Life With Ella

Grandma and papa left our house very early this morning (4:30 am).  We had a beautiful week with them and ended the week with a fantastic New Year’s Eve dinner at Americano in the Hotel Vitale.  We took the train half way there and walked the rest of the way and did the same thing on the way home.  It was a beautiful evening, the food was delicious and the company was wonderful.  We love you grandma and papa.  See you in a few weeks when we head back east.  We hope that everyone who is reading this has a beautiful start to this new year.  Remember that love is everything.

Another beautiful walking down the Embarcadero shot.  We were on our way to have lunch at Norsdstrom Bistro.

Ella doing her first crossword puzzle with the help of grandma – the crossword puzzle maven.

On the train coming home.

A few pictures before dinner.

Grandma and Ella on the train on the way to dinner.

Our little New Year’s leprechaun.

Toasts to a happy and healthy and beautiful new year.

Ella had a great seat right next to a huge mirror where she was entertaining herself all night.

Acting out the frog scene from the princess and the frog.

Telling secrets with grandma.

Learning how to work the hat.

Walking back to the train.

Right before we got home, Ella had a burst of energy and began to run around the front of the ballpark.  I chased her and got these great shots.

Today we hung around the house, began our regular exercise routines again – got back on the Wii fit, and realized that Ella has gotten used to being at home and not at school and some of her behaviors have not been the greatest.  We have been spending some time really talking to Ella and letting her know that crying out of nowhere is not going get her her way and that she needs to talk things out with us and express how she is feeling.  She has been working really hard at this and we think this sometimes difficult process is really going to pay off.

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