Whitney's First Birthday

A few weeks ago, we went to Indiana to celebrate Ella's cousin Whitney's first birthday. As you may have read in previous posts, Whitney was born prematurely last August. We were all very excited to celebrate her first birthday! This was actually our first time meeting her, so we were extra excited! Here are some pictures from the festivities:

Whitney is about to dive into her cake!

Ben, Whitney, and Jill

Ella and her Auntie Jill

We love our sweet little niece!

Trip to Pensacola

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We recently went to Pensacola to visit Ella's Mim Mim and Pep Pep, and to celebrate Auntie Carly's birthday. We had a great time while we were there! We went to the beach, of course, and ate at Brad's favorite restaurant in Pensacola...Peg Leg Pete's. (Brad would probably drive all the way to Pensacola just to eat there:)
While at my parents' house, we attempted to play badminton...which is always very entertaining, given that we are all pretty bad at it. Ella even got in on a game or two. But she really enjoyed blowing bubbles and running in the sprinkler. Here are some pictures of our fun trip.

Ella chasing the birds at the beach

My sister (Carly), my dad, and me

We were finally able to get some family pictures!

Ella is a great badminton teammate!

Ella blowing bubbles

Having fun with Auntie Carly

Having fun with Uncle Kory

There's really no explanation for this