pumpkin patch

checking her messages

ellie loves her newest gadget (an old mobile phone rescued from the closet)...she is having fun taking calls and sending texts

the tiger who came to tea

happy early halloween from ellie the tiger (and matthew the tiger tamer)

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

come join the band

hallmark moment

ellie was very excited to receive her very first halloween card today - mil gracias to mémé (grandmother veronica) for sending it over

a new discovery

kate is great

thanks to cousin kate for coming to visit us in london!

enthroned

ellie perched at henry viii's banquet table during a visit to hampton court palace today

ditched the twinset...wore the pearls

at lucy's first birthday soiree this afternoon

someone's teething!

thursday morning fun

ellie goofed around our local soft play session before swimming lessons today

snacktime tête-à-tête

catching up with maggie over cheerios and raisins this afternoon

singing for her supper

actually, it sounded more like screeching to us, but at least she still looks happy

no fear

ellie loves playing with the pink balloon she got as a favor at magnolia's party last month...and as she has no idea of balloons' propensity to pop, she has no qualms about biting at it with her sharp baby teeth.  we are wondering how much longer it will last!

IT department

among ellie's favorite 'toys' these days are the cordless phone and wireless hub

it's greek to me

ellie attended her first greek orthodox baptism today in honor of her friend louka.  she had a great time and particularly loved the gold mosaic ceiling.

girl friday

out running errands before a well-earned weekend break!

hitting the books

toothy grin

baby + baby doll

another gift from hopie is gaining ground in ellie's affections

morning gossip session

multi-tasking

ellie shows off her crawling, standing, laughing & waving

beep beep!

world's best view

make mine a latte

ellie enjoys a morning starbucks...in this case it's only an empty cup, but still provided ample entertainment

bowled over

ellie inspects her stylish new dinnerware: a bowl that suctions to her high chair tray

cafe rouge avec papa

grazie mille!

1,000 thanks to mike & jacky for ellie's stylish introduction to bella italia (including her first taste of gelato, and her first encounter with a bidet)

ellie + jacky show off their matching blonde bobs

cocktail hour

duomo trio

a room with a view (of the ponte vecchio)

ellie loves ice cream! or at least lemon sorbetto & yogurt gelato...

inspecting the european plumbing

masterpieces

ellie in italia

frequent flyer

back at the airport on friday for a quick flight to florence...just another day in the life of a jet setting baby