Sunday, September 21, 2008

Firsts

Ellie has had a month for firsts. Her first big girl shoes, first poopy in the potty, first baby molars and canines (she has 8 teeth and is cutting 4 more right now), first trip to Disneyland and first trip to Germany before the month is over. That's right!! Andrew is officially DONE with dental school!! So PROUD of you Andrew, we are so blessed!! And so we are off to Schwienfurt, Germany for 3 years. Sept 30th is Andrew's report date and we have soooo much left to do for our travels. It also turns out that it's snowing over there right now- another FIRST for Ellie. So, because we are leaving in such a hurry the family came over yesterday and we all went to Disneyland. Ellie loved it! I was really impressed at how much we were able to do with her regardless of her age and lack of walking ability. She rode the Jungle boat, Pirates of the Carribean, Mr. Toad's Wild Adventure, Snow White, Winnie the Pooh and went to the Tiki room all before she crashed. We had a great time!

First Shoes

First poopy


Naturally she reads the magazine while doing her business


First trip to Disneyland. Grandpa Bill, John, Sara, Michelle, Tim, Grandma Lynette, Grammy Liz, Ellie and Mom. (Daddy took the pic)


She LOVED the animals on the Jungle Cruise


Mr. Toad's Wild Ride

Not so good at this.

10 comments:

momma elms said...

What a fun day! The weather, the company and the angle face were all perfect!
We'll hafta do it again when Small World is up and running. September seems to be a great time to go - not too many people and the weather can't be beat.
Ellie was SOOO GOOD. I love how she loves animals both real and robotic. She is an angel.

Sarah Pugmire said...

Ok, the magazine on the potty chair is the cutest thing ever! You guys are so brave to go to Germany for 3 years!!!!! Im sure it will be amazing!

Unknown said...

Ellie has had a busy month! I'm impressed with her first poopy on the toilet. We still haven't convinced Rachel that that's the way to go! :) Maybe you won't get stuck buying expensive European diapers for too long. Good luck as you all pack up and move over to Germany. Definitely pack lots of warm clothes! :)

Michael and Natalie said...

Those socks are awesome! I have to get some for Olive. I'm really going to miss you guys :(

Steve, Christy & Roscoe said...

YEAH!! Congrats on being a free man! Adios USC Dental School-hello LIFE! We are so excited for you guys! Looks like you had fun at Disneyland. Best of luck with getting ready to go to Germany. We are still bummed you guys aren't gonna be close to us. sniff! But we look forward to hearing all about your adventures!

jordan said...

how fun! I bet she loved Disneyland. - and poopy on the potty!! The thought hasn't even crossed my mind to sit Lila on the potty, way to go Ellie!

brooke said...

those are some good firsts-disneyland and potty pooping. We are sad you guys are going to be even further away then you are now, but what a fun adventure. good luck with getting everything ready to go. you have to keep us posted on all the changes.

brooke said...

that picture of ellie pooping with a magazine is priceless.

The DuBois said...

Ellie is adorable. Good luck with everything and have a safe trip to Germany.

Erin said...

Ive been thinkng about you guys non stop! How are you? This post was adorable... what a big girl! What an adventure you guys will have. We are serious about wanting to come visit at some point... Please stay in touch dear friend. We love you!