Monday, October 11, 2010

Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler!

We just got back from NOLA, and wow - we had an amazing time! What a city. What a wedding. What a party! I think Ella will be talking about her time in The Big Easy for weeks to come!

We got to our hotel, checked in, walked out the door, and someone immediately threw Ella beads from a balcony. I promise she did nothing for them except look cute!!

Ella and Josephine were BFF from the second they met. I have to do a whole separate post just to show you the adorable pictures of the two of them.

Checking out the turtle pond at Brennan's. Then we ate turtle soup. (Shhh - don't tell Ella!)

Watching them make bananas foster at Brennan's. Mama could eat this stuff everyday!

At the aquarium with the cousins. So fun!


With Aunt Becky.

Owen and Ryan were so cute with Ella and Jo-Jo. Such sweet boys!


Look, Uncle Mark. A shark!


So, so cute.

Mommy, we are inside the aquarium!!

Bowling at the Rock n' Bowl. Ella loved it!


Ella got to help a lot of people bowl.

Yay!!


Hittin' the dance floor.

In Jackson Square with Nana. Looking for bananas...

Our baby Ella refused to stay in the picture with us. So we posed with Baby Cooper!

Showing off her cute buns :)

Very serious in front of the cathedral at Jackson Square.

Thowing pennies in the fountain.


Bathing beauties.

Total goofball.


Beads, beads, beads.

Ready for the wedding!

The peanut gallery.


Uncle Brent.

Lookin' good Cooper family! Yeah Ben!


The seriously elegant bride! Just gorgeous - and so fun! Congrats Jackie!

Just a sneak peak of the "Ella and Jo-Jo" post that will be up next!

The street car that we took from the ceremony to the reception. So so fun!



The bride and groom, ready to lead the parade down Bourbon street to the reception.
(More pics to come!)

Baking Dookies!

Yes, Ella calls cookies "dookies." And I really really wish she would never learn to say it correctly! It is just too cute! That, and she calls Baby Cooper "Baby Dooper." It is seriously the cutest! (For those who don't know - our new baby boy will be Cooper Evans - the maiden name of both of Ella's grandmoms!) Gosh, there are so many more "Ellaisms" I love -- why can't Ella talk like a 20 month old for the rest of her life??

Anyway...here she is baking cookies (oops - dookies!) with Mimi --


Monday, October 4, 2010

Taylor turns 1!

This past weekend, our goddaughter Taylor turned 1! It feels like she was just born - hard to believe she is already a year old!

Ella started the day with a pre-party at the playground.

Playing with the kiddos at Taylor's birthday party.

Yum!

Happy birthday Taylor!


Tea (juice) party :)

Thanks to Max and Caroline for the cute outfit!