Visits with Grampy

Random PIctures..

Laundry helper..
Fun times with Daddy...
A trip to Bar Harbor to see old friends! Good times!
Hanging with mom..
Our newly sided house-- this was our big project of the late summer. We had it stripped, re insulated and sided. Looks like a totally new house! We also pulled out a few bushes and re landscaped part of the back yard.. I am getting tired just thinking about it. But it looks great and we are ready for winter! 

Halloween!

Hello Everyone, it has been a while but we have been busy! Please enjoy our pictures from Halloween- Ella loved the pumpkin patch and then transformed into a butterfly for her first trick or treating night!  Everything is going really well and we can't believe Ella will be 1 year in just about 2 weeks.. where has the time gone? Can anyone tell me? We have enjoyed every moment and it seems like the next is better than the last! Ella took her first 3 steps last weekend, hasn't done it since but with the way she is cruising I am sure she will be taking off any time now- YIKES!! She has also become quite a chatter box- she said "thank you" the other day and also says "cat", mama, dada, bye, hi, uh oh and pointing has started! So we are busy! 

More pictures to come soon... for now I need to relieve daddy on diaper duty.. Love, Sheila

More pics of the Sweeney visit!

Me, Ella and my sis Betz
The family: Ella, me, Jake, Kristina, my bro Mike, my sister Betz & Harriet
Betz & Harriet, lovely ladies!
The Bornsteins- I love the look on Ella's face..
Kristina (my future sister in law) and my bro Mike
Mike enjoying the hell out of his lobster.. was this lobster #3? 
Ella and me
Enjoying the dinner...
Auntie and little beaner at the beach.. Kennebunkport..

Loving the beach.... little sea turtle is what we now call her..
Beautiful beach...


Harriet!

The family compound and Betz' friend Katie who graciously shared it with us for the day!
Lovin the portland lobster company.... baby loves haddock!


More pics of our visit from my sister Betz and Harriet and my brother Mike and Kristina. We had a great time visiting with everyone. We enjoyed a trip down to Kennebunkport where Betz' friend has a family home- beautiful compound that the graciously shared with us. Then we also enjoyed dinner with the whole family and meeting Kristina- Mikes' fiance for the first time! So much fun- Ella enjoyed everyones company and so did her parents!! Enjoy the pics

Beach Baby

Ella's first trip to the beach in late August. We took a trip down to Kennebunkport with my sister Betz who who was visiting from CA. We had a great time and as you can see Ella is quite the little sea turtle- fearless of the ocean!! More pics to follow...

COOKIE MONSTER

Ella is getting some teeth and

while in NY we ventured into

teething biscuits.. as you can

see mommy got slimed (sp??),

but Ella loved them! So far Ella

has 2 bottom teeth and 1 upper,

working on 3 more uppers..

yikes!! Knock on wood she has

been pretty good about teething.

CRAWLING!!