Elli's Weekend Buddies

Ellison definitely enjoyed having her cousins to play with through the weekend! You could tell there were kids in the house - for the first time, she wasn't clingy with her Mama & Daddy with company in the house. All she wanted to do was play with her buddies. Of course, it didn't hurt that she got a ton of attention from Alex. Alex was pretty much her full-time playmate during their stay.

Ellison, our little shoe queen, had to try on Alexandria's cool shoes, with the help of Alex & Aunt Sara.

Fun at the Zoo

I unexpectedly got off work on Saturday, so I got to join the rest of the gang in going to the NC Zoo. We had lots of fun, Ellison was a doll & even missed her nap, and she especially loved trying Dippin' Dots for the first time.

Teddy & La-La had to enjoy the zoo as well.

Ellison's first time on a carousel! She loved it at first, then became a little unsure with the up & down motion, and the loud music, so she tightly wrapped her arm around her dad the whole time, but then wanted to go "again" when it was all done.

Haille, Alexandria, Jonathan, & Ellison

Looking at the rhinos



Playing in the Kid Zone

A Family Meeting

Here is Ellison meeting her cousins, Haille & Alexandria, for the first time! Sara (Jonathan's sis) & Jerry (her husband) and their girls arrived from Jacksonville, FL at midnight Friday night while Elli was asleep. She got a lovely surprise during breakfast the following day.