 The cottage at Lakeside, Ohio. |  Uncle Marty and Ella head toward the lake. |  Ice cream with Grandmother Linda and Pop! |  Moments after this picture was taken, Ella would use her mama's pants as a napkin. |
 Squeaky clean at the end of the day. |  Ella informed me that a Crayon band-aid on your belly button is funny. |  Nice crown. |  Sugar snap pea! Now you see it . . . |
 . . . now you don't. |  Father's Day at Ella's preschool involves paper crowns, posterboard ties, and relay races (good luck, Grandpa!) |  Ella running a relay (and totally cheating by holding the rock on her spoon with her thumb) at her preschool's Father's Day celebration. |  We set up the tent to air it out, and Ella was ready to move in! |
 There's something magic about a train. |  The whole family in Rocheport, MO. |  Give us a kiss, mama! Ella puckers up at the celebration of good friends Beth and Darrell's wedding. |  A little Sunday evening interpretive no-pants dance. |
 Ella gets crafty at Art in the Park. |  Memorial Day weekend at Again Street Park. |  Slide! |  Showing off her tattoo. |