Sunday, March 20, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
5 on Friday
1. Our 6-year old nephew, Alex, is in the hospital fighting a very bad case of pneumonia. The Drs. were surprised by what they found when they went in for surgery earlier this week- it got really bad, really fast. We hope the little guy gets better very soon!
2. With Alex in the hospital, I took his sister, Natalie, to my parent's house to spend a few days with them. Natalie and I had a fun last minute 'road trip' to Ames and she was really excited for her McDonald's toy in her Happy Meal! She was not as excited about having me put her eye drops in her eyes.
3. As my cousins/sister and I discussed on Facebook, it was very hard having our Mom's out of cell phone range for such a long period of time. Next time they either need to go someplace with normal cell service... or take us with them.
4. Ellie officially moving into size 18-24 month clothes. Hands down we have the most clothes in this size- 2 large bins full. She should be set for spring, summer and fall (but don't tell Nick or he won't let me buy her any new clothes... Hi Nick!)
5. Ellie is obsessed with being outside. She loves feeding the ducks in the backyard and searching the neighborhood for dogs. She does NOT like coming inside, and will throw a mini-fit when you make her.
2. With Alex in the hospital, I took his sister, Natalie, to my parent's house to spend a few days with them. Natalie and I had a fun last minute 'road trip' to Ames and she was really excited for her McDonald's toy in her Happy Meal! She was not as excited about having me put her eye drops in her eyes.
3. As my cousins/sister and I discussed on Facebook, it was very hard having our Mom's out of cell phone range for such a long period of time. Next time they either need to go someplace with normal cell service... or take us with them.
4. Ellie officially moving into size 18-24 month clothes. Hands down we have the most clothes in this size- 2 large bins full. She should be set for spring, summer and fall (but don't tell Nick or he won't let me buy her any new clothes... Hi Nick!)
5. Ellie is obsessed with being outside. She loves feeding the ducks in the backyard and searching the neighborhood for dogs. She does NOT like coming inside, and will throw a mini-fit when you make her.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
While Mommy and Daddy Were Away...
I played... with Grandma and Grandpa!
While Mommy and Daddy were down south, I took my very own vacation to Grandma and Grandpa's house!
Here are a pictures from my vacation:
Sometimes I created my own 'play equipment'. 
I really liked going places....and knew exactly where my coat was located.
I was a little impatient if Grandma wasn't ready to go when I was.
I even got a workout in!
Sometimes I had to help Grandma and Grandpa.
The top toy wouldn't work on the carpet, so we had to use it in the store room.
There were lots of things to do at Grandma and Grandpa's house.
Grandpa even put up a tent for me to play in!
Grandma took me lots of places in the mornings.
We went to the library for story time.
We went to PlayPals (kiddie gym) at the community center.
Here are some pictures from PlayPals:
Look at all those toys!
I could push them.
I could ride on them.
This emergency car even had a remote radio.
Back at Grandma and Grandpa's house, Grandpa let me wear his work name badge!
And I can make this toy move now!
Best of all--- having a second lunch with Grandpa.
I did lots more things during my stay....
like helping Grandma get the mail,
going for rides in the stroller because the weather was so nice,
meeting some of the neighbors with Grandpa,
and looking out the windows to see the dogs walk by.
It was a very busy five days and lots of fun.
Thanks for letting me vacation with you, Grandma and Grandpa!
While Mommy and Daddy were down south, I took my very own vacation to Grandma and Grandpa's house!
Here are a pictures from my vacation:
One of my favorite places to go was the Mall.
Grandma (and Grandpa on Saturday) would push me in the stroller past all the stores,
then I got to visit the kids play area. It was fun!
Grandma (and Grandpa on Saturday) would push me in the stroller past all the stores,
then I got to visit the kids play area. It was fun!
Sometimes I created my own 'play equipment'. 
I really liked going places....and knew exactly where my coat was located.I was a little impatient if Grandma wasn't ready to go when I was.
I even got a workout in!
Sometimes I had to help Grandma and Grandpa.
The top toy wouldn't work on the carpet, so we had to use it in the store room.
There were lots of things to do at Grandma and Grandpa's house.
Grandpa even put up a tent for me to play in!
Grandma took me lots of places in the mornings.We went to the library for story time.
We went to PlayPals (kiddie gym) at the community center.
Here are some pictures from PlayPals:
Look at all those toys!
I could push them.
I could ride on them.
This emergency car even had a remote radio.
There were blocks and lots of balls too.
Grandma let me stay until all the toys were put away and the other kids had left.
She knew I wouldn't be happy if I thought I'd miss out of something.
Grandma let me stay until all the toys were put away and the other kids had left.
She knew I wouldn't be happy if I thought I'd miss out of something.
Back at Grandma and Grandpa's house, Grandpa let me wear his work name badge!
And I can make this toy move now!
Best of all--- having a second lunch with Grandpa.
I did lots more things during my stay....like helping Grandma get the mail,
going for rides in the stroller because the weather was so nice,
meeting some of the neighbors with Grandpa,
and looking out the windows to see the dogs walk by.
It was a very busy five days and lots of fun.
Thanks for letting me vacation with you, Grandma and Grandpa!
Friday, March 11, 2011
5 on Friday
1. Do you ever have those weeks were it goes by really fast but when you think back on it you don’t remember what happened? This is one of those weeks for me.
2. Baby Bunky (my sister and brother-in-laws future baby) is a boy!
3. Going off of the above note: I spent a decent amount of time last night going through 12 bins of baby clothes/items so I could get some bins ready to give to Megan.
4. A belated Happy Birthday to my Goddaughter, our niece and Ellie’s cousin, Izzy! She turned the big 04 on Wednesday.
5. Eleanor and I were waiting for her bath water to get ready the other night and I took her diaper off in the bathroom. All of the sudden she got really sad/worried/upset and kept on saying “Ut Oh!” over and over again. She had gone to the bathroom on the rug. I told her it was OK and Mommy could wash the rug. She was still upset but got over it when the bath was ready for her. Does this mean I might get lucky and she will want to potty train early? I can only hope.
2. Baby Bunky (my sister and brother-in-laws future baby) is a boy!
3. Going off of the above note: I spent a decent amount of time last night going through 12 bins of baby clothes/items so I could get some bins ready to give to Megan.
4. A belated Happy Birthday to my Goddaughter, our niece and Ellie’s cousin, Izzy! She turned the big 04 on Wednesday.
5. Eleanor and I were waiting for her bath water to get ready the other night and I took her diaper off in the bathroom. All of the sudden she got really sad/worried/upset and kept on saying “Ut Oh!” over and over again. She had gone to the bathroom on the rug. I told her it was OK and Mommy could wash the rug. She was still upset but got over it when the bath was ready for her. Does this mean I might get lucky and she will want to potty train early? I can only hope.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Time for Silverware
We have started letting Ellie use silverware for dinner.
She still prefers her fingers.Friday, March 4, 2011
5 on Friday
1. We spent part of last weekend at AAU basketball games watching my two oldest nieces play. Ellie was very interested in watching all the action. Way to go Ally and Sammy- we are so proud of you two!
2. I also got the pleasure of taking my brother's younger two girls to our house to play during one of the four games. It was hilarious having a almost 5 year old, almost 3 year old and 1 year old all packed into the backseat of the Taurus (yes, you can fit three car seats in the back seat of that car!) I loved it!
3. Ellie also got to go swimming in a big pool for the first time with her cousins. She did great in the big pool.
4. Super fun weekend, not so fun Monday and Tuesday as Ellie and I were sick with the stomach flu.
5. Since we were sick I wasn't able to pull the picture of Ellie and her cousin, Ruby, swimming off the camera and get it posted for Ruby's birthday on Monday. So a Belated Happy 3rd Birthday to Ruby! (Picture to come in a later post.)
2. I also got the pleasure of taking my brother's younger two girls to our house to play during one of the four games. It was hilarious having a almost 5 year old, almost 3 year old and 1 year old all packed into the backseat of the Taurus (yes, you can fit three car seats in the back seat of that car!) I loved it!
3. Ellie also got to go swimming in a big pool for the first time with her cousins. She did great in the big pool.
4. Super fun weekend, not so fun Monday and Tuesday as Ellie and I were sick with the stomach flu.
5. Since we were sick I wasn't able to pull the picture of Ellie and her cousin, Ruby, swimming off the camera and get it posted for Ruby's birthday on Monday. So a Belated Happy 3rd Birthday to Ruby! (Picture to come in a later post.)
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