taste test

ellie sampled rice porridge this morning - her first foray into 'solid' food.  she appeared generally unphased but notably more interested in chomping on her full-body bib...

will 4 kate 4 eva

ellie watched the royal wedding at a party today...and even managed to keep her headband on.  many thanks to great aunt patricia for her pretty pink dress!

sippy cup

at the moment ellie understands this to be a marginally interesting toy rather than a useful nutrient delivery mechanism...hopefully she'll catch on soon

so many toys...so little time

like my outfit?

not quite appropriate for the royal wedding...but still pretty cute

pumping iron

ellie is loving her silver rattle of late - a lovely baptism gift from erica & matt...thanks guys!

happy easter!

picnic time

ellie spent a gorgeous afternoon in greenwich park today

old friend

ellie plays with owlie, her dad's beloved childhood companion

home again

i just flew in from barcelona & boy are my arms tired

sagrada familia

five months old...

...and in need of a siesta

a ramble down las ramblas & tapas on the terrace

ready for bed in barcelona

bienvenue a londres, monique

ellie's great aunt monique arrived for a visit today, and we are all off to barcelona tomorrow

a spot of culture

ellie attended a mom & baby classical music concert this morning...yet another reason we love our neighborhood

ellie hits the bottle

babes in toyland

overall, a good day

bathing beauty

fore!

watching the masters with dadster

the roaring 'twenties (in weeks, that is)

ellie celebrated 21 weeks at a 'twenties themed birthday party today - and had a blast trying out a new toy...

the best part of waking up

let the sun shine

many thanks to lois for ellie's shades.  they are proving very useful for sunny days...and giving the paparazzi the slip!

hostess with the mostest

ellie had her friends louka (lounging in back), jasper & honor (and their mums) over for cakes & champagne today

animal house

ellies on parade

her name is rio

today ellie met ashley & bob's new puppy, river (i.e. her god-dog) - she was not so impressed at first but was starting to warm to her when we left!

all smiles

social networking

ellie received a visit from cousin tom furlong of facebook today - and a pile of facebook goodies!