wait on the hay. The boys in the back had a great time, but the girls up front stayed as still as their mothers told them to be.

Ella gets back on board with the little pumpkin she picked. She soon named it "I Punkin." Devastation ensued when she dropped it the very next day and broke the stem off. No child has ever been so heartbroken over a pumpkin, so I bought her a couple of plastic ones to help heal the wounds.

As we drove away from the patch, Ella must have said, "Bye bye punkins" at least 500 times. REALLY digging the pumpkins this year! Maybe I'll actually carve one next year...

Bye bye barn!

San Francisco.

I spent a week in San Francisco in early October for a conference. It wasn't as much fun to travel by myself as it is with buddies, but I love the city and got a few good pictures on the trip.

The Golden Gate Bridge is surely my favorite bridge. This is the view from the Sausalito side.

Another view with a boat. A bit hazy that day.

The San Francisco skyline. I had dinner one night at a restaurant on a pier. It is truly a sight to see the monstrous cargo ships coming in carrying untold numbers of items made in China.

The Pacific Ocean as seen from Highway 1. I don't know what it was, but every beach we stopped to visit absolutely stank to high heaven. Anyone know what's with the smell?

A big thanks to my new pal Aggie up in Canada for chauffeuring me around!

Baby's Birthday.

We had a wonderful time at Ella's second birthday party. It was a couple of weeks after the actual day-- because I procrastinate, but many of our fantastic friends came out to celebrate her big day and hang out with us for an evening of crazy kid chaos.