The Letter F

This week was sponsored by the letter F - as it was all about friends, fun, and a trip to the farm. These days Ella spends a lot of time scooting around the floor. She moves fast and makes attempts at the dog bowl, and more often the dogs. Luckily Mom and Dad are still a bit faster.



Of course Ella spends a lot of time smiling... (Can you believe how big she is getting??)



Then Ella got to help Dad bottle some of his home brewed beer. (Disclaimer: Just for clarification - Ella in no way had any beer during the taking of this photo, home brewing is legal, is friendly to the environment, and is economical.) Ella was instrumental in the making of the beer as Dad used some of the blueberries she and Mom picked to flavor it. She had fun trying to climb on Dad and was sooo very close to pulling herself up to stand!



Then Ella had another play date... Lilli and her Mom came over for a nice long walk to the grocery store to pick up dinner's ingredients, another long walk home, some play time and then it was time to eat. Ella is still trying new foods and has added carrots, brocolli, plums, and mangos to her list of good eats. Although her favorite is still cheerios.



But, without a doubt the highlight of the week was our family trip to Davis Farmland.



It was a beautiful day to see (and Feed!!) the animals. We saw their new pigs... our favorite was Sausage Patti, but Jennifer Lopig was awfully nice too.



Ella got to meet some rather friendly sheep (and cows, goats, cats!, and even a few giant turtles.)


There was so much to look at!



They had lots of super cool places to play - a whole area for kids under 3!! She rode the swing, and she crawled into her first tree house.





Then it was over to the miniature town - where Ella did a little shopping in their general store... (She doesn't know it yet but that shopping cart is one of her 1st birthday presents from Mom and Dad! Shhh, it's a secret.)



But wait, there's more. By FAR - Ella's favorite part of the day was her visit to their zero density water park. Nothing but water sprays, little babies, and sunshine. She had a blast! (as did we!)



But of course - we couldn't play all the time. There had to be time for some rest too.