Ella McConnell's Blog

Does not do it justice

2011-12-15T04:49:00.001-08:00

This needs a better video. I cut some clips because there was a lot of background noise. You need to see these faces

Second 8 second clip with Ella enunciating well

If you haven't you can see a longer video with Maddy and Ella singing about Jonah and the Whale (and still spinning) on Maddy's Blog

More Beach Fun

2011-07-01T15:44:00.000-07:00

We went out for hot dogs with mom and dad

Uncle Jeromy gave me a horsey ride

Momma spun me on the beach

Cousin Anna held my hand right before we.....

...jumped in the pool.

My Trip to Ocean Isle Beach 2011

2011-06-27T07:16:00.000-07:00

I taught Maw-maw all about the Ipad.

Porter and I swam in the pool

I ran into the ocean and ran back out lots of times.

New Pictures!

2011-06-20T19:02:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of me and Maddy being silly scarecrows and farm animals at the awesome park we visited in Salisbury, NC.

I have my play screwdriver-I'm ready to fix some stuff. This is serious business.

Easter Fun

2011-04-24T16:23:00.000-07:00

Aunt TT thought she had captured the Easter Bunny, but it was just me in my new sunglasses.

I think that if I ever rob a bank, I might just wear my "Hollywood Bunny" sunglasses.

Later we tried to take a picture with Me and Maddy, but all the chocolate made it hard for us to focus on the camera.

Mama Said Knock You Out!

2011-04-15T16:04:00.000-07:00

I bet you didn't know that Maddy is a Mike Tyson wanna be-she bit my cheek instead of my ear.

Spaghetti!

2011-04-15T16:01:00.000-07:00

Maddy and I love to eat spaghetti! Mom makes us take our shirts off when we eat it because we're so messy (can you tell?).

Blue Ridge

2011-04-10T08:32:00.000-07:00

While we were in downtown Blue Ridge, the firemen were walking around and I even got to meet Sparky, the firedog.

When it was almost time to go I sat down on the railroad tracks and just watched all the people.

My Blanket Kitty

2011-03-13T18:35:00.000-07:00

Did you know that my favorite blanket is actually my "kitty"? I love it very much and I feed it and help it go to the potty when it needs to go. I also ask Maddy to smell my kitty's bottom and then I say "ewwee" and Mom laughs even though Daddy tells her it's not funny.

Brasstown Bald

2011-03-13T18:27:00.000-07:00

We went on an adventure-here's Paw Paw making sure we walk carefully in the parking lot.

Happy Birthday to Me!

2011-03-13T18:19:00.000-07:00

We celebrated my 2nd birthday this weekend and Aunt TT made me an awesome Scooby Doo cake. It was delicious-Maddy and I kept singing "Scooby Dooby Doo-we're going to eat you!".

Sleds!

2011-01-10T13:38:00.000-08:00

We got to go sledding today! We used the sleds that Mom, Aunt Tami, and Uncle JJ used when they were kids. We raced each other down the driveway.

White Christmas!

2010-12-25T14:58:00.000-08:00

Can you believe that it snowed in Georgia on Christmas Day?
We were so excited! We got to play in the snow and even made a tiny little snow man.

Christmas Eve at My Great Grandmother's House

2010-12-25T12:24:00.000-08:00

I like to go to my Great Grandmother's house cause we are usually the center of attention. We got some chef's clothes....

...and some warm dress up hats and gloves.

Then I hammed it up for Aunt TT's camera. Look at me, look at me!

Maddy & Ella Constuction Company

2010-12-25T12:19:00.000-08:00

Maddy and I made gingerbread houses today. We sub-contracted out some of the labor to Uncle Adam and Daddy. They aren't the most skilled workers, but they work for jelly beans.

Snow

2010-12-12T14:20:00.000-08:00

Well, at least what passes for snow in Metro Atlanta. I stomped in it first.

Look Daddy, I am soooo cold.

I could not water the flowers since the watering pot was frozen.

Catch Up

2010-12-12T14:15:00.000-08:00

Some people might think that the title of this group of pictures refers to my favorite food/condiment. But it is just that dad is trying to catch up by posting some pics from a few weeks back, like our trip with dad to Monkey Joes.

My favorite part was the elephant Merry Go Round. Maddy and I had to ride it 4 times.

When we went to see Maw-maw and Paw-paw we tried to go see Santa Claus and the Grinch at the Salisbury Bell Tower. Neither Maddy, Cousin Porter or I would go sit with Santa. Mom wanted to go get her picture taken with the Grinch, but we just wanted more cookies and hot chocolate.

Of course I spent a lot of time on Paw-paws swing while we there.

Halloween!

2010-10-31T17:20:00.000-07:00

Little known fact, Pigs and Giraffes love M & Ms.

Look closely and you can see my cool spider ring.

This is how giraffes and pigs interact in the wild.

I got to decorate a little pumpkin in Nana's neighborhood.

Tea Party

2010-10-28T18:26:00.000-07:00

I had a great time at the tea party. I even drank punch from a real cup-it was very proper.

Boys

2010-10-28T18:13:00.000-07:00

There were BOYS at the tea party. They may not have stayed too long, but I think they enjoyed the food.

Animal Adventure

2010-10-28T17:49:00.000-07:00

We went to visit my MawMaw and PawPaw and went on an awesome adventure where we saw lots of animals. I thought it was great, Maddy was kind of scared. Here's a picture of me feeding a llama. Maddy and I love llamas because they remind us of Diego.

Butterfly!

2010-10-18T17:24:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago, Aunt TT found a monarch butterfly caterpillar on her milkweed plant. She saved it and we got to watch it transform-tonight the butterfly came out and it was VERY exciting!

Visit to a Farm

2010-10-18T17:17:00.000-07:00

Last weekend, we went to a fall festival at a farm. My very most favorite part was feeding the animals. I loved all of the animals-even the camel that scared Maddy and made her cry. See PawPaw-I'm ready to help out if you get some goats at your house!

Treasure Hunt!

2010-10-18T17:11:00.000-07:00

Catching up on some old pictures...on our last day at the beach, Maddy and I got to go on a treasure hunt! We used magnifying glasses to look for clues and then we found an X that marked the spot. We got to dig for buried treasure (of course there were lollipops involved).

Dolphin Boat Ride

2010-09-24T14:22:00.000-07:00

I was a little bit grumpy on our boat ride. I have 6 teeth now, but pretty much all of the rest of my teeth are coming in at the same time-right now! Uncle Adam kept me in a good mood on the boat. Maddy also helped hold the iPad so that I could watch Dora (Dora fixes almost anything).

Magical Animal Night!

2010-09-24T14:08:00.000-07:00

Mom and Aunt TT planned a Magical Animal Night for us! It was so much fun! Maddy and I got to pick what animal we wanted to be (we both wanted to be cats-of course).

We got to read animal books and color in an animal coloring book.

We even got to eat our dinner off of the floor (just like real kitty cats). I was a bit more proper with my dining etiquette than Maddy was.

Junior Museum of Bay County

2010-09-22T18:21:00.000-07:00

Today we went to the Junior Museum of Bay County. We got to play like we were doctors and learned all about bones. Aunt TT could barely take my picture because I kept running around and spinning in circles yelling

"DR. ELLA!".

They have a whole pioneer village outside at the museum-we got to pretend to drive a covered wagon and to see what a pioneer house looked like.

Guess what else was at the museum...Doodle Bugs! Aunt TT and Mom taught Maddy and me how to sing a song to get the doodle bugs out of their holes.

More Fun at the Beach

2010-09-21T18:46:00.000-07:00

Catching up on Old Pictures

2010-09-20T12:41:00.000-07:00

So, Maddy got a chalk and painting easel for her birthday.

We had lots of fun painting pictures (and ourselves)!

Anatomy of a Splash

2010-09-20T12:19:00.000-07:00

I Love Water Slides!

2010-09-20T12:18:00.000-07:00

Hollywood!

2010-09-20T12:14:00.000-07:00

Today, I wore Uncle Adam's sunglasses so I could be "Hollywood"!

Celebrate

2010-09-13T04:34:00.000-07:00

I may have slept through Maddy's whole birthday party, but that doesn't mean I can't celebrate!

Maddy's Birthday

2010-09-13T04:30:00.001-07:00

I slept through all of Maddy's birthday party. But I can still play with the toys (at least when she is not looking.)

Bluegrass Festival

2010-08-22T13:12:00.000-07:00

Here I am at the Bluegrass Festival with my crazy jingle bell crown and wand.

I got my face painted like a butterfly. When I looked in the mirror, I did not know that it was me!

Maddy isn't the only one who took a nap on the way home.

Mom's Flip Flops

2010-08-06T13:01:00.000-07:00

I was walking around today wearing Mom's sandals. I'm not sure why Maddy and I like walking around in big people shoes.

Monkey Joe's

2010-08-06T10:58:00.000-07:00

Mom's been watching us for the past couple of days and today we went to Monkey Joe's. It was so much fun! Maddy and I really did pretend we were monkeys when we were bouncing-we made all kinds of crazy monkey noises!

Blue Eyes

2010-08-06T10:51:00.000-07:00

Daddy likes to take random pictures of us-like when we are eating. Here's a picture he took during dinner.

Butterflies at the Nature Center

2010-07-17T08:26:00.000-07:00

We had fun this morning at the nature center. We got to dress up like butterflies and chase bubbles all around!

Ice Cream Sandwich?

2010-07-10T19:39:00.000-07:00

Yes, please!

Rocking the Swim Cap

2010-07-10T18:46:00.000-07:00

Me and "MY" Uncle Adam

Here are some pictures of me with my swim cap (and ear plugs under it)-got to make sure no water gets in my ears.

More Beach Pics!

2010-07-10T18:35:00.000-07:00

Beautiful Beach

2010-07-10T18:31:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of the beautiful beach. There was no oil there on our vacation.

Wii Dance!

2010-07-10T18:28:00.000-07:00

I love music and I love to dance (even to Wii Just Dance)!

More Zoo Pics

2010-07-10T18:18:00.000-07:00

We got to feed a giraffe at the zoo! His name is Sidney and he licked our hands-it was kind of weird.

At the zoo, I got to ride a lion ride and then we saw a real lion!

Zoo at the Beach

2010-07-10T18:14:00.000-07:00

We just got back from the beach and while we were there, we visited the little zoo. This was the prairie dog tunnel-I thought it was very exciting!

Sprinkler!

2010-06-26T17:21:00.000-07:00

Porter!

2010-06-17T17:03:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of pics of my cousin Porter-we had lots of fun playing in the sand.

A day at the Beach

2010-06-17T16:23:00.000-07:00

It starts with a hat and lots of sun tan lotion--thanks Dad.

Then some digging in the sand with Mom, Maddy and Porter.

I sat at the big table for some dinner.

Then settled in for some snuggling with Maw-maw.

What I did at Ocean Isle Beach

2010-06-17T16:18:00.000-07:00

As you can see, my first goal on vacation was to get every one of my relatives to read me a book. I started with Uncle Jeromy...

Then I worked my magic on Paw-paw...

Finally, I worked on Aunt Nic-nic.

Baby Dinosaur?

2010-06-06T14:59:00.000-07:00

Can you believe it? On our adventure yesterday, we saw lots of baby animals-even a baby dinosaur!

Happy Anniversary!

2010-05-29T15:02:00.001-07:00

Mom and Dad are having a lot of fun on their anniversary trip beach adventure. Even though it rained all afternoon today, Dad had a great time reading his book on the balcony.

My TT and Me

2010-05-23T14:01:00.000-07:00

I like to sit with my Aunt TT. She doesn't mind if I drool because my tongue is too big for my mouth.

No Fear at the Park

2010-05-23T13:50:00.001-07:00

On the Firetruck with Maddy.

Climbing through the tunnel.

Maw-maw helped me on the slide.

Sitting on my bench with Paw-paw.

Music Class

2010-05-06T09:07:00.000-07:00

I had SO much fun at music class! One of the moms there said that I look more like Uncle Adam than I look like Mom (Mom said that she hears that a lot).

Helping Maddy

2010-05-05T16:53:00.000-07:00

I'm such a good little sister. I'm helping Maddy build a "sand" castle.

Jeez Mom...What?!

No, I did NOT eat any dirt. Well...maybe just a little bit.

Nature Center

2010-05-05T10:31:00.000-07:00

At the nature center, my favorite animals were the fish and the turtles. I also got to see some snakes and an opossum! Maddy and I tried to sit through story time, but we were more interested in looking at the other kids there than we were in the story.

Afternoon Tea

2010-05-04T19:04:00.000-07:00

Maddy and I had an awesome tea party this afternoon-with apple juice and mini-cupcakes. It was fun, although I still have some issues figuring out how to drink out of big people cups.

Park

2010-05-04T09:41:00.000-07:00

Today, we went to the park. We watched some dogs go swimming in the lake (and then one of them came to say hello to me and got me all wet!). We also got to splash in the creek. It was so much fun that I didn't want to leave!

We'll Miss You Molly!

2010-04-06T17:12:00.000-07:00

Mugging for the Camera

2010-04-06T06:42:00.000-07:00

I like to show off for the camera.

I am ready for my close up.

I can rock just like my sister.

Uh-oh, Not only am I walking, I am climbing too.

Saturday Pictures

2010-04-03T16:53:00.000-07:00

What?

Seriously-what? Am I not supposed to be doing this? I can't help it-it's so much fun!

Tea Party with Maddy

2010-04-03T10:18:00.000-07:00

Today Maddy invited Daddy and me to a tea party. We got out all of our fine dishes.

Maddy was a very good host.

Check Out Me Walking

2010-04-03T10:10:00.000-07:00

I just need a little kick start, thanks Mom.

....and then.....

...watch me go...

Catching up on Birthday Pictures

2010-03-31T17:23:00.000-07:00

For some reason, our computer was having issues posting pictures. Now that we can post again, Mom decided to put some more of my birthday pictures up. This is a picture of me with one of my most favorite birthday presents (Maddy loved it too). Thank you Aunt TT!

Cake!

2010-03-31T17:20:00.000-07:00

I love cake (and icing, and candy, and mandarin oranges, and pretty much anything sweet)!

Birthday Kitty

2010-03-31T17:15:00.000-07:00

Nana gave me a birthday kitty that came with a book. It was one of my favorite birthday gifts (and now it is Maddy's "best friend" and sleeps with her). Oh well...at least I'm too little to be too mad about it now.

My Birthday

2010-03-31T17:13:00.000-07:00

Here's a picture of the whole family on my birthday-it is pretty much impossible to get a picture where we are all smiling (but at least we're all looking at the camera).

Pretty Dress

2010-03-31T16:49:00.000-07:00

My Birthday

2010-03-17T18:48:00.000-07:00

Here is how I enjoyed my birthday. Yeah, I definitely have a sweet tooth.

Help from my big sister

2010-03-02T17:36:00.000-08:00

Maddy loves to help me get around! Sometimes I don't like that she holds my hand but other times, I'm glad to have the help!

2010-03-02T17:34:00.000-08:00

TT always has her camera out when we're at her house!

Saturday Pictures

2010-02-28T08:00:00.000-08:00

At the Park with MawMaw and PawPaw

2010-02-28T07:51:00.000-08:00

This weekend, my grandparents came to visit to wish me a happy early birthday. We got to go play at the park-it was lots of fun!

While Mom was Gone

2010-02-27T11:09:00.000-08:00

Mom had to go to DC this week for work. Here is what we did with dad.

Fun at the Children's Museum

2010-02-15T10:30:00.000-08:00

We had a great time today at the museum-they even had fun toys for little kids like me.

Pushing my baby

2010-02-14T08:01:00.000-08:00

I have a new play stroller and I like to push my baby around (at least I like it until I fall down). I'm still just thinking about trying to walk-not there just yet.

Snow!

2010-02-13T18:05:00.000-08:00

Did you know that snow is very cold and very wet? I didn't like it very much at all! I had much more fun being carried around in the snow than I did playing in it.

Also, here's a picture of our slide on the back deck covered in snow.

Me and My Sis

2010-02-07T07:33:00.000-08:00

I wanted to get up into the chair with Maddy.

So, Maddy tried to help me up.

Then we ate some bananas...

and took a bath.

Tooth!

2010-01-19T09:56:00.000-08:00

I'm finally getting my first tooth-it is taking a bit of time to come in though.

Random

2010-01-14T18:45:00.000-08:00

So, Mom spent all day with me today and didn't take any new pictures (in her defense-it was a bit of a crazy day). Anyway, she decided to post some old random pictures that Dad took of me last month. Please enjoy seeing me chew things I shouldn't be chewing.

Christmas in North Carolina

2009-12-30T14:48:00.000-08:00

Christmas Day

2009-12-30T14:34:00.000-08:00

On Christmas, I got to play with some of the fun kitchen stuff that Maddy and I got from Santa, but my favorite present by far was getting to play with all of the wrapping paper and ribbons!

Waiting for Santa

2009-12-23T07:07:00.000-08:00

I am trying to be good for the next few days while we wait for Santa to come. Here's how I spent some of my time...Hangin' in the crib with my big sis.

Scootin' around the floor on my scooter (aka my bottom).

Staring at the tree and watching the light display.

Hanging out with Dad

2009-12-22T18:15:00.000-08:00

Snowman Pajamas!

2009-12-21T17:15:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving in Salisbury

2009-11-29T12:16:00.000-08:00

All us grandkids got Moose Pajamas, I was the only one who sat still long enough for a picture.

Cousin Porter read me an my octopus a story. Porter thought the book was very funny.

Here I am chilling in the hamock swing.

I got some quality snuggle time with my Maw-maw.

Sunday

2009-11-22T09:12:00.000-08:00

I'm still trying to figure out this crawling stuff. I do more scooting and rolling than actual crawling at this point.

Baby bird Ella

2009-11-15T18:40:00.000-08:00

Mama decided I was a baby bird today and might like a gummy worm. She was right!

Ella Crawls

2009-11-15T18:33:00.000-08:00

Ella crawls for some Cheerios

Random shots

2009-11-15T06:58:00.000-08:00

Here I am playing at Nana's garage sale a week ago. People made several offers to buy me, but Nana would not sell me.

Hangin' on Dad's lap.

Having Sunday morning tea.

Still playing Halloween

2009-11-09T07:27:00.000-08:00

This was from this morning. Maddy wanted me to be a "butterfly".

What is the big deal with Halloween?

2009-10-31T20:18:00.000-07:00

Uhhh-why are you dressing me up in this crazy outfit?

Okay, Maddy gets to have a sucker and I don't, but I still have to wear a crazy outfit...

Here we all are before Maddy went out to trick-or-treat.

Pre-Halloween Fun

2009-10-31T20:09:00.000-07:00

Today I had fun playing with a box of Maddy's old toys. In honor of Halloween, I decided to scratch my face so I would look super scary.

Morning Hair

2009-10-25T18:54:00.000-07:00

Daddy!! Do not take pictures of us when we are in our pajama's with crazy hair!

Costume

2009-10-24T07:46:00.000-07:00

Mom bought me a Halloween costume, but I was more interested in the cardboard picture.

My Maw-maw

2009-10-17T07:39:00.000-07:00

One of my best shots from the photo shoot ith Maw-maw.

2009-10-10T16:56:00.000-07:00

I woke up from my nap HAPPY!!!

2009-10-10T16:53:00.000-07:00

Bath time at Nana's house! Maddy was a helper and washed my face. I just tried to eat the washcloth!

2009-10-10T16:49:00.000-07:00

While playing around our playhouse at Nana's Maddy brought me my first ice cream cone! Not real ice cream, but ice cream none the less. YUM!!!