curious, waiting for the show to start
Bob the Tomato & Larry the Cucumber!
Lots of dancing, singing, strobe lights, costume changes, and even a smoke machine!
Getting directions for how to do the "Boyz in the Sink" dance
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Veggie Tales Live!
For part of Ella's birthday gift, we took her to see Veggie Tales Live. We have a bunch of the videos and she's a pretty big fan and seemed old enough to go to a real "show." Thankfully, we were right! The show was awesome (like a rock concert for preschoolers) and Ella was fascinated for the entire two hours! Such a fun trip.
curious, waiting for the show to start
Bob the Tomato & Larry the Cucumber!
Lots of dancing, singing, strobe lights, costume changes, and even a smoke machine!
Getting directions for how to do the "Boyz in the Sink" dance
curious, waiting for the show to start
Bob the Tomato & Larry the Cucumber!
Lots of dancing, singing, strobe lights, costume changes, and even a smoke machine!
Getting directions for how to do the "Boyz in the Sink" dance
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
In Ella's Words
In Ella's words....
Ella: (trying on her new dress up outfit) Mom, I'm a princess! I'm a Minnie Mouse Princess! Can we go to Disney World? They need a Minnie and I'm her!
In the car the other day
Me: Ella look at how beautiful the trees are! What colors do you see?
Ella (not sounding enthusiastic at all): Lellow, Orange, Red
Me: Isn't that beautiful? God made all of that!
Ella: There's no pink? I think He should make them pink. Pink is my FAVORITE COLOR!
Me: Well....I guess you could ask for that? (What do you say to that?)
Overheard through the monitor during rest time
Ella : Dear God and Jesus, thank you for giving us a good lunch. Thank you Jesus. Amen.
(When I asked her about it later she said she also prayed for God to make her baby doll warm because she was cold and He did!)
Randomly while we were doing a craft
Ella: Mom, I have some bug bites on my tongue so I'm using my teeth to scratch them
Me: um...ok....good for you! (Again, what do you say to that??)
That girl cracks me up!
Ella: (trying on her new dress up outfit) Mom, I'm a princess! I'm a Minnie Mouse Princess! Can we go to Disney World? They need a Minnie and I'm her!
In the car the other day
Me: Ella look at how beautiful the trees are! What colors do you see?
Ella (not sounding enthusiastic at all): Lellow, Orange, Red
Me: Isn't that beautiful? God made all of that!
Ella: There's no pink? I think He should make them pink. Pink is my FAVORITE COLOR!
Me: Well....I guess you could ask for that? (What do you say to that?)
Overheard through the monitor during rest time
Ella : Dear God and Jesus, thank you for giving us a good lunch. Thank you Jesus. Amen.
(When I asked her about it later she said she also prayed for God to make her baby doll warm because she was cold and He did!)
Randomly while we were doing a craft
Ella: Mom, I have some bug bites on my tongue so I'm using my teeth to scratch them
Me: um...ok....good for you! (Again, what do you say to that??)
That girl cracks me up!
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Hearing Aid Saga...
Last Wed : Lost hearing aid at Pumpkin Farm
Last Fri : Found hearing aid!!! (no thanks to the metal detector I swung around for 30 minutes before I just saw it laying in the grass)
Monday : Lost hearing aid at restaurant
Monday night : Restaurant found hearing aid
Wednesday : Picked up hearing aid
Thursday: Lost hearing aid at grocery store
As of today : still lost :-(
It's probably gone for real this time which means we'll have to cash in our insurance for "one free replacement" and pray we don't lose it again! Craziness. 3 times in a week??? We haven't lost one in probably 6 months! And EVERY time it's been the right hearing aid, never the left. Weird. I may have to start taping them on again like when she was a baby. I knew that toupee tape would come in handy again :-)
PS-to the unnamed person who was with Ella when it got lost-as you can see-it can happen to ANYONE-please don't feel bad!
Last Fri : Found hearing aid!!! (no thanks to the metal detector I swung around for 30 minutes before I just saw it laying in the grass)
Monday : Lost hearing aid at restaurant
Monday night : Restaurant found hearing aid
Wednesday : Picked up hearing aid
Thursday: Lost hearing aid at grocery store
As of today : still lost :-(
It's probably gone for real this time which means we'll have to cash in our insurance for "one free replacement" and pray we don't lose it again! Craziness. 3 times in a week??? We haven't lost one in probably 6 months! And EVERY time it's been the right hearing aid, never the left. Weird. I may have to start taping them on again like when she was a baby. I knew that toupee tape would come in handy again :-)
PS-to the unnamed person who was with Ella when it got lost-as you can see-it can happen to ANYONE-please don't feel bad!
Random Adorableness
I've been saving both of these pictures for a week or so but they don't really fit with anything else so here you go-two ADORABLE moments with my soon-to-be-three year old. I'm getting nostalgic and teary about her birthday coming so there will probably be lots more gushing over Ella in the weeks to come. Be prepared :-)
So, Ella's cousins, Amy, and our friend Erin were here for dinner after the apple picking adventure and were trying to find Ella to say good bye. This is where we found her...
what is she doing you ask? Flossing. With the entire box of floss on one end and about 3 feet of floss pulled out on the other side. I did not teach her this!
A couple days later, for various episodes of bad behavior, Ella lost all of her bedtime books. She was horrified and begged to take a book into her bed. I told her that was fine but that I was still going to turn out the light. She again seemed horrified and I felt bad for her. I said she could use her gloworm to see but she said it's not bright enough. Thinking quickly, I offered her a flashlight and gave her some instructions (turning it off when she's done etc.). She was thrilled and happily snuggled under the covers and started to read. I had to take a picture. Isn't this what big kids do? It just seems so grown up to me! She melts my heart.
So, Ella's cousins, Amy, and our friend Erin were here for dinner after the apple picking adventure and were trying to find Ella to say good bye. This is where we found her...
what is she doing you ask? Flossing. With the entire box of floss on one end and about 3 feet of floss pulled out on the other side. I did not teach her this!
A couple days later, for various episodes of bad behavior, Ella lost all of her bedtime books. She was horrified and begged to take a book into her bed. I told her that was fine but that I was still going to turn out the light. She again seemed horrified and I felt bad for her. I said she could use her gloworm to see but she said it's not bright enough. Thinking quickly, I offered her a flashlight and gave her some instructions (turning it off when she's done etc.). She was thrilled and happily snuggled under the covers and started to read. I had to take a picture. Isn't this what big kids do? It just seems so grown up to me! She melts my heart.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Halloween 2008!!
I've always loved dressing up for Halloween. I was a rather "proper," somewhat reserved child but I have a latent creative/crazy side. So, growing up I loved that I got to be weird one day a year and it was sanctioned. (Don't worry, I've been through therapy-I'm much more open with my craziness/creativity now :-)) Anyway, I like Halloween mostly because you get to pick and be something else for a day! What a great imagination task for a kid and a chance to express yourself! I love it!
However, how is it that I bought Ella's Halloween costume WAY ahead of time and then ended up racing around at 5pm the DAY before she has to wear a costume buying a new one? Oy. It worked out pretty well but the principle of it is annoying. The problem was we tried on the original costume (an elephant) and it was too small! It was supposed to be for 2-4 year olds!!! BOOOOO! She could have worn it but she also decided she did NOT want to be an elephant and wanted to be a ballerina. I shouldn't be surprised but I thought maybe I had one more year before she converted to totally girly-girl costumes. So, I was at H&M at 5pm because I miraculously remembered that they had some ballerina stuff (which is weird because I don't go there often and they don't have any other costume-y stuff!). But I found what I needed and she tried it all on and she was ADORABLE!!! All pink and sparkly and heart-melting.
Ella got to wear her costume to preschool for a Halloween party
Practicing her "ballerina twirl"
All dressed up with her cousins ready to trick-or-treat!
This is Aunt Amy explaining the (made up on the spot) rule of trick-or-treating
"If you don't say thank you for the candy, you have to give it to your parents and they get to eat it" Hahahaha!!! It worked though! Christopher lost his candy once but learned his lesson quickly!
This is a video of a failed attempt for candy but I thought it was cute anyway :-)
The bad news is that just before we got to this super-decked-out-scary house, Ella saw a kid in a wherewolf costume and got scared. I felt SO bad for her. She barely talked and wanted to be carried the rest of the time :-( She recovered as soon as we got home and she got to play with her grandparents and eat some candy and she slept fine so at least no nightmares about the scary costume. Poor girl!
We might have to stick to church-sponsored Halloween events for a while so scary costumes can be weeded out. Overall, we had a fun time and though it was for a bad reason, I'm always up for extra snuggle time carrying my little girl :-)
However, how is it that I bought Ella's Halloween costume WAY ahead of time and then ended up racing around at 5pm the DAY before she has to wear a costume buying a new one? Oy. It worked out pretty well but the principle of it is annoying. The problem was we tried on the original costume (an elephant) and it was too small! It was supposed to be for 2-4 year olds!!! BOOOOO! She could have worn it but she also decided she did NOT want to be an elephant and wanted to be a ballerina. I shouldn't be surprised but I thought maybe I had one more year before she converted to totally girly-girl costumes. So, I was at H&M at 5pm because I miraculously remembered that they had some ballerina stuff (which is weird because I don't go there often and they don't have any other costume-y stuff!). But I found what I needed and she tried it all on and she was ADORABLE!!! All pink and sparkly and heart-melting.
Ella got to wear her costume to preschool for a Halloween party
Practicing her "ballerina twirl"
All dressed up with her cousins ready to trick-or-treat!
This is Aunt Amy explaining the (made up on the spot) rule of trick-or-treating
"If you don't say thank you for the candy, you have to give it to your parents and they get to eat it" Hahahaha!!! It worked though! Christopher lost his candy once but learned his lesson quickly!
This is a video of a failed attempt for candy but I thought it was cute anyway :-)
The bad news is that just before we got to this super-decked-out-scary house, Ella saw a kid in a wherewolf costume and got scared. I felt SO bad for her. She barely talked and wanted to be carried the rest of the time :-( She recovered as soon as we got home and she got to play with her grandparents and eat some candy and she slept fine so at least no nightmares about the scary costume. Poor girl!
We might have to stick to church-sponsored Halloween events for a while so scary costumes can be weeded out. Overall, we had a fun time and though it was for a bad reason, I'm always up for extra snuggle time carrying my little girl :-)
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