Today we drove up the Palisades to go visit Sunny’s dad. We brought some lunch and hung around for the afternoon. Ella was really sweet and tried to share her cookie with grandpa Seymour. It was a sweet afternoon. Later in the afternoon, we spent some time at the park.
Huggy mommy!
Sharing a kiss with grandpa Seymour
Yesterday, Sunny and I took Ella into NYC to meet Jamie (AJ) and Jordin. This was Ella’s first time running loose down the city streets and she had a blast! She walked down Broadway, West end and ran around in the 80’s. She went into Harry’s Shoes and tried on some rain boots (way too big) and then we ended up in a little restaurant that has a carpeted store front window with lots of kids toys and books. Ella had so much fun in the window playing with all of us. I made a little video of our time yesterday. The end of the video is a message for the Kim/Arena family…I’m sure they will understand.
It was a beautiful day today. Sunny flew in from Chicago in the afternoon and now we are all together again. Sunny couldn’t believe how much Ella has grown up in the past week. Ella was really happy to see Sunny. She looked over at Sunny at one point and said, “I love you mommy”…words to melt your heart. We had some fun at the park and on a little slide that we put in front of the house. Tonight we had a bar-b-que with Cliff, Kim, Sam and Jack.
Lucy and Ethel. Ella loves grandma’s shower caps.
Reunited and it feels so good.
Always hold hands when you cross the street.
Ella on her little slide.
Hanging on the front lawn with mama.
What a face!
Cliff and his beautiful boys Jack and Sam
Today was a great day. Ella started her day brushing her teeth with papa. After breakfast she had a visit with two of her cousins Jack and Sammy. Ella really liked both of them and hopefully they will get to hang out more. Then grandma and I took Ella to papa’s club (where he was playing golf) and we hung out at the pool. Ella had a great time in the kiddie pool – she walked around like she owned it. She also asked me to take her into the big pool and we had fun swimming. I can’t really tell you about the rest of Ella’s night because I went to the Mets game with Nikki B and Ella had alone time with her grandparents. I’m sure they had an amazing time. Sunny is flying in tomorrow. It’s about time!
Brushing teeth with papa
Kissing grandma
Kissing Jack
Getting to know Sammy
Having a serious conversation with Sammy
Climbing out of the kiddie pool
Fun in the water with mama
Today was a gloomy, rainy cold day. I didn’t even take any pictures. My mom and I drove out on the highway with Ella to take her to a carousel in a mall in NJ. That is true love. The important first was that Ella was eating broccoli tonight and she was really into it. She was just shoving it into her mouth and chewing hard and all of a sudden she started crying. We looked over at her and she bit her finger thinking it was broccoli. Grandma asked her if she bit the broccoli and her finger and Ella looked over at her, still crying, and let out a big, “YES”. Poor baby. She had a big tooth mark on her finger. She quickly recovered after we put ice on it.
Another different thing happened tonight. First of all, Ella actually fell asleep at 8:45 which was incredible. As I was putting her to sleep, I turned off the light in her room. She began to cry and said, “no dark, no dark”. I quickly turned on a little light in her room and that seemed to do the trick. It’s so great that she is able to communicate to us. Ok – hopefully tomorrow will be beautiful and I’ll take lots of pictures.
Only 2 more days for Sunny to get here. Would you please hurry up????? We love you & miss you like crazy.
Ella loves taking baths and swimming in the pool, but she hates the shower and really doesn’t like water that’s not still. Yesterday at the Barsamian’s house, with the help of Peter, Emily and David, Ella conquered her moving water issue. She was a little scared at first, but after a few minutes and some encouragement she ran around and in the sprinkler. Here is a little video…
This afternoon, Ella, Nikki B and I went to hang out with Nicoles brother’s family in NJ. Ella had an incredible time hanging out with the kids. She played on swings, went down the slide, played a little wiffle ball, picked tomatoes from the garden, ran under the sprinkler, played with the guinea pig – wow, I’m geting tired writing all of this! Peter cooked up the hamburgers and hot dogs, Lynne prepared the rest of the great dinner and then we went to Dairy Queen for dessert. We had a really fun evening. Thank you Barsamians!
Ella going down the slide
Picking (and eating) fresh tomatoes from the garden.
Ella meeting Trixie the guinea pig
Emily supervising Ella feeding Trixie
Batter up! Gotta start them young.
Nikki B
Chef Peter
Nikki B with David and Emily
Back with grandma and papa. Uh oh – Ella looks a little hyper.
We miss you so much Sunny/Mommy! Can’t wait to see you on Sunday.
Ella really misses her best friends Stella and Juliet. She constantly talks about them and sings about them. Yesterday she made me show her the zoo video at least 5 times. She was so proud to show her friends to grandma and papa. She watched the video and pointed to the girls and looked at grandma and papa and yelled, “Stella” “Juliet”. What a smile she had on her face. Here is a little video for Stella and Juliet that Ella made this morning.
Ella got to spend some quality alone time with grandma today. I went into NY to meet a friend for lunch and then my dad and I came back into NY to go to AJ and Uncle Michael’s gig. It was great to hear them sing/play. Ella and grandma had a love fest. Here are some pictures that I took of Ella earlier today. She loves dancing in the mirror.
Getting ready for the dance.
Checking herself out in the mirror…
and dance!