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, ...
holidays
Jack-o-lanterns are here!
Guess what we did last night? I didn't know until we had everything spread out on the counter that SD had never carved a pumpkin before! Ella knew we were doing something to our pumpkins, but she wasn't quite sure what. This is the face we got when we asked her to put her arm in the pumpkin guts. It was a no! Daddy was a trooper. He cut the lids and scooped out all of the guts. I drew a face on one pumpkin and an "F" on the other and we each took one and got to work. See the concentration on his face? This is what we were left with. Guts, seeds, an "F" and a few matches. But didn't they turn out pretty? Ella pretty much refused to take a decent picture with the pumpkins and since she wouldn't be still she's out of focus in every one I snapped. ...
pretty girl.
I posted these to remind you how pretty this girl is. That's all. Pretty. ...
Bunny Visits
We had a lovely Easter weekend and Ella really enjoyed Sunday morning. We had a hard time squeezing everything in and the Easter Bunny had to make a late-night visit, but boy was Ella happy when she woke up. I had to wake her up {she was in our bed, of course} and convince her to check it all out. Wanna know what the EB brought? Candy, which Ella said was her favorite thing, a doctor's kit, stethoscope included, a jelly bean pooping bunny, an egg full of play-doh, Disney DVDs, including The Jungle Book 2, which elicited MANY squeals, a princess puzzle, the sidewalk chalk you saw above and a new hairbow and pair of bloomers to wear with her Easter dress. After sorting through all of that Ella & Bunny took a little movie break and watched Finding ...
Happy Valentine’s Day!!
Today's the big day and we have had a wonderful morning. Ella & I got up early and made our first attempt at homemade cinnamon rolls. Boy were they yummy! We took a cue from another blog and modified it a little bit; it was a hit with everyone. Sweet daddy got new undies {we'll spare you a picture}, mommy got beautiful flowers and the princess got a new Fancy Nancy book and a princess purse - who could ask for anything more? ...
Heart Week, Day 5
As far as Ella was concerned, today was Valentine's Day. She got up in a great mood and was thrilled to wear another themed outfit today and couldn't believe I finally sent her "cups" to school with her. Below are a few pictures of how she spent the day. carrying her friend's treats into Heidi's chowing down on a V-day cupcake ...
Heart Week, Day 4
Today we are busy getting ready for the big day! Mommy had some errands to run this afternoon to finish up all of our gifts and projects. Ella had quite a bit to do herself. She colored cards from Old Navy for the grown-ups in her life. She packed up the gifts for her friends at school. She helped me wrap presents for SD {and herself, although I managed to keep the contents a secret}. Set the table for our special Valentine's Day breakfast. This day was going positively fabulous until Ella just {literally, as I type} tinkled in the floor, right by my foot and all over her big girl panties and pajamas. Just for that, I'm getting in the bed and watching Survivor with an ice cream sandwich in hand. ...
Heart Week, Day 3
There's not much room for Valentine's goodness tonight, although SD did dress Ella in her requisite red polka-dot top today. They stayed home together all day and played. They had lunch at the Huddle House and practiced drawing letters. They didn't take pictures and she didn't really miss me. I missed them. I always miss them more on days when they're at home together and I'm sitting in my little office watching the rain slide down the windows. That's why when I walked in the door, we listened to that song again and danced in the dining room. I watched her proudly draw an "E". Se shared a really, yummy, fat-free ice cream sandwich. Did a little pilates in the playroom. For those of you who have never exercised with a two-year-old, it is a lot of fun. I have to fight ...