Since my last post.......

The first thing that happened after my last post as most of you know, we moved. It sucks not having our friends to play games with every night, but it is really nice to be closer to my mom. Ella loves her grandma and being able to see her pretty much everyday now!



Ella and I got a pass to raging waters and go as often as we can! She loves the water and I have no doubt she will be swimming by the time she is two.. She can almost float on her back by herself! When I put her in her life jacket, like any baby she screams! but her little tube she loves, she learned that if she kicks really hard she can go across the pool and swim away from me!






Over father's day my adorable niece and nephew were blessed. My sister is a very strong and crazy woman! She was the proud mommy of a cute little three year old and one year old until March 23, when her twins Presley and Porter were born! The very next day Madicyn turned 4 and now she has 4 kids 4 and under! Go Monica!



We were invited to go down to Mayfield with some friends, Jason and Christie, for the last weekend of June. We got there late Friday night and pulled the four wheelers out first thing after breakfast on Sat. We took turns riding the four wheelers and taking Ella for little rides up the street and back. Sat. night we went to the Manti Pageant. It was a great experience. Tim had never seen it before and loved it! I walked up and down the streets of the near by neighborhoods to get Ella to stop crying for the first hour of it, but I got her to fall asleep and the rest was great!



The fourth of July was great! We went to the Centerville parade and had juice and doughnuts at my mom's house for breakfast! Ella clapped and waved to all the floats, but got really mad when her cousin Carter kept climbing into her little car. After the parade Ella proceeded to eat another whole doughnut by her self (I wasn't watching) and threw it up.. Joy! So she wore another of her 5 4th of July outfits up the cabin. Our good family friends invited us up to their cabin near Pineview for a BBQ, party and Fireworks! Ella loved playing with Bronx (4 months old) and his bouncy seat. I had to remind her 100+ times to not touch his face and be soft! She tried to play with Hudson (2 years) but he could walk and run and she just couldn't keep up!They had a few pinatas and since the babies couldn't do it, Tonya (mom's friend) had toys for each of the babies to take home. Ella got really cute pink keys, they are now her favorite toy to chew on. Everyone went to the Huntsville park to walk around the carnival and dance to every kind of music you could imagine! Ella's favorite was the hokey pokey! Right before it got dark a few parachute-rs landed in the middle of the park, and then fireworks started! Then on Sunday we went to my Grandma and Grandpa Joe's house for dinner, it was really fun until the end when we ended up with my grandpa in the Emergency room, he has 9 lives and is home again. It was a great weekend!







Since then Ella and I have done our usual hang out at the house or the pool while daddy is at work. Once Tim gets home it is just spending time with him and taking him to the pool. We can't believe Ella is going to be 1 years old in less than a month! I have been getting things ready for her party, we are doing a family thing about a week early so that Tim's parents can be here for it. We went and got Ella's one year old pictures taken the other day and started buying all of our decorations.

Also, Ella climbed out of her crib and landed on her head one too many times, she is now in a toddler bed before her first birthday! AGH! Crazy child I have!

January -March

It has been a very long time!
in January Ella turned 6 months old!



January brought sickness, Ella got RSV and was hospitalized for 4 days, when we brought her home she was on oxygen for another 4 days.



Once Ella got better, She was introduced to her first pancake! She loved it and now eats at least two for dinner when that is what we have!



To kick off Febuary, we took Ella swimming for the first time, she was scared to death at first but warmed up fast! when it was time to go, she was not happy when we took her out and wrapped her up in the towel.



Every Wednesday and Thursday I babysit for my friend's sister so that she can go to school, Jaclyn (friend) comes up on Thursdays to hang out with us... Jaclyn taking her niece Maycee and her nephew Wyatt down the slide at the park.



For Valentines Day, Tim took me out on Saturday it was a lot of fun! I got roses and jewelry! On Sunday, the actual V-Day, we went to put one of my roses on my dad's grave. Ella was so cute when we went!



On February 20th, my friend who we live with had her baby girl, Ella was very curious about her until I held her, what was even more funny was when William (her older brother) held her. Ella was furious that her mommy and best buddy were holding another baby!



Other than these events, we have just done everyday stuff, mommy and Ella play until dad comes home from work, then we play with dad until he has to leave for school.



Marchele had her 20 year old birthday! Bryan was out of town for work and Jason or Clyde as some of you know him had Rugby Try-outs or something. so My mom, Marchele, Tim, Ella and I went to Texas Road house for her birthday dinner. They have you sit on a saddle while they sing Happy Birthday! It was funny! She turned very red!



Tim's brother Kyle chose to come out to Utah and spend his spring break with us! We have had a lot of fun with him and we will be sad to see him go on tomorrow morning! We have gone out to eat at some fun places as well as seen 2 jazz games this week!

Cartwright Family Pictures In Ohio

We are in Ohio visiting Tim's family! We are having a blast! We got to meet our little 9 month old niece for the first time, her name is Alyssa! Ella and Alyssa have had a ball together, they like to try and suck on each others hands and steal toys from each other! While we were all in town we decided we needed family pictures seeing as how Ella, Alyssa, and I were not in the last ones. Here are some of them! I will post more of Ella's first Christmas later!

October Fun!

since my last post, a lot has happened! I had my 21st birthday, Tim and Ella gave me a video camera that I can't wait to use and then took me out to dinner! The next day was mine and Tim's 1st anniversary, I got roses, saw Where the Wild Things Are, and then Ty and Cristi watched Ella so that Tim could take me out to dinner. I have to say I have the best husband ever and I love him so much! The last few weeks has been crazy but a blast at the same time! Ty, Cristi, Tim and I spent all week preparing for our Halloween Party we were having Sat. night. Which turned out Awesome! Tim and Ty made a huge spider web in our front room for us and all of our guests to untangle, it was a lot of fun! We also had each couple carve a pumpkin and make a personal pizza, we played another game and watched some scary movies! Everyone's costumes were great!
Sunday, Tim, Ella and I dressed up and went to my grandma's house for the annual Passey Halloween party! It was a lot of fun to spend time with the family carving pumpkins and seeing their costumes as well! I must say that Halloween is one of my favorite holidays!
We went to the temple last Monday night for family night, Tim and I decided to ask Ty, Cristi and their kids to come along, we all had so much fun! it was great to spend time on the temple grounds and in the visitor's center. we got hot chocolate after and talked with some of the sister missionaries! Here are some of my favorite pictures from the last month or so.

Ella's baby blessing

On Sunday October 11th was Ella's baby blessing, it was wonderful! Tim did an excellent job! I asked my mom if she thought Ella would fit in my blessing dress, so she pulled it out and we tried. It fit perfectly so I thought it would be really cool if my daughter was blessed in the same dress as me. So she was blessed in the dress her great great grandmother crocheted for me twenty one years ago. We had family over afterward for some food and fun, thank you to everyone who came we love you all! We are so grateful to have had Tim's parents fly out for the blessing as well as some family from St.George Drive up. Here are some pictures of the wonderful day!
Ella in "the dress"


Grandma Mindy, Uncle Todd, Ella, Cousin Ashlee


Ella and Her cousins: Katy, Carter, Madicyn, and Marlee


Ella and Grandma Cartwright


This is after she managed to pee through her dress, I swear she is worse than a boy!

Tiny Giggles!

Well it has been a week and seeing as how I am a woman of my word.. Here is my new post! Thinks are still pretty much the same, Tim is going to school and working. I am spending my time with the most beautiful baby girl in the world! Something I thought was so stinkin cute and really wished I had a video camera for today was.. Ella had woken up from a nap and I heard her just cooing and being happy so i went in and looked into the crib to find her smiling at me! I bumped her butterfly mobile and she stared at it, so I turned it on and she locked her big eyes on one butterfly and moved her head around in a circle to follow it, she also started giggling! It was the first time she has ever giggled and it was so cute! I think I left my Camera at my mom's house so I don't have any pics to post at the moment!