Outside!!!

Friday afternoon at the park:

Still not a fan of the swing.

She loves the slide though.

And this little spinning thing.

Ella is definitely an outside kid. She is her happiest when she's playing outside. It can be difficult since the outside isn't baby proofed. I have to be very vigilant to keep dirt, grass, acorns, bugs, etc., out of her mouth. She's better behaved and sleeps better when she gets lots of outside time, so that motivates me to make sure it happens.

Ella in her house. We're almost finished painting it, just a few details left to do.

She likes to push her house around the room from the inside. Since it's made of cardboard, it's light weight and she can easily move it around. She got a little too aggressive about it on this occasion and popped the front open. She was very surprised and pleased with herself.

Ella and Daddy reading. Her attention span is short, but she still loves to look at books and be read to.

Ella got bored with her cabinets and moved on to exploring the tupperware cabinet. She's a fan of the squeeze bottle.

Jeff took this picture of her in the cabinet. It's just so cute, we can't help it!

I think, at least partly, because of the reaction she gets from us, she's taken to "loving" on things. It's so cute and sweet and she always checks to make sure we're watching her.

Another afternoon in the backyard. Grandpa, Grandmo, and Maggie came over to play this afternoon. Ella was thrilled to have guests in her backyard. She was a great host!