The Cook Clan

Sunday, August 5, 2012

I LOVE JULY! (**Watch out picture overload!**)

So I am a little late in posting Miss Ellie’s 5 month blog, but we have been pretty busy. This is definitely my favorite month of the year, maybe because it’s my birthday month and there is always time for the beach!!

The fourth of July was celebrated at Fripp Island with some of the family. We had such a great time on the golf cart and hanging out on the beach. And finally after several outings to the beach Miss Ellie has come to love it (and I could not be happierJ). She is either sleeping or eating on the beach.

When getting home from the beach the Brown’s came to visit with Tanner and we had a great time catching up by the pool!

Miss Ellie is also one lucky lady, at only 5 months old she got to stay at The Greenbrier for almost a week and was on her very best behavior. Did not sleep to well in her pack and play, but loved the bucket in the stroller almost every night. Ellie had a great time with a few of her cousins for the week. She just loves watching older kids and cracks up around them.

Such a wonderful Dad!

Pool time, Daddy style.... Diaper

Some of the family at the Greenbrier enjoying some tea.

Daddy and Ellie having high tea...

Can never have to many family shots, right?!

Our sweet angel baby!!

Thanks to Mom and Dad we got a couple nights out!!

The girls plus David :)

Gracie, Adeline and Ellie

We also got to take the Cook's motorhome up to the Greenbrier with Hunter, Joy, Gracie, Adeline, Cam, Jimmy, James and Ellie which was allot of fun. David was a trooper and drove up there and back with only a couple stops both ways.

My favorite picture... The entire family (minus Craig, Tricia, Hamilton and Zan) at the Greenbrier with the motorhome parked in the front... We know how to make an exit!

Sweetbaby James and Cambo sleeping

Joy and her girls watching Tangled

Our captain and co-captain... Hunter kept David entertained the entire time!!

Ellie buckled in and ready!

Ellie in the past month has become even more alert and loves to chime in on conversations or listen and watch whoever is talking very intently. (Teaching her early to make eye contact :)) And thanks to Aunt Cammie, Ellie now knows how to blow raspberries and soaks everything she wears. Another funny thing is, she puts her hands behind her back and sleeps WONDERFULLY, at least 10 hours a night with the occasional midnight wake if her schedule is a little off.

These are Ellie's magic PJ's (Carters Microfleece, thanks to Aunt Laura)

baby girl sleeps a GOOD 12 hours at LEAST!

Just incase you have not seen enough pictures of our sweet angel here are just a few more over the past month..... :)

Bonitas Boathouse on Fripp Island

Loving the beach!!

Watching the July 4th Parade on Fripp

The guys at the Greenbrier

Cuddle time! My favorite thing to do on the weekends...

Brittney and Tanner by the pool

Playing with Daddy

All the cousins with Mom and Dad (Nana and Pop!)

Cousin love at its finest :) haha

Celebrating my 30th Birthday Mexican Style :)

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

FOUR MONTHS!

Already 4 months.... My sweet princess is growing (mostly in her cheeks and arms - haha jk) more and more everyday. She watches us like an owl now, never taking her eyes off of us and recognizes our voices. Melts my heart that she perks up when I come to get her at childcare and just starts smiling ear to ear.

Speaking of daycare, Miss Amber says she is doing so well and such a good baby (but would you expect anything less??? :)). She loves being around other kids!!

In the past month we have had our Sunday family time with the Cook's and fried chicken :), compliments of Mama Cook and Bojangles or KFC :D. YUM!

James, Heather, Hannah, and Nathan come over as well and always make a special trip to see the horses. Ellie even got to go up there and see the horses for the first time!

We also got to go to Charleston and celebrate Memorial Weekend with the Cook's at their beach house. We had such a good time playing on the beach with Hannah and Ellie enjoyed her time with the grandparents and Aunt Heather and Uncle James. We also got to meet Laura's fiance! Shawn got to meet all of us and see Charleston... Wedding is only 4 months away so they were also busy planning and visiting sites for the wedding. Heather and I got a cake each asking us to be in the wedding and all babies. (I think Ellie is be the youngest flower girl ever)

It was also nice to stick around the house the following weekends and enjoy the pool with Ellie. She is slowly warming up to the outside. Stacey and Greg came to visit with their little man, Jamie. Ellie and Jamie had a big time by the pool and slept great! Having friends over has definately changed with the baby. Bed time comes allot earlier, which is a very good thing... - with David being 31 ;)

And the last weekend David turned 31 and we got to celebrate our FIRST fathers day!! We had friends and family over for a little grill out and party. Baby girl is just a social butterfly!!