Pictures worth posting

He might be mad at me one day for posting this... this was right before bathtime!

Remember how I used to look in my froggie towel?

I am starting to grow out of it now!

Back in the swing of things

Well, I started back at work today which was better than expected. The kids were actually happy to see me and I truly was happy to see them. I've got a couple more who are potty-training now so that will make things more interesting in '08.

On another note, Noah is trying to get rid of one of his naps :( No fun for me! He was on the most perfect schedule and now has decided to change things a bit. More signs that he is growing up, I guess. He is saying some new words lately like: monkey (mumpy), button (he actually points at a button on my shirt), Maddie (his favorite seven-year-old cousin), bite and shaking his head "yes". He loves to dance right now too! It is so fuuny. He will stand up next to his leap frog table, hit a certain button and bob up and down. He even sways back and forth when a slower-type song comes on. Everytime we get the video camera out, he stops doing it, of course!

Maybe I will post a video of our adorable 13 month-old soon! You will have to settle for a picture from Noah's Great-Grandad's 80th Birthday party- OU themed of course!

Happy New Years!

New Years was a blast! My wonderful husband took me out to dinner and to a movie without Noah. My parents babysat ALL night for us! Thanks Mom and Dad! So, Aaron and I went to our default place, The Cheesecake Factory and then went to see National Treasure. We then met up with Ben and Allison at her place and celebrated the New Year! I don't have any pictures because I forgot to take them. Oh well, we had fun!

*Noah update that was left out of the last post*
Noah finally cut his two top teeth! He cut them while we were on the cruise and they are starting to grow in nicely. It makes me sad to see them, though, because once they are grown in he will look a lot older! I still want him to look like my little baby!!

I'm so proud of myself!

Like my flannel pajamas?

I crack myself up!

P.S. I received some comments about my dirt devil kone. Yes, it is awesome and is so great for Noah's messes in the high chair!

Christmas... with lots of pics!

Noah and Rylie

Look what all I got for Christmas! (not pictured: red wagon)

We tried to not spoil him too much since he just had his birthday ;)

Look what Santa brought me!

Cousins!

About to play in the paper.

Some of my favorite gifts!

Who doesn't love matching Christmas pajamas??

Okay, so these were out of order but oh well. Didn't get any pics of Christmas in Baytown so David or Kami please send me some! We had a wonderful Christmas and got to see a lot of family! It sure is good to be home though!

Noah update: Noah has been saying more and more words lately like: light, ball, uh-oh, puppy, baby, and papaw. He so cute when he says them, but it is so funny to just hear him babble like he is really trying to tell us something. He is getting closer to taking his first steps. The other night night he took a few steps holding on to his push toy. It was a proud moment for all of us!

Here are some pics I meant to post before leaving on the cruise!

Another "matching cousins" photo.

Our first official Ellis family picture.

Noah's one-year-old photo shoot.

Another one that I liked.

Well, that's all for now. Sorry to bore you with all the pictures! Hope everyone has a blessed New Year!!!

I Love it When We're Cruisin' Together...

We had a blast on the cruise! What more can I say? Noah did great on his first cruise and we had so much fun with our families. The pictures sum it up best!

Aaron and Noah in our cabin. Noah loved playing in his crib!

Me and Aaron on the first formal night!

Noah and Daddy at dinner.

Don't I look handsome?

James and Jared

Mimi and Papaw...Noah's babysitters!

On the way to the beach in Jamaica.

Us in Jamaica.

Little Miss Emma

The boat- Carnival Conquest.

On our way to Grand Cayman.

Hard Rock Cayman. Had to take my pic with JT's suit. ;)

The kids in Cayman.

James and Aaron in front of Senor Frogs Cozumel...the loudest and most obnoxious place I have ever been to! (we didn't stay to eat)

Shopping in Cozumel...Emma took this picture!

The Ellis kids leaving Mexico.

While boarding our ship we spotted David and Kim on their balcony.

Second formal night (me and Kami).

Me and the best husband ever.

Another picture of us Noahless.

Noah with his maracas at dinner.

Noah with his Papaw.

The last dinner on the ship with Daddy.

Me and Madison.

Goofing off at dinner with Graddy.

The best dessert ever. My dad ordered it all 7 nights. Notice he is eating it in the last picture.

Cousins Leslie and Heather.

Aunt Penni and Mom goofing off at dinner.

Emma and her favorite person on the cruise...our waiter.


Well, that about sums up our cruise. I am surprised if you are still reading! I will post soon on our wonderful Christmas!

Oh Christmas Tree...

Here is our Christmas tree this year! This picture was taken a few days ago. The presents have grown a little bit.



Here is one set of Noah's Christmas pajamas. Perfectly fitting for Noah.

This week will be a busy one. We will be getting ready to leave for Baytown on Saturday followed by heading to Galveston on Sunday to board our cruise. Hopefully I will post some pics of Noah this week from his 1 year old picture session.

Happy packing to me!

Noah's First Haircut and such...

Friday, I took him to get his first professional haircut. I had cut his hair before, but it was just a little trim off the top when he was like 5 months old. I took him to a Coolcuts for Kids because they have the cute little cars they can sit in and also the distraction of a movie. I was so proud of him! He barely wiggled at all and was so busy taking it all in that he didn't really notice her cutting his hair! Here are some pics!

Before

During

After

She did such a good job, I think, and he looks like a little boy now! So cute!

This weekend was a blast! I got my Christmas decor up finally! More pics on that later. While getting those boxes out of our garage closet Aaron organized or cleaned out the closet and also the coat closet. Thanks Aaron for doing that not-so-fun project! It is always nice to drive your car into a clean garage and not a garage where the closet is throwing up boxes and junk! We hung out with my family some and watched the OU game! So fun! Also, did a little shopping! Still have not really started Christmas shopping yet, but I will get around to it sometime, I guess!

Also, today is my Mom's Birthday!! We are going out to eat tonight to celebrate. She would kill me if I told her age, so I won't! Her favorite daughter wouldn't dare do that to her! Happy Birthday Mom, I love you!