Elle Lately

It's official...she's stolen our hearts!

Just when we think we can't love her any more, she finds 500 more ways to enchant us with her joyful, exuberant spirit.

Though she can't quite put it into words, our Ellery Gray has quite the way of letting us know she loves us fiercely.  

Here's about how it goes when she sees a face she loves . . . 

shakes with joy,

bunches up her nose,

squeals with delight,

opens her mouth,

leans in for a kiss &

buries her head in your shoulder - nuzzles in real tight.

That's an Elle greeting!

And there's nothing like it in this whole world.

{I sometimes disappear for a little while just so I can come home to that goodness}

During her fifth month, Elle has sunbathed on the boat, planted a garden, helped Mama decorate homes, learned to hold her own bottle, endured her first real cold, taken many jogs in the Bob & made friends just about everywhere she went!

{Such a big girl!}

{Sometimes all the kids come on a walk}

{Elle loaned me her stroller at the flea market....she much prefers Mama's arms anyways!  She made SO many friends that day!  One gentleman even wrote her name down, saying he'd watch for her in the movies. . . she had a whole crowd enraptured with her giggles and smiles.}

{Helping Mama & Daddy decorate the latest Knotts Builders model home}

{She thinks everything is funny these days!  Especially the "ABC song" and just about anything Daddy does.}

Every day with her is a gift and we can't wait to see what next month holds.

We love you, Elle Belle!!