Ella's Birthday - 10 years old!

Ella turns 10 on November 6 -- so hard to believe it has been a decade! That's my baby girl!

Volleyball!!!!

Ella at Camp

Ella reading the verse and then singing a song during the closing ceremonies of her week at Upper Missouri Ministries bible camp. (Soooooo shaky! Sorry!)

She's an airplane!

Cameron playing with his baby sister...

Basketball star

Maia is on the fifth grade basketball team, and is having a blast! Her team played Bainville this weekend, and even though they didn't win, they fought hard and played great. She has improved SO much since last year!

Wrestling

Sledding

Maia (pink jacket) and Ella (green jacket) trying out the sledding hill!

Cameron kicking back with Bria

Cameron kicking back with his baby sister.

Maia and Bria

Maia and Bria hung out in the girls' bedroom this morning while Mom got some much-needed rest. They had fun!

Happy New Year!

We had a fun New Year's Eve, with Gramma, Grandpa, Mom and the Ramsey kids. We had a good time teaching Jaydis how to use the Wii, and hanging out to watch movies.

By the time midnight struck, Cam had gone home with Gramma and Grandpa, Ella was curled up on the couch with Mom, and Maia was snuggled up on the floor with Bria. It was a good night!

Scrabble

Mom and Ella playing Scrabble Junior. She's good at this game!

Duet

Cameron and Ella doing a duet on the guitars.

Babysitting

Home for two weeks over Christmas break, Maia and Ella had lots of fun helping with the daycare. They both like to be helpers - and they adore babies!

Here Maia and Ella help take care of 11-month-old Rylan (and of course their baby sister).

Ella and Bria

Ella loves to spend time with her sister Bria. She won't be so tiny and snuggly for long!

Sister love

Maia always likes hanging out with Bria.

The day after ...

The day after Christmas is always a good time for hanging out with the family. Cameron and Ella practiced yoga on the Wii Fit (Mom's Christmas gift), and Maia had fun snuggling with her baby sister.

Merry Christmas!

We had a fun Christmas at Mom's house this year. It was a big day with lots of presents and tons of food, and our baby sister's first Christmas!

Everyone was really happy with their gifts. Cameron got the acoustic guitar he's been wanting. Maia got an MP3 player (which she later spent hours filling with songs from Dad's music collection). Ella got a Barbie and a special necklace. There were lots more presents, too, including clothes, toys, books and more. It was a fun day!