After returning home from our visit to Texas, we spent the rest of January close to home enjoying some great quality time with friends and family.
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James and Ellie just hanging out together. |
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Ellie gets some time with her Papa. |
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Unca Dave is always good for a laugh. |
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Sweet sleepy time with Dad. |
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We enjoyed a great dinner out at one of our favorite places, Francesco’s, with Jess. |
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Mom loves the sleepy time snuggles, too. 💕 |
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Spending the day at Universal dressed as Harry Potter. |
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Ellie gets to meet my longtime friend, Patrice. She liked her more than this face suggests. |
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James and Tessa waiting for the Hogwarts Express. |
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Watching the show on her new “aquarium”. Thanks, Mimi & Papa! |
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Ellie finally discovered her feet and, apparently, how tasty they were,
because they soon spent a great deal of time in her mouth. |
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Sleepy snuggle time with GrandPoppa. |
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Just like that, she’s four months old! |
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James and his cousin, Jackson, climbing the fantastic tree in our front yard. |
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Chris and I escaped for a date night out to see Trevor Noah. He was hilarious! Such a great show. |
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Stacy gets some sleepy snuggle time, with Ellie all wrapped up in the blanket she made. |
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Sibling time! |
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Momma makes her laugh. Momma is funny. |
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Ellie watched her first Super Bowl. Go Eagles! |
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With a new interest in basketball, James bought himself a ball and a small hoop for the driveway. |
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Our little rainbow baby. |