The first week of January Megan, Ela and I drove up to Decatur, IL to visit Amanda. She wasn't able to make it home for Christmas because of work and money so we had to take her gifts to her. We had a really good time. Here are just a few pictures:

Ela and I got to meet the Breezes. The grownups had good talks and the babies had fun too. Ela tried to take Torah's sock off!

Two cuties

Ela and me with one of my oldest and best friends, Amy. Thanks for meeting up with us Amy!

We went to a museum in Champagne and Ela got to sit on Australia.

Tia Amanda and Ela just loungin.

One of Ela's new favorite buddies, Alex. She and Alex played and played and played and had a great time.

At Starbucks where Ela's Auntie Amanda works. We had fun there!

On our way home we drove through some tornado weather in Springfield so we had to stop and take shelter at Kmart. We were there for three hours but Ela behaved well the whole time. Here are Megan and Ela making the best of a dull situation.

It's been a long time since I updated Ela's blog. Much has happened. Ela is now trying a new food every 4-6 days or so. So far she's had avocado, squash and her new one since yesterday is banana. She's not had quite as big of an appetite since fighting off this cold but hopefully she'll get back to normal soon.
Ela's Christmas was simple, but she still got a few nice gifts. I made her a stuffed frog, her grandma got her a few fun toys and her great-grandma got her a jumperoo. Sounds fun, right? It is. She loves it.

Ela and I are getting ready to head out on a roadtrip with her aunt Megan soon. We leave Thursday and area headed to Decatur, IL where Ela's Aunt Amanda lives. Hopefully Ela will do great in the car as she has before and we'll have a great time. We also hope to meet up with a few different friends that live near or around that same area. I'll be posting pictures from that trip soon.