Ella and Her Bud

Ella LOVES Sammy - she points and says "doh" for "dog" for Sammy, Cory and Nomar (we're working on teaching her that Nomar is a cat and not a dog!) - but of all 3 of them, Sammy is her favorite. Cory is a little wild and not as interested in her, but Sammy will usually hang out around her and let's Ella "play" with him. Here are some pics of the two of them over the past week.

Saying hi while he's taking a nap


Happily waving her arms at him


And here's a little video of her getting very up close and personal with him!


And here she is doing a complete takeover of Steve's lap. Poor unsuspecting Sammy...
Step 1: Very sweetly rest her head on Sammy like a little angel


Step 2: Innocently crawl on Steve's lap and again, rest angelically


Step 3: Quickly whip her body around and start "urging" Sammy to scooch over


Step 4: Gleefully "pet" Sammy on the head (look at that grip of her fingers!)


Sammy was a good sport but hand enough and hightailed it out of there and Ella enjoyed her victory!