Fun with the VanDerBears!

Ellie has been enjoying time spent with her cousins Jane and Lukie.  They moved up from California a few months ago and now Ellie gets all kinds of cousin play time!

 Just hanging in jammies after dinner.

 Mommy and Cousin Laura taking a mom break :)

 A gorgeous sunny fall day at the zoo...these are rare, but we are making the most of them!  

What does Ellie like to do when it rains?  She grabs a flotation device, swimsuit, and a Nemo swim diaper and heads to Grandma Cassandra's for some laps in the pool!

Halloween 2012

With the pumpkins carved and the Elephant costume ready to go, Ellie enjoyed her first Halloween!  Although we didn't join in on the trick or treating festivities, Ellie was quite patient with her parents and the hood of her elephant costume and posed for the camera.

Umm, I think she might actually be posing for this one... 

"Ellie, come on smile for the camera." 

 "Lucas, help me get this hood off of my head!!"

The Halloween Crew of 2012 

 Still pulling on those ears...

...now time to try pulling on Bedtime Bear's ears.