Last night was our first college football game of the season. As usual, we went to Nana's for an opening game party. There were lots of people there, but Ella managed to be only one of a few kids there. She stole the show and looked adorable in her new seersucker game day dress and managed to stay up throughout the game {after 11!} and slept it off on the way home. We had a great time and ate WAY too much! ...
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Highschool Football
We made another trip across the street for the high school game this weekend and had a great time. There is nothing like sitting outside to the soundtrack of high school football, eating cheese fries and watching your little cheerleader bounce around. We were having such a good time that I didn't take many pictures, but these two were my favorites. ...
Two Ellas
Meet the two Ellas. Dean Fields and Big Ella. They are best friends. Inseparable. They play so well together and are always at eat others' side. Big Ella was born in May and Dean Fields in September. They've stayed together since my maternity leave ended in November of 2006. This week, Big Ella's mom got transferred to another school in Shelby County and Dean Fields is the only Ella at Heidi's. We are so sad. The Ella's don't know yet and it will be a hard transition. Since Dean Fields was home sick the first two days Big Ella wasn't there and we got to see her at a birthday party yesterday, they haven't even noticed. I'm afraid this week will be a long one. I sent my camera to school two days last week for Heidi to get some pictures of the Ellas. These were my favorite! We're ...
A Sick Day List
Today, we had two breakfasts in bed. Both consisted of cheerios. Today, we watched Dora, Max & Ruby and Fresh Beat Band. A hundred times. Today, we begged to go to school and dance. We claimed we weren't sick. Today, we made yummy grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch and took a long nap. Today, we listened to the band practice and sat on the porch in the rain. Today, we wore pajamas and didn't take a bath. Today, we snuggled on the couch and pretended to be well. Today, we had McDonald's for dinner because SD felt bad for us. Today, we were sick, but we had a good day. ...
New Friends
Since Ella and Natalie will be in dance class together starting Thursday, the mommies thought it was a good idea for them to meet. We had a fun afternoon at the park and these two girls hit it off immediately. They were swinging, climbing, sliding and acting silly. ...
Sunday Afternoon Stroll
Since Ella is suddenly addicted to cartoons, we are trying to capture her attention and creativity in other ways. We've been eliminating television during the week, except for thirty minutes before bed. The weekends, however, are more difficult. We're all tired and want to relax and somehow find ourselves piled into bed watching Toot & Puddle and Wow, Wow, Wubzy. Today after nap, SD suggested we play outside. The weather has been great this weekend - beautifully sunny, with low humidity and a sky full of fluffy white clouds. Although we only spent about a half an hour outside, it made her forget about cartoons {or the lack thereof} and pay attention to the grass and the bugs and the clouds. Here are a few pictures from our sunny Sunday afternoon. hanging out in the fort with ...
Two Ballerinas
Today, Ella was a trooper. Me, Ashley and Beth set out at seven o'clock this morning in search of a consignment sale far away. The two little babies stayed home, but Ella was in tow. She didn't want to play golf with daddy and she didn't want to stay at home. I got her several cute outfits, which I'll share later in the week in a fashion post. The one thing she picked out was a pair of ballerina pajamas. They were in great shape and at $5, it was an easy sale. Then, as if that weren't enough shopping, we picked up Alston and Ava Reese and headed to town. We went to Hobby Lobby, Michael's, Tuesday Morning, Ross, Hancock Fabric and Home Goods. I didn't buy much except for birthday party accessories, but in Homegoods Ella found another little prize. She had been such a good girl today, I ...
A Promise is a Promise
Today was the big day. When I got to Garan's this afternoon Ella was beyond excited. She was all dolled up and the only thing for me to do was whip up a ballerina hairdo. She got up on the ottoman in the sunroom and gave me a couple of good poses. That girl is good at taking pictures! Isn't her dance bag cute? I couldn't bear to spend a lot of money, so I picked up a $2 tote bag from Hobby Lobby, had it monogrammed and added pink rick rack and ball fringe! When we got to class we saw some girls we knew and we were a little more relaxed. The mommy's got to go in for a few minutes which was fun. I swear I was on the verge of tears the entire time. I know that's silly, but she looked so big and did such a great job. There are about 18 kids in her class and two boys - she was very happy ...