Cedar City, UT

We went to a Green Show at the Shakespearean
Festival and Ella was really entertained. She
sat still for 45 min

This is what she was so wrapped up in.

We had fun visiting Great Grandma &
Grandpa Stocks. Her smiles say it all!

Vacaciones

24th of July Parade in Vernal, UT

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeehaw!!!!!!!
Ride 'em Cowgirl!

Bryce Canyon, UT, a beautiful hike.

We enjoyed a nice D-Backs game,
thanks to Brady's hookups.

Rob's Homecoming

Ella loved playing with Musab, especially with his beard.

The Macleans

Grandma Ryan w/ the Girls

I've never seen a kid more excited to
go down a slide. She screamed w/ joy.

You don't mess w/ peeps from Boston!

Lake Trip

Alvin had to work, but atleast he's a Shoe-in!

Props to Rob for capturing this ollie.
It was perfect timing, unlike the pic I
tried to snap of him.

All I know is that it didn't used to hurt for a week
after wakeboarding. We're getting too old for this.

Yeah, that's Rob bustin' a 180 over the whole wake after
2 years of silence. The landing was "so smooth like the
butter on a muffin."

I think Handsome Rob was checking himself out on
that mirror beneath him. Thanks again to
Brian Smith for taking us out to Saguaro at 5am.

4th of July in Santa Monica, CA

Telling Brynley a story!

Best Buds

We definitely loved eating the banana.
Finally some food not blended up into puree.

Ella LOVED playing w/ Tio Rob.
The monkeys were always her favorite at the zoo too!

More Summer Adventures

We took Ella boogey boarding in Santa Monica.
We had a fun trip w/Grandma & Grandpa Ryan & Rob

Helped some Amigos put up a tent, for which
this "King of the Mustache" gave us coins from
"Old Mexico". I liked his style.

By far, Ella's favorite place so far has been the beach.
She loves the sand, and loves the ocean water even
more than her bath or the pool water.

We went to the Zoo. "You ought to have seen the monk,
he sat on the elephant's trunk. The big baboon, by the light
of the moon, was tanning his rainbow rear."

And of course, smiled while Landon put the

moves on Ella!

Summer Adventures

The Heard Museum, right after Dave took his Board Exam.
The fun begins.

Jill & I went to THE Circus

We decided we'd make great Carnies; small hands.

Ella Loved hangin' out w/ Uncle Mark.
And I love that we got drawn to hunt Kiabab this October!!!

The Whole Fam Back Together Again

Rob's Back!!!

Rob's Back

More Bath Time

My Cuties

Learning to Crawl

This clip is of Ella learning to crawl, literally.
She went a few feet out of nowhere, so we grabbed
the camera and got the next attempt.

Standing up!!

So a little more than a week ago, while Jill and Ella were in
Cedar City staying with Beth, Brady, and Brynley, Ella decided
that she was tired of sitting down all the time and that it was
time to pull herself up. She hasn't stopped since.

The Beached Whale

Summer Fun at the Park

Like Father, like daughter.

So these next few pics are from this Sweeeeeeeet
park by our house which is really this HUGE
ranch/park open to the public. It was established in 1886
by William Bartlett who along with his brothers, who came
here from Peoria, Illinois, and helped establish the NW valley.
The Ranch has tons of peacocks and chickens roaming around
that we had fun chasing. We finally caught up to them in
the grape vines where we all feasted.

She wanted to drive, but the gears were stuck.

Dunkaroo

So this is a little clip of the first time we Dunked Ella in
the pool. I forgot to post it with the others. She's not
sure if she liked it or not. But she quickly recovered
and went back to splashing around soon after.

AZ Sunset

I went hiking at Thunderbird today and got
some sweet shots as the sun went down

This little guy went running out from under the rock
I was stepping on to take shots of a saguaro, so..........I chased him
down and got him before he made it to his burrow.

I love AZ sunsets!!!