Ella loves to draw and follows directions really well for someone her age. Although she is very outgoing and loves to be loud and talk, she also does really well with tasks that require concentration. As you've seen in previous posts, she can write her name really well. Luckily, the letters in her name make it easy for her, but she practices on her magna doodle A LOT. Yesterday morning we were drawing together and she was talking about some things she wanted to draw. I decided to show her a few easy things and see if she could imitate them. We drew a flower on a stem, a person and a tree. As you can see, she's a quick learner. She drew this person from memory today for Garan and Poppy. ...
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It’s a Fashion Show
I just wanted to share some bargains I got recently {most of these, today} for Ella. She LOVES clothes {just like her mommy} and is very agreeable when you ask her to try them on. She tried each of these outfits on {including bow changes}, posed for pictures and modeled for her SD. Notice in a few the change of location - she is very particular. The outfit on the left is from Remember Nguyen and I ordered it a few weeks ago on major sale. I think with shipping and monogramming and everything it was about $32. It's a little big now, but will be great for Christmas and Valentines. The outfit on the right I got at Little Blessings in Mt. Laurel. Today was the first day of their going out of business sale and everything was 40 to 60% off. This is a 4T, so it will fit much better next year. ...
Two Mores
Let me tell you the two things that absolutely melt my heart. Ella loves to sing and has really started to pick up the music we sing during praise and worship at church. She's been doing so good in big church and I can tell that she is listening. On Wednesday nights she goes to adult choir practice with my parents and sometimes she even runs up on stage with them during the Sunday worship service when she recognizes a song. I love to hear her singing about Jesus. One of her favorite songs to sing is Mighty to Save by Hillsong, which she calls "Garan's song" because she first heard it in adult choir practice. A few weeks ago, I bought and downloaded that song along with a few others she would recognize from church and from the radio. She knows every word to the chorus and even ...
Credit Where Credit Is Due
I know you'd rather see pictures where Ella is actually facing the camera, so you'll have to forgive the fact that while I attempted to photograph the cuteness, she was spinning "like a princess." What I really wish you could see is how stinking adorable she looks in this getup. It's a cute red ticking dress that my mom made and it barely covers her tushy. The best part, though, is that there are red lady bug buttons on the front. The first time I saw it I asked my mom what she was thinking when she sewed those buttons on and she informed me that Ella decided where they should go. Just know that that are nowhere close to a straight line... they're amoeba-shaped at best. SD asked when I snapped this picture, that I please tell you all who taught Ella this masterful skill. And by skill, ...
She’s Gonna Be Three
When I received a birthday invitation this week from my Ryan for her son's birthday, I realized I was far behind. Grey is exactly a month older than Ella and I haven't even thought about the invitations. I have the party all worked out in my head, but the day is really starting to sneak up on me. This year we're having two parties - a family party with cake and ice cream and a tea party for a handful of her fanciest friends. These are the invitations I've designed for the tea party. At the very top of the invitation, I'm going to double-hole punch and tie bows with hot pink sheer organza. I'm having them printed on linen-finish paper, but I'm not sure about the envelopes. Suggestions? I'm still working on a second invitation design, thank you notes, return address stickers and party ...
80 Kinds of Fabulous
Before you ask, no I do not know why there are five tiny pair of sunglasses on this sweet face. The more pressing question is why there are EIGHT tiny pair of sunglasses in my car altogether! There was a pink pair of Dora sunglasses and two other pair of silver sunglasses in the floor that I couldn't begin to reach. Anyway, I just wanted to say that snuggling with this girl on the couch last night, eating Extreme Moosetracks was about 80 kinds of fabulous. In case you didn't know. ...
Slumber Weekend
Molly spent the weekend with us and to help stave off boredom we took them to the Birmingham Zoo. It was a surprise and they were too excited! It was a nice day, weather wise, but we were worried that for that reason alone the zoo would be packed. Lucky for us, the crowds held off until after lunch and by then we were headed home for lunch and a nap. We knew we wanted to feed the giraffes, so we headed to the Savannah first to watch the animals near the giraffe exhibit until they opened. We saw lots of zebras, deer and tigers. While we were looking at the white tiger we kept hearing something roar. We laughed about how scary that would sound after dark. We walked around the corner and a male and female lion were laying around in the sun roaring at eat other. They were HUGE. Feeding ...
Nothing Fancy
Do you know about Dave Barnes? I've loved him for a long time. He's a Christian and has an amazing voice. One of my favorite DB songs is "Nothing Fancy." I haven't listened to it in a while, but tonight I was cleaning house to iTunes and it came on and reminded me of sitting in Ella's nursery humming the tune to her in the middle of the night. It perfectly describes how I feel about my family. "There's nothing fancy about the way I love you, It's nothing you could not find in any other man. Nothing fancy about the way I love you, but I love you as hard as I can. There's no good reason for the way you love me, 'cause your my walking dream come true. No good reason for the way you love me, but I thank God that you do. I don't know the perfect conversation, I don't know the ...