Ellie's Preschool Birthday

They celebrate each child's birthday at preschool by letting the birthday girl or boy wear a gown and crown. I made cupcakes and brought them in for the children at the end of the day. Here are just a few pictures of the event.

Ellie's Day of Beauty

I took Ellie with me to get her hair done. This is only her 2nd haircut ever so it was very exciting for her. He first haircut was with daddy at the barber shop so this was a step up to come with me to the beauty salon. She did pretty good. She had some problem keeping her head still for the lady. What 3 year old can sit completely still anyway, right? She asked to get her hair shampooed because she had watched me get mine done first. Anyway, she looks much better and we won't have to fight those tangles anymore, YEAH!

A Shrek Of A Time

Ellie just loves spending time at grandma & grandpa's house. This past week she got to spend the night and grandma took her to see Shrek. Shrek was the first movie Ellie really got hooked on. One night when she was about 15 months old it just happened to be on T.V. She sat in front of the T.V. and watched it for a long time. She has been hooked ever since. So grandma took her to the 3D version. I am told she did pretty good. The glasses they make are really big for a child so that was her biggest obstacle. After the movie they went to McDonald's where they just happened to be serving their Happy Meals with Shrek toys, how perfect. The next morning she asked if they could go to "The Bear" for breakfast. It is a little dinner called the Black Bear that Ellie just loves. They decided they would take her down there where she had the pancakes for breakfast. We are so grateful for having grandma & grandpa near by. Ellie had a blast. It will be Emma's time soon, I'm not quite ready to let her go yet.

Ice Cream Truck

Who doesn't love ice cream and here in Arizona it is actually warm enough to enjoy it. The story starts with Ellie "taking money" from Grandpa's truck, with his permission of course, on Monday. It was her idea that she would spend the money on an ice cream when the ice cream truck came by. Well, Tuesday went by and Wednesday went by and no ice cream truck. I swear I hear that thing everyday and shutter because the girls always beg me for and ice cream but now that we actually want it to come, nothing. Thursday went by and Friday went by, still no ice cream truck and Ellie hasn't forgotten. Finally, yesterday I heard the music from that truck in the distance. I told Michael to get in his car and chase that thing down so that we can satisfy Ellie and we won't have to hear about it every waking hour of the day. He did and the truck came rolling by blaring it's song "When the Saints Come Marching In". I've never seen her so excited, not even when we drive up to Disneyland. They both decided on ice cream sandwiches and enjoyed every last bite. The joys of being a child.

Dentist Today

Here is Ellie at her first Dentist appointment. I've decided to take my girls early in life to make sure they feel comfortable having someone look at their teeth as opposed to being scared. I took her to a Pediatric dentist because I know they are specialized in all the kiddy stuff. The office was so cute. They had slides and climbing things in the waiting room. They also had an arcade area for the older kids. Ellie did surprisingly good. She let the dentist look at her teeth and then brush them. Her teeth look great and he said we are doing a great job. We will go back in 6 months for her very first cleaning.

Happy Father's Day Daddy

We Love You!

Beautiful North Carolina

We had a wonderful vacation in N.C. We spent two weeks at my parents house. They live on a beautiful 30+ acre piece of property. The girls thoroughly enjoyed running around barefoot, chasing the kittens, swinging on the tire swing, looking at the chicken and playing with their cousins. Michael and I enjoyed relaxing in the yard as we watched the kids play. The weather was beautiful for us. We are so happy that we were able to go back and we thank my Mom & Dad for their graciousness in letting us stay at their home.