I'm listening to Christmas music on the radio and it isn't even Thanksgiving yet. Not to mention I'm swooning over photos from our visit to the pumpkin patch just before Halloween. I'm having serious holiday confusion. Can you blame me? Aren't these gorgeous? These are the "official" pumpkin patch photos courtesy of my lovely sister, Kamin. ...
Campy – otherwise known as the longest post in LPD history.
I may not look or act like a country girl, but I am. I love to be outside and I love to camp. My parents decided several weeks ago that they would spend this past weekend with Ella in a place we all love. I decided kind of last minute to join the ho-down and I am so glad I did. I was off work on Friday for my doctor's visit and a long-overdue dentist appointment. I decided to make the most of it and packed my car and drove up to meet them on Friday afternoon. The two hour drive was quiet and filled with beautiful trees of every color. When I arrived at camp, I saw this sweet face... and this pretty scenery. On Saturday, we went to the weekly Trade Day a few miles down the country road. Although we didn't buy much we did see lots of pretty things. We did manage to catch ...
Baby Belly, Week 17
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Wanna know what I did this weekend?
Absolutely nothing. ...
How we got there…
We told you about our fun on Halloween, but we didn't tell you how we got there. We dressed up for dance on Thursday and got to share treats with our new friends. We sorted candy and prizes for our friends at school, and wrapped them up pretty with ribbon and homemade stickers. We shared Halloween cupcakes with pretty girls {and boys}. We went to a Halloween birthday party, and got mommy's car stuck in the mud before we left! That's right, folks. My sweet little car got stuck in a yard full of mud and almost made us late for Trunk or Treat. Josh didn't make it to the party and I carefully parked on the edge of the driveway to keep from getting blocked in since we had somewhere to be so soon after the party. As soon as I realized my back tire was ...
Ella-isms
One day Ella told me that while she was at school she played with a Tiger! Parker was the Tiger and he was scaring her and the girls. They were trying to stay safe in their castle with Connor, the handsome boy who saved them. At this point I'm laughing pretty hard, she's very into this story. When I ask who she was she looked at me and said, "Cinderella" as if there was any question. Katelyn was Snow White - they were princesses living in their castle. I asked about Madeline and Noah and got the best parts of the story. Noah was the "mommy of the princesses" and Madeline was the witch! This story was retold several times over the week without change, so it must be a pretty fun game to play. ********** On a car ride home Ella said, "Mom, I want to go to Disney again. I want to see ...
Baby Belly, Week 16
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It’s Halloween Day!
For Halloween, Ella was to be Fancy Nancy. We ordered her birthday outfit with Halloween in mind. Her FN doll has fairy wings and a few weeks ago Ella decided that needed some, too. We borrowed them from our sweet friend, Stevi and Ella looked precious. Unfortunately, she didn't wear them very long. Walking in wings proved difficult for Ella! We had to add tights and a long sleeved t-shirt to keep this fancy fairy warm and we added a flower to her hair and pretty pink eyeshadow, since Halloween at our house require "face paint". Our first stop for trick-or-treating was Granmom and Pop's. She wasn't sure about going to the door by herself, but she was so excited for candy. We laughed at her because when we asked what she was supposed to say she almost always responded, "Trick or Treat, ...