Happy Thanksgiving to all!

We just had a very memorable and unique Thanksgiving! It was memorable in that Shawna made her first Thanksgiving meal ever! And it was unique in that half of the Elms were missing (Grammy Liz and Fat Tim, Challa, Amy were on a cruise with cousins the Wallaces and Papa and Pepa) and Shawna's mom and siblings Rick, John, and Michelle all came down from Lodi to spend the day with us, Papa Bill, and Grandma Lois and Grandpa Bill.
And to tell the truth, the meal turned out deliciously! Shawna's turkey was amazing, she nailed Papa's dressing, and there were great sides and pies galore!
Also, we also had the pleasure of meeting John's girlfriend, Sara, for the first time, and she has our endorsement!

Baby Legs

So......... I have recently become obsessed with buying fun knee socks (not funny socks, jokes.) I mean it, every where we go I have to stop and check out the socks, Andrew is getting a lot bugged. Why the craze??? I discovered that they can make the coolest baby leggings, they cost a lot less than buying pants and its super easy to check for that dirty diaper! Check out these baby legs- don't you want to bite those chunky thighs?

SHOTS!!! AHHHHH!!!!

Wow, Mommy and Daddy were way more scared for this day than Ellie was! She did so well. We went to the doctor expecting two shots and she got four. The fourth was the worst, she cried, and Mommy almost cried too, but as soon as she was able to be held she fell asleep. She's a keeper! Next up, round two....................

Ellie's Blessing Day

It was a lovely sunny day and fun was had by all. We want to thank all family and friends for joining and good job daddy for that beautiful blessing!

Ellie Ink

Gotta love baby tattoos, FDA and mother approved. These tattoos are bad ace and it turns out even trashier on babies-who would have thought? But oh how funny and cute! We have more where this came from and having way too much fun. Thanks Bonz! Also had to share our halloween door, we scared all 4 or 5 trick or treaters we had out of their minds:)

Ellie as Art

Our good friend Mike Daines made this, featuring Ellie as Pubert as the centerpiece of his work that he culled from his Google Reader today.
Very cool!

Congrats Brooke!

It's official! Our good friend Brooke Daines just got hired to do graphic design for General Motors. So get ready--GM stuff is going to look a heck of a lot cooler!

Dinner with the Horspools

We were invited over to Bryan and Jamie Horspool's on Sunday night for dinner and we spent time with them and their two adorable little girls, Grace and Reagan. Dinner was delicious, and we ended the night playing their new Wii. But here is little Gracie with Ellie, and this picture was too adorable to not post.

Trunk-or-Treat with the Elms/Addams

On Saturday, we all headed up to the church building for a Tri-Ward Trunk-or-Treat activity. Even though we didn't go for long, or even for candy, we were excited to get all dressed up for Ellie's first Halloween. We kicked around a few ideas, but we ended up going as the Addams Family--with Andrew as Gomez, Shawna as Morticia, and Ellie as Pubert (for those unfamiliar with Pubert--shame on you--check out "Addams Family Values" again). Duh-duh-duh-duhn *snap* *snap*!

The Family Addams

Momma Morticia and Baby Pubert

Baby Ellie!

Rockin' the 'stache!

Daddy Gomez and Pubert

Daddy-daughter in Mustache unity

Ellie goes to her first birthday party

This past Saturday, October 27, Ellie went to her first birthday party, that of her little friend, Gavin Jones. Here is the pic of Jones family. Happy Birthday Gavin!