Is it really January?

Yesterday we had record breaking high temps here in Ohio. It was in the 60's yesterday and it felt wonderful! People were out with shorts on and there were motorcycles out. It's supposed to start getting cold again by the end of the week so we wanted to enjoy the day as much as possible. We took Ella on a walk since she hasn't been outside in a while. She had so much fun and kept laughing and squealing at all the squirrels she saw.




All of Ella's cheering still couldn't save Ohio State from getting beat =(

First Haircut video

Paul just put together this cute video of Ella's haircut yesterday, enjoy!

Ella's first trip to the salon

We took Ella to get her first haircut today. She was starting to get a mullet since her hair was growing long in just the back =) We took her to a kids hair cutting place called Cookie Cutters. It was a quick hair cut since she doesn't have a ton of hair. She was able to watch Baby Einstein while she was sitting in her little car chair so she did pretty good. Her hair looks soooo adorable now! She has a cute little bob. I didn't think getting her hair cut would make that much of a difference but it really made her hair look thicker, and she looks older too. I love it! They gave us a little certificate with a Polaroid picture and put some of her hair in a little bag for us. We took her to the mall after so she could show off her cute new hairstyle =)

Could this be the beggining?

Ella started taking a few steps last night! We keep working with her hoping she will start to feel more comfortable and take even more steps. We are so excited!!!

Ella loves the snow

I took a break from taking down Christmas decorations today to take Ella outside to play in the snow. It was alot of work getting her all bundled in her snow suit. She couldn't sit up with it on either since it was so thick so the poor thing was pretty miserable. She loved the snow once we got outside. Unfortunately, mommy started to get too cold so we couldn't stay out too long. We are hoping to go make a snowman with daddy this week.

Happy New Year!

2007 marks the end of our first year in Ohio! This time last year we were unpacking a moving truck. I can't believe how quickly it went by.
We just got back from visiting our families in California for Christmas. We are already missing the weather and the sunshine! Where does the sun go during winter in Ohio? We had a great Christmas, and wished we could have had more time to spend with everyone. We miss our family and friends so much! We were able to squeeze time in with most everyone, which left us a little exhausted by the end of our trip. Ella had a fun time, she was actually able to go outside and not have to wear 10 layers of clothes! She had fun seeing all her great grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. She of course loved seeing Nana and Grandpa and Papa and Ama. She got SO many toys!! So much in fact that we ended up paying an extra fifty dollars for our overweight suitcases on the way home. I think next year we will have to enforce the "small presents only" rule.
Looking back on 2007 we see the amazing blessings God has given us. Being far away from the only home we have ever known has caused us to trust more in God and both Paul and I have felt our relationship with Him and with each other grow even stronger. It's such a comfort to know that God is in complete control of our lives and that if we trust and obey Him we have no need to worry! We are excited to see how God works in our lives this year and pray that we always draw near to Him in times of trial and of joy. We also can't wait to meet our new baby this year! Happy New Year!
I will try my hardest to keep our blog more updated, I realize I have been slacking these last few months.

Here is a slideshow of some pictures from Christmas.

Ella's first birthday video

I know this is very late but Paul just got done editing Ella's birthday video. I hope you enjoy!