hilarious

On Halloween we were able to visit some family.  Ella got her first sweet treat from Abuela when we visited her at work.  Ella has been an incredibly picky eater, but she didn't even hesitate with this cookie.  How do babies know about sugar before even trying it?  She wouldn't let go of the cookie and successfully gnawed away at it until she ate the top corner.

Christopher & Ella

Eva, Ella, and Elena

Ella is figuring out how to move.  She isn't crawling, it is more like she is doing the worm. She gets up on her knees or her tippy toes and then throws her whole body forward and flops down.  It is pretty funny.  You can see the messy cookie residue all over her costume.

Eleanor had the best costume BY FAR.   Can you tell who she is?

EDWARD (from Twilight)  in the Sunlight

HILARIOUS

goodbyes

I hate goodbyes.  I always have and always will.  Sunday we dropped Gustavo off at the airport and said goodbye for 3 weeks.  Yuck.  I hate that we will be apart for so long, but I'm sure we'll be fine and it will go by quickly.  He's happy about this new job and the opportunity to do something different at work.  He's been translating for almost 6 years and now he'll be analyzing.  He's still working at the same place, but this job has a lot of perks.  Including the fact that they want him to be at home so he shouldn't be deployed, which of course I love! We are so glad that he'll be back just in time for Thanksgiving.

Happy Halloween

Our Little Stinker

wants to wish you

(and yours)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

DIY

Before:

After:

We have obviously needed to make the change for a long time, but I bought a programable thermostat last week and installed it today... by myself!  Although I did check my neighbor's, call my dad twice, and call Honeywell once.  

Here's to being more energy efficient and hopefully saving a few bucks!

8 months

Ella's first school picture

Time is flying by and my baby is already 8 months old.  I really can't get over how fast this whole growing up thing is happening.  Here are some of the exciting things Ella is up to:

• She rolls all over the place, but still isn't crawling.  Ella gets up on her knees and not only rocks back and forth, she also shakes her little booty in a circle.
• Ella loves anything that makes noise.  She entertains herself with measuring cups, wrappers, boxes of candy, and anything else she can get her little hands on.
• Ella dances!  When music comes on she starts dancing- I think this is my favorite new development.
• She is quite a talker.  Ella babbles and says lots of sounds, including mama and dada.
• Ever since Ella threw up she refuses to eat solids even though she used to love them.  When I put the spoon by her mouth she turns her head and pushes it away regardless of what is on it.  If I force it in her mouth she gags and tries to spit it out.  We are starting to give her some finger foods and she likes them.
• Ella has 2 teeth.
• When we read Ella one of her favorite stories, "That's Not My Monkey" she kisses the last monkey's fluffy tummy.
• She loves to jump whether it is in her jumper or with us.
• She thinks her daddy is hilarious.  She laughs and laughs when he jokes around with her.  
• Unfortunately, she is a whiner.  She'll get over that though, right???
• Ella loves to push buttons- literally.  She tries to play with our computers and loves to eat our phones.  She has her own phone now though since she ruined mine a few weeks ago.  I guess all that slobber isn't good for electronics. CRAZY
• Ella is still taking 3 naps a day and sleeping from 7 pm until 7 am, occasionally waking up once in the middle of the night. 
  
• Ella loves to pull down the CDs and DVDs.
• She rolls over while we change her diaper which can make things a little difficult.
• The easiest way to make Ella smile is to give her kisses.  She loves them!

football

Isaac is number 58. The closest defensive player on the left.

I seem to be surrounded by football.  Football isn't even Gustavo's favorite sport, but I do believe it is all he does in his spare time these days.  He plays flag football with the ward, plays NCAA football on the Xbox 360 (he has created an intense excel worksheet to keep track of his recruiting- CRAZY), and he watches football games anytime he isn't playing.  While he is playing he usually has at least one game recording on the DVR.  It is crazy.  I like football, but not like that.  We haven't been able to go to any BYU games together this year.  He went to last week's game with Em and Cory and that might be the only time one of us goes to Cougar Stadium this year, but I'm sure we'll watch every game on TV.  We did go down to Nephi to watch Gustavo's little brother Isaac play though.  Although I don't like being cold, there is something very fun about bundling up and watching a football game. We had fun and were happy we had a chance to see Isaac.  We took some cute pictures of Ella while we were out.

All bundled up with Grandma Liz

If you look close you can see her two bottom teeth

October

It is definitely feeling like October around here.  I can't believe September went by so quickly, but I love fall so I'm happy.