This Thanksgiving I have an awful lot to be thankful for. Salvation. Liberty. My precious family. A baby on the way. A little house with heat and warm beds. A full belly. There are many more things to look forward to and be thankful for. A parade and sausage balls. Thanksgiving dinner and yummy desserts. Cards and games. Out of town friends and relatives. Early morning shopping. Football games. Rivalries. IHOP. Christmas tree hunting. Holiday decorations. Sonograms. Baby names. Seeing Santa. Scout the elf. I love this season and can't wait to savor every moment. I hope you are having a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with your family and friends. I can't wait to see your pictures and share all of our adventures. See you next week! ...
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Little Lady Bugs
Ella had a birthday party to attend on Saturday and it was so much fun. Madeline's mommy threw a fabulous lady bug themed party and had the girls dress in red and black. Wanna see what we did? Ella before the party, all dressed up with her coordinating birthday gift! Isn't the girls table adorable? Madeline's mommy used our tea party table and gussied it up in red, black and green. Madeline's adorable lady bug birthday cake, courtesy of our sweet friend Kristi. All the girls with their wings and antennas! There was a bug hunt in the front yard and the girls were a little skeptical about picking up plastic bugs at first... We got to see our bestest friend Ella Matthews! Madeline wasn't really impressed with the whole "Happy Birthday" situation. Present ...
Between the sheets…
Guess who I found under the covers on Sunday afternoon? Princess Ella and her favorite handsome boy. They played really good together, but Josh gave her a lecture after he left about having boys in the bed. I was hoping we could get by without that conversation for a few more years. ...
Ella’s Big Day
Ella had a big day on Monday. Both good and bad. Fortunately, I was responsible for the good part. Unfortunately, I was responsible for the bad part, too. Daddy had to work late, so we decided to cook yummy chicken pasta and have a girly hour to ourselves. The baby had been kicking like a pack of ninjas on my afternoon commute, so I was pretty confident that SD and Ella might finally get a feel. We were snuggled up on the couch, eating dinner and watching 'toons when the baby walloped me good. Ella put her hands on my belly and her eyes got SO big. She was so excited. Score! After dinner we rode to K's to take my weekly belly pics and then came back home to find SD here. My general mode of operation for exiting the car is to turn around and unstrap Ella before ever getting out of the ...
Holiday Confusion
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...