Baby love

Okay, I'm finally catching up on the blog. And first up...my great trip to Colorado! Charlie and I first flew to Grand Junction to see Gigi. It was a quick trip (less than 24 hours), but it was so nice to see her -- and it was the first time she had seen Charlie. Although he was a bit sleep-deprived, he turned on the charm for Gigi -- it was so sweet to watch him cuddle up with her and I know Gigi is still smiling ear-to-ear about it.

After our quick trip to Grand Junction, we flew to Denver to meet Baby Aubrey. It was so nice to have a long weekend with the Galyons and Aubrey is absolutely a love -- she's just so sweet and she loves to cuddle. And Big Sister Alex is so fun -- we made Easter cards, played computer games, and talked...a lot! Apparently the motor-mouth gene may have come from the Ellis side. ;-) She says the most hilarious things -- so entertaining.

My only regret from the trip (other than not being able to bring Miss Ellie with me) is that I didn't take a single picture! At least I stole this picture from Jamie:

I missed Ellie SO much while we were gone. Even though I have plenty of days when I am REALLY ready for her to go to bed for the night, I just love being with her -- she makes me laugh several times a day, she always has something silly to say, she's bursting with energy, and when she does slow down, she gives the best cuddles! The only thing that made it bearable to be away from her was knowing that she was having a great time with Daddy, Gaga, and Papa -- and the reunion wasn't bad either. She was asleep by the time I got home, so I got to go in and get her first thing the next morning -- just her reaction was enough to bring me tears. And then when she saw Charlie? There wasn't a dry eye in the house -- she just squealed "it's Charlie!!! Hi Charlie! Hi!" Oh so sweet!