Spring time

With the great weather we have really been able to utilize our beautiful backyard. It really is amazing. Laura came to visit lately which was really wonderful, she is about to move from San Francisco to NYC. An exciting and scary move. Luckily we will get to see her one more time as we are taking a family cruise next week and it stops in SF for one day.

Ella has become much more verbal. At almost 18 months old she can say many many words, but her favorite, and most oft-repeated word, is "Cinderella." She began by simply calling her favorite character "Cinda," but it has now become the full four syllable word, intelligible even to strangers. Impressive for a tike. Needless to say, we read the Cinderella book a LOT. Ella loves to kiss the book on the pages when her "Cinda" is sad. JD and I are not sure that teaching our daughter that a prince will rescue her is the greatest idea for a one year old, but the determined girl can not get enough of Cinderella.

As always, there are more photos at ellawalsh.shutterfly.com


Laura and Deirdre sitting at the Gilmore Girls table on our visit to Stars Hollow.


John "scolds" Ella. Ella LOVEs the birds!


Santa Monica with Laura, Kelly, John and Ella


Playing in the morning


Ella "helps" with laundry


Ella and Lil playing outside


No, I don't eat sand!


Great girls, great friends...