And We're Back!!!

So it's been brought to my attention that I haven't updated our blog since January...oops! So I'll recap the last few months and share a few pictures! The biggest change in the life of the Jarrett's is the addition of our sweet baby girl! Lillian Corrine Jarrett was born May 21st. Weighing in at 8 pounds 8 ounces... almost identical to when Ella was born. But believe me they couldn't be more different! Life has been a little crazy since Lilly was born, the week after Dave started 2nd shift and just got put back on 1sts! So for about 4 months it was just me and the girls for the afternoons and nights! I did go back to work for the summer to fulfill my extended contract with my FFA kids but am currently on maternity leave enjoying some quality time with my girls! Unfortunately I go back to work on October 15th so I'm trying to enjoy my last few weeks!

So here's the update on the girls:

Ella loves being a big sister, every morning when I got get her out of bed the first thing out of her mouth is "Where's Lilly?" So I guess she has a new favorite and it's not daddy or mommy! She's all about talking to her, playing with her and making her smile! Ella is definitely a typical two year old... all about Dora, Mickey Mouse & Strawberry Shortcake . She is quite the entertainer recently and just talks constently! We're pretty lucky that she has such a large vocabulary and can tell us what she wants. Ella has continued to go to the babysitter a couple days a week to keep her in the routine, plus she loves the "big" girls there! We also just started a Mommy & Me Dance class this week so we'll see how she responds to that!

Lilly is such a happy little girl, she's constantly smiling and jabbering at anyone around her. We just started her on rice cereal and she seems to love eating like a "big girl!" We're still working on a schedule and the sleeping thing! I guess I was spoiled with Ella who started sleeping through the night at 6 weeks... Lilly's now 4 months and the past 2 nights she has gone down around 9:30 and didn't get up until 3ish! We're hoping this trend continues and even improves if not we'll have one tired mommy once I return to work. We've also been transitioning Lilly to the sitter too... she also has gone 1-2 (partial) days a week to get all of us adjusted and give me some time to work for my parents!

So I think that's the latest and greatest with the Jarrett's... I'll try and do a better job updating the blog in the future! For now enjoy our latest pics of the girls!

Florida Pictures...

Checking out the ocean with mommy!

Ready to play in the sand with Grandma Sally

Waving at all of the traffic on our street!

Running around outside, she loved it!

Still playing outside

Playing in the sand with Cid!

Still playing in the sand, it took her a while to actually play in it, she wasn't sure at first!

On the beach....

By the ocean, too chilly to get in!

Playing in the rocking chair outside!

Ready for the sun!

Walking outside... in the sun!

Ready for a walk around the park!

First day in Florida, Ella kept grabbing her winter hat and wearing it around, it was only 70+ degrees outside!

Apparently my videos weren't working so I'll post some pictures from Florida. It was an awesome trip, the only thing we were missing was Dave. He had to stay home and work but Ella and I had a relaxing week with my parents!

Our Awesome Break!

Can we say "Christmas Coma," all of her gifts on and ready for bed!

Opening her presents at Grandma & Grandpa's!

Riding her new rocking horse, she loves it!

Posing for the camera.

Smiling for the camera, first shot with the new one!

Unfortunately Christmas Break is almost over but we have had a wonderful 2 weeks at the Jarrett household. It was great to spend time with friends and family over Christmas. It was also awesome to be with Ella 24/7. She is growing up so fast and has such an energetic and hilarious personality. It's hard to believe that she runs around and talks like crazy now, it was just a short time ago that she was laying on the floor just staring up at us! Anyway, tomorrow I head back to school and Ella back to the sitter but I thought I would share some pictures from our Christmas break. I finally purchased a new camera with my birthday money so I've been taking tons of pictures. We also traveled to Florida this past week so I snapped a few there, not nearly as many as I would've thought. I'll probably have another update on Ella later this week, we head to the doctor for her 18 month well-child visit (only a month late!)

Still Chugging Along!

We're still here, posts are just few and far between. Life has been a bit crazy recently and I'm sure that's not going to change anytime in the near future! Unfortunately I don't have any pictures to post, my nice new camera that I purchased at the end of the summer is MIA??? I've used it for lots of FFA activities recently and it came up missing right before Thanksgiving. I'm hoping I've just overlooked it and it turns up, if not I guess that will be on my Christmas list!

Ella is now 18 months old. We had a bit of a rough week, she had her first experience with the stomach flu. Unfortunately, apparently with my pregnancy I also have a very weak stomach so it was a tough few days in our household! Luckily I think we are back to our "healthyselves!"

So I think that's it, we're looking forward to Christmas break! Ella and I are headed to Florida after Christmas for some relaxation at Mom & Dad's place, unfortunately Dave has to stay home and work. I'll be sure to post through the holidays!

Our Little Pig!

Ella had her 1st "real" opportunity to go Trick or Treating last night. She was a pig and she was adorable! She wasn't really into the Trick or Treating experience but once Mom and Dad pumped her full of candy she was starting to enjoy it! Here are the pictures from her big night. Oh, I also attached one of Ella's first shiner. It's still up in the air where it came from you ask my dad he says Hudson and her collided and you ask my sister and she says she ran into a table while dad was watching her for a short period of time... we'll never know, maybe a combination of the two! Anyway, it was just in time for the "Grandchildren Picture" that mom had scheduled! So, that's it for now, as of Friday our little girl is now 17 months old... I'm not sure where the time has gone!

Finally Some Pictures!

Ella loves our shoes, she rearranges them all of the time,

She is still a fan of the sweeper, she gets so excited about it!

Our happy 16 month old!

Ella's a great eater, she especially loves noodles & pasta!

Posing for the camera, she loves to have her picture taken!

Back Again!

Sorry for the delay on the post, I forgot how crazy the fall is for an Ag Teacher/FFA advisor, lets just say I enjoyed my maternity leave last fall! Things have been great around the Jarrett house, Ella is moving like crazy, walking/running all over. She is such a happy girl, jabbering all the time... luckily more words are recognizable now! She's 16 months old, it's amazing how fast that has gone! I've been busy helping my mom with real estate recently, hopefully we can get that up and running in the near future! Dave's job is still going strong, glad to see the automotive industry has kept him busy! Well I'll be sure to post pictures really soon, just have to upload them first!