New pictures of Ellie (she is smiling now!!):

standing up!!

There are batting cages right next to the 3 dollar theater in Simi. Last week we decided to take advantage!

(note how sweaty Lance is...)

And... the blisters to prove it!

All ready to go in!

She didn't really like it at first...

Look at this face! haha!

Ellie and Lyssa... she seems to be warming up to it at this point.

All in all, a pretty fun day!!

Ellie's First Month

The past few weeks have been full of adventures. Ellie has been doing great! She is so fun and such a wonderful baby. She loves loves loves being held. She wants to be held all the time :) She likes water but we think she doesn't like baths because she has to be put down haha! We feel so blessed to have her with us.

Pictures of Ellie:









The youth in our ward went to Lake Arrowhead for youth conference. It was so fun and beautiful there!










Lance climbed Mt. Whitney with his family on July 5th. Here are some pics from the hike: