2010 Dear Ella, Today you are four years old and I don't know where the time went. It seems like yesterday you were snuggled in my belly, refusing to come out. How did you get to be four? Your daddy tells you all the time that you aren't allowed to grow up. You just laugh and remind him that he can't stop your birthdays! You had one last year and the year before and the year before and I'm pretty sure you're planning to have one next year, too. You are the most precious little person. You are learning more and more each passing month. You ask grown-up, interesting questions about everything. You are a wonderful big sister and a big helper for your mom. You say breakpast {breakfast} and withbout {without} and sing Ice, Ice, Baby. You talk about Jesus and heaven everyday. What will we ...
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Goodbye Summer
Ella "taking our order" and Sophie post-poolside nap Goodbye summer. Goodbye long lazy days at the pool, grilled burgers under an umbrella, family chatter at dusk. Goodbye green-tinged hair, sun-bleached eye lashes, and rosy cheeks. Goodbye Alabama bathing suit, pool noodles, and water-logged puppy dogs. Goodbye little white sandals. Goodbye strawberry shortcake, lemonade, and picnic blankets. Goodbye beach. Goodbye summer. We will miss you and can't wait to see you again next year. ...
The Beach
Despite the horrible weather, we did manage to squeeze in some yummy seafood and an afternoon at the beach. It was kind of misty outside and a little cooler than usual, but we soaked it up while we had the chance! It was beautiful, cloudy skies and all. This was Sophie's first experience with sand and she wasn't sure what to think! SD took Ella on a shell hunt. These are my other favorite sandy toes. I want y'all to know that I am MORTIFIED to be in a bathing suit on this blog. BUT, since I'm always the one behind the camera, I thought I would suck it up and take a picture with my pretty girls. I promise the next time I'm this exposed, I'll be skinny! Dinner with my girlies at Peg Leg Pete's. Isabella didn't want to wear her eye-patch, so Ella wore it for ...
September at Tootlebugs
Did you forget about Amy? or Tootlebugs? You can always click on her button on my sidebar to see all of the cute things she's cooking up. I know there are lots of cute places close by to buy sweet kids' clothes, but Amy is so gifted. She has the best ideas and even when I give her no direction, she makes us the cutest things! It's time to show off the goods again and this time it's all about football season. I ordered these cute outfits for the girls several months ago, but it took us awhile to get the sizes right. I just knew Sophie would be wearing 6 months sizes by football season, but boy was I wrong! I ended up re-ordering hers in a 3 months and it is perfect. How cute are these girlies? Here is Ella's dress. It's a long-sleeved white t-shirt dress with a cute scooped neck. It ...
Weekend Love
Playing Airplane Lots of Swimming Friends' Birthday Parties Snuggling our Bestie Playing Pretend Hanging Out with Sister Poolside Again Getting Dive-Bombed by Dragonflies Setting up House And just in case there was any question about how baby food was going? Good. ...
Here, Kitty Kitty
Have I mentioned that we're dog people? Kittens are cute and snuggly, until they grow up and get fat, lazy and boring. SD, isn't really a fan. So, Ella & I take advantage of the fact that our neighbors have a multitude of cats who seem to think they live with us. It's the best of both worlds. We have kittens, but no vet bills. We can pet them, without being required to buy cat food. One morning last week, I opened the back door to crank my car and load up backpacks, lunchboxes and purses. What I found, were six tiny kittens in a row staring at me. Now despite the fact that it was still 15 minutes before I would normally rouse Ella, I flew into her room like a five year old and woke her up. She asked if she could just sit on the porch in her pjs and play while I got ...
She is the Walrus, Goo goo g’ joob
So I found the cuteness of this romper at Target this week for $4 and there was no way I could pass it up. Do you know Ella has never had a Beatles tee? I realized this week that I have been seriously remiss in the Beatles Education of my girls. Well, no more. My daddy taught me to love those mop tops from a very early age. I don't remember not being able to identify those songs. So, starting yesterday we've been listening to the One album on our way to and from school. Ella is already singing Yellow Submarine around the house, so I'm guessing it's going well. Maybe we'll have a video of that situation pretty soon. ...
A Comparison
After yesterday's post, I thought maybe you'd like to see Ella at three months to compare. These were both taken at their 3 month photo shoots and they're wearing their respective coming home/christening gowns that Gran made. Sophie / Ella What do you think now? ...