Happy Birthday Ellen!!

For breakfast Ellie had some chcolate cake (her first taste of chocolate!). She went to daycare and shared some cupcakes with her classmates and teachers at lunch. She came home and after dinner got to open some presents!

Happy Birthday Ellen! 
We love you!!

A full decade...Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day! It occurred to us this week, that this Valentine's Day will mark the 10th one Nick and I have spent together! Who knew that when we celebrated Valentine's Day in 2000 by walking up to the Dairy Queen in Urbana, Illinois for blizzards, that it would be the beginning of many celebrations together. So far, Nick and I have spent over 1/3 of our lives together; we have travelled the world, been to the World Series, graduated college, moved to Boston, bought and sold and bought a house, and become parents.

Without further ado, I present 10 years of photos (I think they are pretty much in chronological order).

Ellie on the Move

She's not quite ready to walk on her own, but put a laundry basket (or one of her toy baskets) in front of her.. and she's off to the races -- until she runs into a door or a wall, of course.