Petting Zoo at the Fair

Ella loved the petting zoo. They had a lot of baby animals. She loved the baby pigs and would reach in their pin, touch their ears and say "flop flop". She also liked the little goats. They liked her as well because she had been eating chips. The goats licked all the crumbs off her hands and then moved on.
Ella's favorite part was the little Kangaroo. It would prop itself up on the bars and Ella would talk to it in some language I couldn't understand. Then the kangaroo would bend over and eat some straw so Ella would bend over too. By the end Ella was shaking the bars to let the Kangaroo out and when that didn't work she started climbing the fence. We had to peel her off the bars. It was so much fun!

Fair Parade

(Notice the necklace, she loves it)

On Saturday we went to the Fair Parade with Ella. It was fun to see my high school band and get candy. Ella liked The Shriners driving around in their little cars. She also liked the horses but most of the parade she just sat and ate her goldfish. I was glad it was free.

Busy Weekend

It was quite the week for us. My sister Jami and her family came into town. It was fun to see them and have all the kids play together. I wish it would have lasted longer.
The kids had the best time playing outside in the sandbox and in the sprinkler. Though, Ella didn't like the water on her clothes or the sand on her shoes. She is such a girl. Check out the fun:



We also went to a baseball game in Toledo with my sister Rayna and her family. It was awesome because we had a free dinner before the game and had free ice cream and popcorn during the game. This was all provided by my brother-in-law, Jeff's, work. We were glad we got invited. Ella really liked the popcorn as you can see from the picture.

Children's Garden

We took Ella to the Children's Garden on Saturday. It was so cute. They had a lot of fun little things for kids to explore and Ella really enjoyed it. She walked around the whole garden holding my hands and had a blast.

Also recently Ella began taking her first steps. She does up to four at a time but gets so excited about it that she falls and giggles. It is so fun!

Here are some pictures of her at the Garden:


(Leap Frog Lane)

(Gumball Alley)

Favorite Reading Spot

We are all settled in here in Ohio. We are currently living with my brother Jared to save money for a down payment on a house. Ella has adjusted really well, maybe better than us. She loves her twin cousins. She calls them babies even though they are older than her and follows them around everywhere.
She is also really happy to have a room of her own and has already found her favorite spot to sit and read. It is so cute how much she likes looking at a book.