Leaving on a Jet Plane...

Bella had her first plane ride last week! We flew to El Paso to visit grandparents, Aunt Amy & great-grandparents. She did ok on the plane, but it definitely is not her favorite mode of transportation. Warning: this blog is going to be long and picture-heavy, so set some time aside!

We got to El Paso on Thursday afternoon. After lunch with Mimi & Aunt Amy, we went to visit Zayde at work. He was able to show Bella off to all of his co-workers. We also went to Al Varela's so that Mimi could show Bella off to her friends. We then went to see Uncle Brent and cousins Megan & Jacob. Bella also got to meet Tia Sofi! That night, we all (Mimi, Zayde, Amy & Paddy) went to dinner at our favorite Greek resturant to visit "our friend". They had a very scary high chair that basically consisted of an old carseat on a chair, but Bella LOVED it. She was having so much fun.

On Friday, Nana came over for a visit. We then had lunch with Zayde and then went to visit Papa and Julia (Julia helped raise me!). We also went over to see Nonnie & Poppy. Bella is completely fascinated by Poppy. We had dinner that night with Nonnie & Poppy.

On Saturday, we went to a fun birthday party and then lunch at Avila's. That afternoon we just hung out until dinner at Nana & Papa's.

Sunday, Mimi & Zayde took care of Bella for the day while Amy & I spent some time together. That afternoon, we went and spent some more time with the great-grandparents. We had dinner that night at home with the family. Bella spent a lot of time playing with Zayde and trying to bite his nose off.

We left to go back to Dallas on Monday. We had a great time and will miss everyone in El Paso!

Love,
The Singleton Family

The Mullet is Gone!

This was a very eventful week for Ms. Bella. She returned to daycare on Wednesday after spending a few days at home recovering from her ear and eye infections. Everyone was so happy to see her!

On Thursday, Bella started using her new ducky bathtub. It was a present from Aunt Amy for Hanukkah and we have been waiting for her to sit up on her own to use it. She LOVES it. She just lounges and plays with her toys in there.

On Friday, she met her Aunt (really 2nd cousin, but we like aunt better) Laura, who came to visit from Philadelphia. We had a fashion show with Bella's clothes and shoes and Bella and Laura played together for hours! Laura tried to take Bella home with her, but we would miss her too much.

Saturday was a very exciting day. First, we had a haircut! After weeks of trying to convince Daddy, we finally cut off the mullet! Then we went to a baby shower for Bella's soon-to-be friend Briley Bufe. Bella is going to have so many new friends soon!!!

Love,
The Singleton Family