Happy July 4th!

Okay, so today is the 5th. But we have had our hands full! Ellis had her very first birthday party this weekend, and thank you so much to everyone who chipped in to make it such a special occasion! We have hundreds of pictures, so I am in the process of sorting through them and will post some soon. Ellis has a great time!
The day after however, we had a sickly baby on our hands. Maybe she had too much fun. She's now recuperating from another ear infection and lots of gunk in her lungs. She has been pretty pitiful and hasn't felt like doing much, but last evening she felt well enough to go for a stroll around the living room all on her own.

One hand! She's a big girl now.

And once with a little assistance...

Ellis even got to see some fireworks out our window last night. She applauded and pointed to them over and over, making sure that we were seeing them, too. No baby, you're not imagining things. The stars really are dancing, just for you.