Zella has a Secret!

So, Zella has a secret that she is excited to share. Here she is when we told her the news....

And here is her big news!!! (Sorry about the photos. They are camera pictures.)

Zella is going to be a big sister! We just found out a few weeks ago, so it won't be until March, (Zella's actual birthday) that we are due. We are super excited and eager for our new addition into our little family!

Miss Funny Girl!

Zella is one funny little chica! She definitely has her own unique, wonderful personality. Here are two things that had made me laugh over the past week.

First, this is how Zella prefers to watch her favorite television show, The Fresh Beat Band, by riding a dinosaur! No couch or floor for her! It is all about the dino!

Second, this one still makes me laugh. Will and I realized that we hadn't heard Zella in a few minutes so we began to call her name, and no response. So we got up and began to look around the house, only to find her here, in the glass cupboard!

I still have no idea why she got inside or how she planned to get back out, but she did make me giggle!

I love you Zella!

Fourth of July Fun!

Zella had an exciting 4th of July weekend. It all began with her spending the entire day on Saturday with one of her BFF's, Asher! They had so much fun coloring, playing in the sandbox, bike riding, and just hanging out with one another. Look how cute those two are!

Big thanks to Asher's mommy and daddy for making the day super awesome!!

On Monday, we went to the traditional Fourth of July Pancake Breakfast over at our ward! Zella munched on delicious pancakes and scrambled eggs!

However, the most exciting part, was that Zella got to cheer on her cousins, Ellie and Duncan at the Primary bike parade! Here they are with their razzle dazzle bikes! They did awesome!!!!

Afterwards, we had all the families over for a big BBQ and swim party. Zella had a love-hate relationship with the fireworks. She kept putting her hands over her ears, but then clapped when they were done. She was just happy that all her family and friends were there to celebrate! Actually, I think that her favorite part is when she snuck a piece of cake off the kitchen counter when no one was looking....... sneaky girl!

Tahoe

So this past weekend, we all went to Tahoe to celebrate Will's Birthday! It was absolutely beautiful and Will and the boys took a gondola ride up to the top of the mountains, which is a big thing for Will since heights are not his thing. He snapped this photo from the top...

However, while the boys were at the top, us girls went to what is now Zella's favorite place... The Cookie Store! Zella, loved seeing all the yummy, delicious, cookies, and they even sampled a few! Here she and Asher are deciding what cookies to buy. Mommy's favorite was a peanut butter chocolate chip, and Zella's was everything!!!

Larry...

We have a new addition to the family.

His name is Larry.

Zella is in love....

Fairytale Time!

Over the Mother's Day weekend, Will was out of town, so Zella and I went to Fairytale Town with her cousin Duncan from Arizona, and her BFF from church Mia! Growing up I have always loved Fairytale town, and now, I actually have a real reason to go!

Here they all are playing on the slides.....

Oh...and how can one forget the teepee???

But I think the most fun that Zella had that day was chasing the chickens. She was so determined to get those chickens that she flung herself over the small end of a fence, landed on her face, shot back up, and ran as fast as her tiny legs could to go and have an up-close-and-personal look at the chickens!

After a few hours of playing....

....Zella and mommy headed to Ernesto's downtown for some yummy quesadillas and to let our hair down for some girl time! It was a great day!

Easter Week!

This Easter was super special for Zella and I because I actually had almost 2 weeks off to spend every moment with her! I don't like being at work because I would rather be a SAHM, but we do what we have to, so this was an awesome treat!

One of the first things we did over my break was go and visit the Easter Bunny at the mall. I am usually not a fan of mall bunnies, and in fact it wasn't our intention to take a picture either, but as soon as Zella saw the bunny walking down the hall she let out a HUGE squeal! I really think that she thought the Easter Bunny was a giant stuffed animal!

This was Zella acting like her grandpa and checking the Easter Bunny's dental work!

I actually had to pull Zella off of the Easter Bunny! Every time that I reached out for her to go, she would turn around and hug the Easter Bunny so that she wouldn't have to leave. I am sure that made the Easter Bunny feel loved since so many kids usually end up scared of him or crying!

Of course she received a little bunny ears hat! It lasted about 10 minutes before she ripped it into pieces!

On a different day, Zella and I had crazy hair day! Guess who won???

Finally, last night we finished off with chocolate pudding and I decided she could go crazy. This time I was prepared with a bath and bedtime to follow!