outdoor antics

just when you thought summer's over...

a surprise sunny week extends ellie's first summer season (and her warm-weather wardrobe!) - here she is at the park this afternoon

fit for a queen

ellie checked out the regal souvenirs in her majesty's gift shop today after a visit to the buckingham palace state rooms

buddies

ellie and her friend honor

sugar magnolia

it was maggie's second birthday today - no cake for ellie, but she watched the candle-blowing out with interest. time to start practicing for november!

chug, chug, chug

back to school

an active first day of sing & sign class

 

working on her novel

ellie's newest big-girl toy (courtesy of great grandmother hopie - thank you!) is a talking laptop - it has been a big hit with her, though possibly not with the downstairs neighbors since her favorite feature is the noise it makes when she bangs it on the floor.

fellow primates

a band of painted gorillas has come to visit the south bank to raise awareness about endangerment - ellie dropped by on her distant relatives yesterday afternoon 

mealtime munchkin

eagerly awaiting dinner service

ten months, baby!

no place like home

ellie, ashley & river at home house this afternoon

pearly whites

mayfair ladies

chaos: not just a theory

jail break

exploring escape options from her newly lowered crib

can i get a ride?

back in london now, ellie's river view is a little different due to the arrival of a mega-yacht parked out front

when cousins are two of a kind

ellie and her newborn cousin madison ruby have a lot in common: ellie is precisely 9 months older, and they were exactly the same weight at birth - the two met for the first time at madison's house in west hollywood on friday

ta ta, la la land

after a great visit with her california family, it's time for ellie to head back to london

mao, mo & me at moca

an educational afternoon at the museum of contemporary art

once more unto the breach

squeezing in one last summertime dip with dad during the l.a. heat wave

globe trotter

style maven

home on the range

it's a far cry from london but we think ellie is starting to feel at home in marfa too

labor day luncheon al fresco

party with the stars

blowing straight past bedtime, ellie went stargazing at a nearby observatory last night

ellie's first parade

watching the marfa lights festival celebrations

is this the way to amarillo?

newly arrived in marfa, ellie shows off her texas crawl

leaving the cummings'

thanks to candy & roger for a grand(parental) visit down south...see y'all soon!