Ella and Eli

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These are a few of my favorite things

Things I love....

- Fiber One Brownies....yummo
- the public library
- my Kindle
- Special K fruit crisps...like grown up Pop-Tarts, but tastier, and only 100 calories
- the spray park
- Sonic Happy Hour
- Saddlebrook Community Center
- reading the newspaper
- flip flops
- any music by Mumford and Sons
- afternoon naps
- my Android phone

4th of July, 2011

We had a fun and busy 4th of July week-end. Seth's Aunt Joyce and cousins Darla and Joy were in town from Tucson, AZ staying with his parents. We had fun spending time with them, playing card games and Apples to Apples with the kids, and eating lots of yummy food! On the 4th, Seth and his brother did a fireworks show for us all in his parents yard.

On another note, I cannot wait for everyone in the neighborhood to be rid of all their fireworks!! Three little kids in this house do not do well with the big booms during bedtime. Enough is enough already!

Happy Birthday Miss Ella!!!!

Ella had a fun 4th birthday. She wanted a Little Mermaid cake so I made one similar to the Tinkerbell cake that I made her last year, just with a tail. She chose her own birthday outfit, complete with a tutu and a crown, and we celebrated with family at Walnut Grove Park. The kids flew kites and we had a rousing game of bocci ball. Ella had a great day and a very happy birthday.

Dance Recital

Ella had her first dance recital on June 4th, her 4th birthday! She was soooo excited. Her dance was to "Blue Bird" and she loved her blue costume. So cute!

5 Months Old!

I am behind on my blog! Eli is almost 6 months old, so I thought I should hurry up and put up his 5 month photos. He is my super sweet love. I adore him!! He and I have the same philosophy on sleep.... we both love it... so we get along well. He is a drooly mess right now and just got his two bottom teeth. He is also a rolling machine and rolls all over the house. It's amazing how in just a few weeks I went from being able to lay him down and not worry about what he's doing, to now when I can't take my eyes off him for fear that he will roll under a table or find some random Legos or ponytail holders and put them in his mouth. He loves rides in his stroller and we have been going on lots of walks and jogs after we get Noah and Ella in bed. I still can't believe how big he's getting and how fast he's growing.

Jeff and Lacey's wedding

My "little" brother got married on May 28th, 2011 to a wonderful person, Lacey. Ella was the flower girl and Noah was the ring bearer. They were so excited to be in the wedding! I was nervous about how they would do walking down the aisle and standing up near the altar, but they did amazing! It was a beautiful wedding, Lacey was a beautiful bride, and it was a super fun day. Noah had so much fun dancing at the reception. He never stopped smiling the entire day. We are so happy for Jeff and Lacey and so glad to have Lacey in our family.