So much happens in a month!

I'm finally back with an update! My good intentions of being a faithful blogger this summer fell by the wayside. So sorry! It's been a busy month... We've been in Florida, Alabama, Kentucky, Iowa and back to Kansas in the last 4 weeks! Whew! Ellie is one well traveled child... Here are some highlights from her last month!

• Two new teeth! You got it! Her top two teeth have broken through!!! And with the new teeth has come a new bad habit of grinding her teeth! Ouch!
• WALKING! Ellie started walking TODAY! I will try to post a short video of this soon...
• Exploring EVERYTHING - that's right...from toilets, to outlets, to taking everything off of bookshelves and cabinets... if it's even remotely within her reach, it's hers for the taking. If it's out of her reach, she'll figure out a way to get to it. Time to lock everything down for a season!
  

Grandma and Grandpa Johnson came to visit in Florida and we had so much fun together!

Ellie is also Mom's "helper" unloading the dishwasher!
I just have to make sure and unload the knives right away! Yikes!!!

Playing is hard work... I love this cute pic of Ellie crashing while eating her bottle before bed!

I turned the big "33" while we were in Florida and Joel threw a surprise party for me! Ellie even waited up to help celebrate!

Ellie got to hang out with her friend Griff while we were in Kentucky on our way home from Florida! They had fun playing together and we parents just might do a little matchmaking in the years ahead!

Ellie and Daddy having fun in Seaside a few days before we left Florida...

Ellie hanging out with some Kaleo guys during one of the program socials.

While we were in Iowa, we got to celebrate Ellie's ONE year birthday

a few days early!!! Here she is enjoying her first cake!

We can't believe our little girl is almost ONE!

What a wonderful first year it's been with our little Ellie.