Such a busy month!

First of all, I'd like to apologize for not posting for over a month! Things have been a little hectic around here. Here are my excuses:

1. My mom has been super busy with work (obviously I need her to help me write the blog. I have to sit on her lap in order to reach the keyboard)
2. We were in Colorado for a week
3. My great aunt and uncle and cousins from Toronto were visiting for a week

So obviously I have plenty of pics and stories to share. Here we go!

Colorado

So my first vacation ever was to Colorado! My uncle Bryan and aunt Lydia were getting married in Denver so we decided to stay for an entire week to explore. It is seriously beautiful! I know I don't have much to go by but I'm assuming it's prettier than most places.

Here I am with my mom and dad at the rehearsal dinner in Denver. It was held at a super cute restaurant downtown.

Here I am at the ceremony with my Auntie Kathryn and Uncle Kaare. Oops - am I yawning? I swear the ceremony was beautiful, it was just close to my nap time.

The flowers were so nice and colorful - but mostly it was fun to pull off the petals and throw them all over the floor! Aside - I don't want any tormenting from all of my Canadian family and friends on how I spell certain words (i.e. "colorful"). I have to spell the way they do here or I will fail my spelling tests in school! You don't want that, do you?

Anyway, after the wedding we drove north to Estes Park, which is right next to the Rocky Mountain National Forest. We rented a cabin in the woods. It was so relaxing eating our meals outside next to the river! Here we are during our hike of the Rocky Mountain National Forest. My mom told me that this was one of her favorite hikes of all time! Aren't I lucky that I got to experience it when I was only 6 months old (aside from the fact that I won't remember it when I get older)?

We then drove to Vail, where we took a gondola ride up to the top of a mountain. I guess in the winter they ski here! My mom says I have to learn to ski because I'm half Canadian and it's a law or something there.

Ntoukas Family Visit

The following week, we were so lucky to have the best visitors - my great Auntie Laura, my great Uncle Frank and my three cousins Maddy, Alex and Johnny. (OK grandma Shirley, I know they're technically my second cousins once removed or some jazz but I'm only 7 months so give me a break). Anyways, we had so much fun every day. It was their first time to California - ever! I have a sneaky suspicion that I had something to do with it - tee hee.

Here are some pics from our adventures:

Oh geez, how embarrassing. I so wasn't ready for this picture. Anyways, here I am with my mom, Alex and Maddy at the Cheesecake Factory.

Here we are at Laguna Beach - the waves were pretty big! I was a lady of leisure and sat under the umbrella for most of the day.

Here I am with my Auntie Laura - she was so good at rocking me to sleep! I miss her so much.

So there you have it - my month o' fun. I wish I could always have so many new and exciting things to do! Since then I have mostly been back to the same old routine. In my next post I'll fill you in on what I've been learning. I think you'll be impressed!

Love you!

Ellie xoxo