Ellia's 3!

I can't believe our little Bubbs is three! Such a fun little girl! Janie and Addi really wanted to see Ellia open her gifts in the morning before they went to school - so we woke her up. She loved her Stawberry Shortcake balloons almost as much as her gifts!

lounging on her new couch/bed.

Her cake didn't quite end up how I envisioned it, but she loved it nonetheless. She wanted a Stawberry Shortcake cake. I decided to make a fruit pizza to go with all her Stawberry Shortcake dolls, but I wanted it to look like a cake. So beneath both cookie layers there were Rice Krispie treats. It was yummy!!

Birthday dinner request: McDonalds

She had a great day!!

My sweet little Ellia. You are such a funny little girl. Here are a few fun facts about you:

* You love pink, dresses, and all things girlie.

* You love TV and would watch it all day if I let you. Program of choice: Caillou and then Max and Ruby.

*You LOVE reading books and you love sitting on mom's yap (lap).

* You have the cutest speech impediments around. Your "k"s sound like "t", "l" sound like "y", "v" like "b"...to name a few. Good thing mom's a pretty good translator!

*You love your sisters and your cousins.

*You love cereal, chocolate milk, and junk food - but you also like fruits and veggies (with the exception of green beans)

*You are a song bird (just like your sisters). Seems you are always humming or singing something.

*When I asked you what makes you sad you said, "When my mom yells at me." (Yah...that one made me feel like a winner!)

*potty training is a dang roller-coaster. I'm about to lose my mind...(sometimes I even yell) :(

*You have a wonderful imagination. Lately you like to play unicorns. So long as I pretend to be the "mommy unicorn" and you pretend to be the "baby unicorn" you are a lot more cooperative. "Baby unicorn, come and eat your lunch" "Okay, mommy unicorn"...you get the idea.

*Sometimes you call mom and dad by our first names. The other day Dad got mad at you for wearing your skates in the house. You walked into your bedroom, turned to Addi and said, "I hate Wade."

Thanks for being so fun and full of life. You challenge and test us, but keep us laughing. It is very hard to get mad at you because you are just so darn cute and sweet!

We love you so, so much!

Getting Big!

My Little Biggie Girl!

Whatever happened to the 3 month post? Yes. It's true. Seems there's little time for blogging these days. And this little one is almost 6 months...though these pictures are almost a month old (I had intended to do this post a month ago!) Not that YOU are being neglected Kate - on the contrary beloved child. Someone is always holding (or begging to hold) you.

You are the sweetest baby around! Even Dad, whose not terribly excited about the "baby stage", is completely nuts about you. Your ready smiles brighten up our days. Here are a few little things about you:

• You are a great sleeper...pretty much from the day you were born (and I deserve it after Ellia - if I do say so myself!).
• You rarely fuss or cry - but lately you have been doing a high pitched little monkey sounding scream. It makes us all laugh.
• You are a great nurser and you already watch us eat and grab at food. I am interested to see how you will do with solids.
• You are constantly being mauled by your sisters...and for the most part you are pretty patient with them. You love them!
• You just started rolling a couple of weeks ago. Around 5 months Dad wondered why you hadn't started rolling. I told him it was because you were always being held.
• You love your binki! Hooray. Finally - I got a binki baby. I didn't realize how much I was missing out on. You women who have binki babies: consider yourself blessed.
• Not gonna lie...some days you are the only one of my children who helps me stay sane. If I'm having a rough day, just talking to you and having you smile at me and cuddle into my chest and neck makes my day better, and motherhood heavenly. Thank heaven for you little one. I love you so, so much!