Feeding time

Ellie loves her baby food! And the boys love to feed her. At first I was timid about letting them feed her, but now I routinely assign this "job" to one of them while I get things ready for our day or while I prepare dinner. Good sibling bonding! One day when they are (hopefully) fathers of their own, I will remind them how they LOVED feeding their baby sister. xo! M

Amelia Island

Our trip was complete with an Easter egg hunt. Jay found the most eggs, but was not at all interested in the candy.

Family pic on the beach after the sunrise Easter service.

We ate at a great local restaurant - Sandy Bottoms, our table was literally on the beach. There was live music and after dinner we got to relax while Ellie fell asleep in her carrier and Jay and Andrew played on the beach. perfect!

Jay's treasure...

Before the Easter egg hunt, Scott ran in the Bunny Hop 5K. This was a hilariously small race...

Here we are waiting at the finish line for Scott.

Ellie... all smiles during her first trip to the beach :)

I think Andrew loves it here.

A very relaxed Scott Marcille

Posing after the Easter egg hunt.

Ellie wasn't too sure about the Easter bunny...

Scott finishing the Bunny Hop 5K

Jay loved that the hotel maids made a bed for his teddy bear.

Mary, Nick, and Bill Morcom

The Easter sunrise.... The Marcille men

Jay in the dunes Easter Sunday

In April we picked up and went to Amelia Island, FL over Easter weekend and it was AWESOME! The weather was perfect and it was so nice to get away for a long holiday. We had a chance to visit with Mary, Nick, and baby Bill, and it was so wonderful to bond as a family. Jay and Andrew loved the beach, and on Easter Sunday we went to a beautiful sunrise servive on the beach. And this year our 7th wedding anniversary was Easter Sunday - and what a wonderful 7 years it has been.

Summer fun

Ellie in her crib just before we lowered it for the final time. Just one of many milestones we will do for the last time.

Love her gummy smile!

The el'cheapo swing set is still up and entertaining!

This is Andrew's favorite outfit - shiny basketball shorts and his Lightning McQueen shirt complete with glitter. Andrew is so picky about his clothes and likes to change several times a day, usually without warning.

So, this is what happens when we paint...

ahhhh....just love her!

Ellie in her new "play-station." I decided that we needed to isolate her and her 1st toys away from all the tiny part boy toys often thrown and left around the house by Jay and Andrew.

I am finally revisiting the blog - cannot believe my last post was in May about Ellie's baptism in March! We traveled a bit in April and May so there is lots to catch up on. But, tonight I will start with a few candid pics of the kiddos enjoying the summer. Ellie is now 9 months old! She is sprouting her first tooth and playing around on the floor. She isn't crawling yet. We are starting to potty train Andrew, and Jay is counting down the days to his 5th birthday. More to come this week of past events. Love to all!