sisters, sister...there were never such devoted sisters

cousins and an auntie claire bear

oh how madelynn misses these two sweet girls

claire, avery, madelynn

one year ago...

my little ella was born! i can't even believe how fast this past year has gone. we were back in st. louis {missouri} for her birthday. it was fun to be able to celebrate her big day with family. we even had dustin on the web cam for singing her happy birthday.

she really wasn't into eating the cake, she just played in it, just like she does with all food, she takes a few little bits and spits it all out.

who do i look like

some days i think ella looks so much like me when i was a baby, and i see alot of the "ott" side in her, way more then miss madelynn who looks just like her daddy. but then other times i don't think she looks anything like me and i see dustin in her. maybe she is just a good mix.