(This is a rare picture...he isnt really alert like this, Ned just got really lucky...)
Pre Surgery & the big weigh in (NOT for me, thank goodness)...
1. What is your first name? Heidi
My best friend Heather was ever so nice to get Ella a little Cinderella Princess Dress up kit and as you can see the only problem now is getting her OUT OF IT!! She loves it and runs around the house (we even let her wear it out once: I know W.T.)...and she sings along to her Princess Sing-A-Long DVD. Thanks Heather, it will be nice to have when baby brother comes along...


we flushed our first goldfish. We went to the Orange County Fair with my parents and Ella had a blast. She won 2 stuffed animals, AND TWO goldfish (with a little aquarium, so as you can imagine, as any 2 year old would be, she was thrilled!!! She named them Dora & Boots (her obsession as of late). Well we are proud to say that Dora (the gold fish) is still alive n' kicking...but Boots only made it two days. Daddy tried to sneak him out (after we found him floating belly up) but Ella was insitant on knowing what he was doing. And we tried to hide it from her, but she kept asking "WHERE IS BOOTS" "WHERE IS THE OTHER FISHY" She noticed and there wasnt much we could do, so we explained FISHY HEAVEN, which she now talks about daily.
We had a busy and fun 4th of July! We started the day with Nana, Boppy, Ryan & Hayley at the Ontario City Parade. It wasn’t very entertaining and I was hotter than anything, but as you can tell from Ella's next picture (BELOW) she had a blast. She danced in the street & saw Elmo & Cookie Monster (highlight of the parade for her). We also told her she had firecrackers in her hair...and she thought that was pretty cool.
We then went to Nana & Boppy's for an all day swim party and BBQ. The kids have a blast when all of their cousins are over and swimming.
Later that evening everyone came over to our apartment and we walked to the park to do a few cheesy carnival games and then back to our place, where we have a more than perfect view of the fireworks, with wide open space for the kids to run around and play.

Yes, you read the title right...my sister got us together to audition for Family Feud in L.A. So we got on and totally lost the show, but had fun! (Remember CLUB SAUCE & Jimmy Durante).