Extras

So, here are some random extra pics that don't really qualify for their own blog post but are too funny/cute/interesting not to post :-)


Ella hanging out on laundry Mountain while watching TV

could our 3 green shirts clash any MORE??? Cute pic nonetheless

Ella made this little bed for herself when she got bored during our pseudo-seder for Passover (4 christians, and a few atheists don't make for very good Jews)



Our new playground! Free from Aunt Bobby and Uncle Scott. Just needs the slide now!

More Garden Updates

Well, the plants are making their way from the seed pods to small pots and then into the ground! A few weeks ago Chris and his brother Andrew rented a tiller and took turns creating garden spaces at our house and theirs. Here's the finished product and some updated pics of the plants! We'll see how many survive the big move into the ground!




My sweet husband-turned-gardener

3 and a half !!!

Last week Ella turned 3 1/2! Just like last year, she's SO interested in her birthday it's fun to celebrate the half birthday since a year is a long time to say "no, it's not your birthday yet" and see her sad little face. So, we made cupcakes and a cake (Ella's request) and it got a little wild but what's cooking with a 3 year old, excuse me three and a half, if you don't get some chocolate in your hair?


It started out pretty tame with some mommy-sanctioned licking


Then she started painting her face!




Eating the finished product, one bath and a lot of washed dishes later ;-)


Happy 3 1/2 Ella! We love you so much and cherish celebrating you on any occasion we can find. You are a gift from God!

Last Day of Preschool!

Ella has finished her first year of preschool! We've been really happy with her school and she LOVES the social aspect, the structure, her teachers, everything. She hasn't missed a day and has never been sad to go. I have no idea how we'll make it through the summer with her asking all the time when she gets to go back to school!

Here's her first day of school, September 2009


Her last day, May 2009-she's SO big!!

Mother's Day (numero dos)

After church we went to my grandmother's house for a belated Passover Seder/Mother's Day celebration :-)


My grandmother striking a pose-she is SO hysterical!

Ella was so excited for me to read the card she and Chris gave me.


Finally! A recent pic of Chris and me!

Ella found the "afikoman" (hidden matzo-part of the passover tradition)

It's really fun to do all of the same things I grew up doing and passing on the traditions :-)