July 28, 2014

Our Lately....

July has been full of adventures for little Elle. . . 
Though since she's crawling and my days are spent trying to keep up with her, the pictures have been few and far between.
Here's just a few highlights:
July started off with a trip to the mountains to cool off! 
And cool off she did, Elle swam in the mountain streams and loved every second.

Our little beauty is into everything!!  


And she's crawling at lightning speed now! 
No more relaxing morning reading while Elle plays.
We bought this sign for Elle's "big girl room"....it fits her perfectly.


Our little sparkler finally lets me put bows on her!!




We've enjoyed LOTS of lake days with friends & family:
Elle Belle loved collecting rocks with Lula


 Probably still too small for the canoe, but sweet girl watched from the dock with her watermelon and milk.


Elle has had lots of play dates with her friends:


A rainy day picnic on the floor with these cuties:


And one special play date, Elle went a little too far and decided to kiss Tucker Huitt, whether he liked it or not.

She's got good taste - he is a cutie!



Though our days are often the crazy and sometimes seem endless, this prayer is such a beautiful reminder that each day is a gift and a chance to serve our Heavenly Father in even the most mundane of tasks:


Love from the Knotts crew!




July 10, 2014

Eight Months Old!!

Happy 8 months to our dream come true, miss "Ellie Gray"
We are so humbled that God chose us to be yours!

You are pure, unfiltered JOY and make our lives infinitely more rich.


The many faces of our Elle:















































** A very special thanks to LuLa for making Elle laugh for these and ALL of her monthly pics**
{Currently Elle goes crazy for people that jump up and down....so LuLa got her workout for the day}

Can't wait to see what the next month will bring.
We love you to the moon and back, little E!




July 9, 2014

Friends, Fireworks & Family

This summer tops them all!
Elle has us constantly laughing . . . our girl is FUNNY!
AND she's officially crawling any and everywhere.




....and standing up in her crib, laughing LOUDLY when nap time is over!


 {She loves to play peek-a-boo in her crib when you come get her up from a nap.}


Elle has loved all of her "friend time" this month!
{She especially has a fondness for "Aunt Meg"}

Boho babe fell asleep in the hammock !!
That's a first for our "on-the-go" girl :)


Elle loved time in Charleston and Kiawah with friends!
Though she tried to eat the sand, she sure did love splashing in the water and jumping the waves with Daddy.




Too soon to paddle board?
NEVER!



Charleston was followed by the best 4th EVER at the lake with friends.
At one point, we had 6 babies all within a month of Elle playing together on the deck.
{There is no picture of this because I was too busy trying to teach Elle to give "gentle kisses"}}
One of the things I love about Elle is she does all things with such gusto!
{Including kissing about everyone she meets right smack on the lips!}

75 degrees and the most gorgeous sunset = a pretty perfect July 4th!

July 5th was just as perfect with friends on the boat.

Blessed indeed to live in such a wonderful country!


 And the fun just didn't stop:
Matt and Anna surprised my parents for their birthday with a visit.



 Sweet Ava Lou is 4 months old and Elle taught her lots of new tricks!
Can't wait for more time with this blue eyed beauty very soon :)




What a busy and wonderful few weeks we've had!
Lots of love from this girl:
-Michael, Em & Elle


 
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