Ella Meets Santa

We took Ella this weekend to go see Santa for the first time.
She didn't cry, but she wasn't smiling either.

She liked playing with his beard, but she also kept one eye on him at all times.

There was no chance we were going to get her to smile. This was about as close as we were going to get..

She's just not to certain about this guy  yet

Christmas Tree Decorating

Saturday we took Ella for her first Christmas tree outing. Stokie Farms was packed as usual, but there were plenty of trees for everyone.

This ones just perfect

What do you mean this stuff's supposed to go on the tree, I think it looks better on me...

Ella even helped decorate the tree with all the special ornaments

Ella and her first Christmas Tree

Aunt Jody got Ella this pretty pink bling Santa hat for her 6 month Birthday.

"I'm Pooped"....
Decorating a Christmas tree is hard work

Bad Hair Day !!

I don't think much explanation is needed........   Enjoy
(No mousse or any other hair products used)

A Couple Random Pics

We thought we might need to use Ella's highchair over Thanksgiving so we finally pulled it out of storage and put it together. Up till now she's been using her bumbo, and we really haven't had the need to use the larger chair. But she's going to be out growing the bumbo pretty soon, so better to be prepared.
She seemed to like sitting in it and playing with her toys. Thanks Aunt Karen for getting it for her, it works great.

Now that the colder weather is coming in, we've been pulling out all Ella's new winter hats. This ones one of my favorites.
What a little model....