sensory

today was ellie's second time at her weekly sensory 'class' where the babies play with bright toys amidst music & colored lights

having a ball

tummy time

gone fishin'

ellie with her buddy jeremy fisher

i queue

ellie sneaks a quick snooze in the checkout line

brunch bunch

book worm

ellie got her first library card today.  first book borrowed: busy little harbour.  next up: war & peace.

how do i look?

many thanks to all the fans back home for ellie's beautiful new summer clothes...now we just need some warm weather!

..and we're back!

ellie's back in london after her stateside sojourn.  tower bridge looks reassuringly familiar.

good grief

another generation is captivated by the peanuts

hope springs eternal

great grandmother hope and great granddaughter eleanor hope

four months and counting

just ducky

many thanks to the promisloffs for a fabulous visit!

mainlining

ellie meets lyn, bob & sarah promisloff and lois kimbol

a star is born

ellie hangs out with bright-eyed stella sonnenborn

now i just need to figure out how to order room service...

they're grrrrrreat

huge thanks to great aunt robin, great uncle lenny and great cousins kate, ben & bethany for coming all the way from new hampshire to visit ellie this weekend!

meeting the locals

ellie has been meeting loads of new people during her time in nyc, including: 

sarah zimmerman

uncle steve (& aunt julia)

william conn

...and drew littlejohn

eleanor takes manhattan

belle meets michelle

mile high club

ellie went on her first airplane today and she did great!

party girl

ellie at jake finegold's 1st birthday party this afternoon

so this baby strolls into a bar...

ellie meets the ex-tomatoes (carolyn's former colleagues)

tomorrow's cupcake connoisseur

whaddaya lookin' at?

avec sophie la girafe

for pete's sake

ellie met peter tucker arbuthnot today (over tea with his mum mary and our dear friend lila) - peter was born on january 31st and currently weighs 7lbs 10oz - exactly what ellie did when she was born.  it is amazing to see how much she has grown!

 

peter, lila, mary & ellie

lila & ellie

pink lady

mug shots

ellie poses for the man once more for her english visa photos

sooooo tired

now that she has more hand coordination, ellie loves pulling her blankets over her face