Her favorite toy conveniently located at the end of her arm:)

Darling in denim!

Well hellooooooooo!

I know this is a bit blurry, but it's just so cute!

I'm mad serious about toys!

Aja and her "cub" Ella after a bath.

The t-shirt says it all:)

She's ready for the stage with her jingly socks!

Never before has a comb over looked so good!

How cute is she?

Fast asleep with her Daddy.

Ella's practicing for that faraway, pensive, senior picture look. Jean Christopher, eat your heart out! (Only residents of Lenawee county will get that, sorry!)

Two months old yesterday! She's decided to warm up a little to Mr. Froggy, even though he's a little shorty.

"Watch out, Mom. This one has teeth!" Ouch! Ella's cousin, Cooper, proudly displaying his new chompers.

A Diaper Diva indeed!

"I don't know how I feel about this preppy look," says Ella. "Ralph just may not be my man."

I'm working on a belly just like Pooh's--how am I doing?

All this shopping makes little babies tired.

Ella and Nonni with the sea and grapes in the background at Gambino.

A wine tasting at the Gambino winery with the McKowns and the Coreys. Ella's on her dad's lap sucking on his finger, Nonni's taking the picture.

My little brother Austin and his new wife Stacey at their wedding on July 29, 2006.