 Ella can stand! |  Lauren and Ella pick pumpkins at Sauvie Island's pumpkin patch. |  Ella snacks on her favorite food - Cheerios! |  "Daddy, if I put my ear to your head, I can hear the ocean." |
 June, Ella, and Linda at Cannon Beach - Ell'a first time seeing the ocean! |  Grammy June and Ella enjoy a beautiful fall day at the park! |  Ella plays at the park near our house. |  Mom-Mom Lindy reads to Ella. |
 We went to get Ella from her nap today and found her sitting up! |  Babies taste good . . . |  Ella in Spencer's Ohio State hat - Go Bucks! |  Daddy's little buckeye fan. |
 My brother's painting of Ella! |  A painting of Ella, based on her birth announcement picture. |  I'll feed myself, thank you! |  Pattycake! |
 Ella and her daddy on one of Portland's recent sweltering days (I wish I could get away with sitting around in MY underwear). |  Ella in her hat, ready for the farmer's market. |  Ella is surprised to find herself sitting up unassisted! |  Lauren and Ella in Corinna, Maine. |