This is how I started my Saturday morning. We had lots of fun things to do this weekend and Ella kept calling it the "best weekend ever." I knew if we were going to squeeze it all in that we were going to have to get an early start. I was up hard-boiling eggs at 6:30, just praying that Ella would sleep a little longer. Since we don't have much counter space, I decided to spread a vinyl tablecloth on the kitchen floor and set everything up there. We donned our pretty pink aprons and everything else we need to dye our eggs. Did I mention Ella confused "dyeing" with "dying" and we had a long conversation about how we were not killing our eggs. This is how excited she was to be doing it herself for a change! I showed her how to use a tablespoon to lift the eggs instead of that ...
holidays
Happy Easter, Friends
I hope your day was as wonderful as ours was. We spent it with family... soaking up the sun, hunting eggs all day, eating yummy food and celebrating a risen LORD. I have so many pictures to share, so check back soon! ...
The Big Day
We've never made Valentine's Day a "big" day in the monetary sense of the word. I don't necessarily want expensive gifts or flowers that wilt, but I do love spending the day together and making it special for our little princess. We try to make holidays special for her, even if they don't benefit us much and any excuse for us to buy her a gift, is always a good one. She requested a picnic for breakfast, so we spread out a quilt in the living room floor and ate there while watching our morning cartoons. Since Sunday mornings are hard on us anyway, we opted for pink, strawberry muffins instead of something more involved. They were yummy and I ate a few too many butter-slathered ones myself. We gave Beemer a toy FULL of peanut butter and treats to buy us a little time to eat ...
Yummy!
Before the snow changed our direction for Friday, Ella and her friends exchanged Valentine's goodies and ate yummy heart-shaped cookies at school. You saw the crafts we made for her friends last week, but here are a few pictures of the treats she picked up at school and dance class. Ella all ready to head out Friday morning. Enjoying sugar sprinkle cookies, courtesy of mom. Ella on the couch Friday afternoon, ready to dig in! Pretty princess rings from Madeline. Her first adventure with Fun Dip, from Grace. Fortunately for mommy she wasn't a fan and Sophie & I got to finish it off. The ring pop did not disappoint! Now we're all jacked up on sugar and enjoying a Valentine's Day nap. Have a happy heart day. ...
2.14.2010
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Valentine’s Day Date: Updated
So, this year I wasn't the one with a hot date for Valentine's Day. It was Ella's turn! Since the fall, Ryan and I have tried to make a conscious effort to get the kids together at least once a month for a play date. They are so sweet to one another and play so well together. I swear I should invest in a digital video recorder just to show you how stinking adorable they are when they're together. Ella has been beside herself for the whole week about going over there and she wasn't going to let a little snow and ice cramp her style! She came in my room early this morning to tell me that there was still snow on the ground and wanted me to check the weather for ice on the roads. After much contemplating {and an equal amount of begging} we set out over the mountain and made it safely to our ...
Week of Love: Craft Time!
As much as I wanted to, Ella & I just couldn't pull together a week's worth of red outfits, fun activities and silly posts for you guys this week! Instead, you'll have to look back at last February and enjoy the few posts we'll share this week leading up to the big day (click on the Valentine's tag beneath this post to see last year's V-day posts). Tonight we worked on a little surprise treat for all of our friends at dance and school. Supplies needed: Dum Dums (or other lollipops) Pink paper/cardstock cut into hearts Green paper/cardstock cut into leaf shapes Patterned scrapbook paper cut into notched circles Tape or stickers to secure Ahead of time: I used Illustrator to create templates for all of my shapes and printed them onto the paper Cut out all ...
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 ...