Ella was a butterfly for Halloween...absolutely love this pic!!
Pre-team gymnasts at meet (Ella is on bottom row second from left)
Enjoyed Thanksgiving at Sheffield's with several other neighbors.....we just love our neighborhood!!
Look who came to our house for the Christmas holidays....Ella named her "Christy"
Cuddling time!!!
Ella and Addison had sleepover during Christmas break and made these necklaces for each other (Ella has heart necklace and Addison has flower necklace - pics inside are same) - sweet friends!
Addison and Ella enjoying sleepover!
Spent New Years with Havas family and went to Magic Game....so fun!
While at the Havas's , kids did some painting. Jayson painted "Patrick" & Ella painted "SpongeBob"
Dinner with mom and dad (Paul's parents) visited us in Birmingham MLK weekend
While in Birmingham, visited Evan at college
Happy Chinese New Year!! Year of the Horse 2014 - Ella and Abby (Ella's gymnastics BFF) made lanterns at Birmingham Museum of Art
The three photos above are from the snow days we had in late January....crazy weather!!
Ella and Maya - 8th Gotcha Day Reunion! We met the McFee family at the Wilderness of the Smokies in Sevierville, TN for the weekend. We continue to celebrate the joy these girls bring to our lives for 8 years now....soooo blessed!
Play date with Myers girls (Gwen, Olivia, Brooke and Ella)
"Fun in the Sun" musical performance at Deer Valley Elementary
Easter egg hunt at Sheffield's! (special treat as David Lazar and his kids were visiting so Ethan joined in the fun)
Happy 8th birthday to our precious little girl!!!!!
Ella got to spend her 8th birthday with her best friend from gymnastics , Abby, at the Shades Crest Elementary festival!!
Also, celebrated Ella's 8th birthday at American Girl with Addison and their dolls - so cute!
Chinese class group picture May 2014
Ella was honored to have her artwork that she made in art class at school "African Painted Wild Dog" displayed at Hoover Board of Education Office
Evan went to New York in May to visit Grandma and Grandpa. Pick above is of Evan and his cousins Alex, Elyse, Sydney and Brianna....love this photo!!
Evan and Ella at Piedmont Park in Atlanta at end of May
Ella attended "Summer Show Offs" (show/choir camp) with Mary Ruth (gymnastic team mate) in June! This camp is Ella's favorite because it has singing and dancing on stage...she loves it!
The four pics above are from our visit to Milbank, SD in early June. Pics are mostly of Jaden (my sister Lisa's two year old daughter), Ella and my Uncle Roger whom drove in from Aberdeen, SD with his wife Dolly. We spent the day reminiscing about when my sister and I were little etc. and just enjoyed Ella and Jaden interacting.....it was a fabulous day!!!
The two pics above are from our visit to Waconia, MN to celebrate Sydney's high school graduation. We (Krista, Missy and Dawn) had a lot of laughs decorating for the graduation party. Pic with Ella is of Dawn's kids (Whitney (11), Preston (8) and Sydney (18)......was fun-filled trip!!
Ella, Morgan and Reagan tubing with the Dance Family on lake Allatoona...always a great time!
Ella and Abby's sleepover. Look at all those animals...cuteness overload!!
The two pics above are of Ella and Addison. Addison spent five days with us "camp ella" and they had soooo much fun!!!
During our July trip to New York, we drove to Delaware and got to see Nona (97 years old)!!
On our way back from visiting Nona, we had fabulous dinner at the Shapiro's (Brianna (16) , Elyse (15) and ella)......always a fun time at their house!!!
Ella chilling with Ethan in grandma and grandpa's pool...sweet cousins!
Our last day in New York, we went to Short Beach in Smithtown with Grandma and Grandpa
Ella with her Grandma and Grandpa before we leave back to Alabama! We had a fun-filled eight days....xoxoxo!!
