Trip to Indianapolis

Ellie just flew for the first time! We went to Indianapolis to visit our friends Shawn and Stephanie and their little girl Tatum. Tatum is 3 months older than Elliott. The first time they met they were 1 and 4 months old and we almost didn't even get a picture of them together because they both slept so much. Not this time! They had fun playing together. We got there on Thursday evening and went to the zoo on Friday. The weather was beautiful! The girls enjoyed people and animal watching, but were worn out! They both slept until 11:00 the next morning! While rain ruined our plans of going to the park on Saturday, it didn't ruin the guys' plans to play golf. We tried to take the girls to the mall for lunch and shopping, but poor Tatum was not feeling very well. So we postponed our shopping trip till the guys got home. The Hatfields cooked for us every night! We played games and watched movies after the girls went to bed. We haven't laughed that hard in a long time! Thanks Shawn and Steph for a great weekend!

After a long day of travel on Sunday, we were glad to be home. Elliott did great on the flights to and from Indy. She made lots of friends, including the pilots on our first flight. They even let her come into the cockpit and pretend to fly the plane. I was shocked, but they acted like it was no big deal.

Another huge milestone occured while we were gone . . . Ellie started walking. She's been taking steps, 4-6 at a time, but she saw Tatum doing it and thought it must be what all the big kids are doing. She's walking all over the place now! I just can't believe she'll be 11 months this week. I'm so proud of how well she did on the trip. She's such a great baby!

Here are some pics from the last week:

The day before we left- she was cheering on the Rangers.

Practicing her new skills

In the car on the way to the airport

On the plane

"Mom! You gotta see this!"

Luckily she slept on the 2nd (and longest) flight

Waving hi to the captain

I think Kyle was more excited about this than Elliott was . . .

Tatum showing Ellie around the playroom

Sharing books

Pajama Party!

Getting ready for a day at the zoo!

I love this one!

Ellie crashed on the way to the zoo,

but luckily woke up in time for . . .

. . . shark petting with dad. Mesmerized by the aquarium

Snack break

Watching the elephants

You can tell the girls are tired here. Tatum's looking the

opposite direction and Ellie's about to cry and lose a shoe. :)

Photoshoot in matching outfits. I wonder what they're saying

to each other??

We had a blast in Indianapolis! Can't wait till the Hatfields come to visit us!