This is pretty much all we did this morning. We loaded up on groceries, got organized and spent the day at the pool. Ella surprised me and did really well. Little did she know her day was about to get much better. ...
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Road Trip
We finally managed to leave around 6:30 last night. Did I mention we were driving? Somehow I got stuck on the second leg and (in case you failed to realize it) that means staying awake for the first four hours and THEN driving the next four. Yikes. Ella did remarkably well. We were hoping she would sleep overnight, but our biggest concerns were eating dinner in the car and continuing the potty training momentum. We managed some chicken nuggets in the car, despite the fact they were way too hot. Possibly the best part of dinner was that because Wendy's doesn't have juice boxes with their kids' meals (weird!) Josh ordered her a strawberry fanta?! Ella has never had a carbonated drink. Ever. She took one sip, shook her head and announced "I don't like it!" So I shared my tea. We ...
D-Day
Well, it's here. Friday. Are you happy? I am. Not only is it the last day of the work week, but we have something really exciting planned. Hint number one was that we'd be leaving our timezone for another. We are. We are heading east, then south. Hint number two was that we'd be leaving and returning on Friday. We're leaving today, Friday, April 24th. We're returning on Friday, May 1st. Hint number two was that we were eating lunch with friends. We're doing that, too. Winnie-the-Pooh and friends. That's right, we're headed to Walt Disney World! It was an absolute last-minute decision that had a lot to do with the stars aligning, family & friends and the fact that the three of us haven't been under one roof in almost a month. Ella has no idea we're even going, which is the ...
Pros and cons
Today has been a day. From... well, you know. Here's the breakdown: Pros: I got a little bit accomplished at work today. My internet is working, even though my phone isn't. The lack of phone service kept me from talking to the bank when they called to remind me that just because I was gone for three weeks didn't mean I was excused from paying the car payment. Ella's cute gold gladiator sandals that I ordered a month ago, finally came. I can throw the cheap silver flip flops from Wal-mart away [see below]. K let me borrow her zoom lens for our secret Friday. We had pizza and watched most of American Idol. Kris' performance on AI was fabulous, as always. I overheard Ella telling Molly that they were best friends. While I was contemplating spanking my child ...
pretty girl.
I posted these to remind you how pretty this girl is. That's all. Pretty. ...
coming home.
This was the last thing I saw on Sunday before coming out of town. It made me sad. But not as sad as the photos below. I am so amazed when I look at this face. She is absolutely the best thing that has ever happened to me and I am so blessed to be her mommy. I'm appalled at how big she's getting and I'm hanging on for dear life. I cannot imagine a single day without her in my life. I am missing her like crazy while I'm traveling and I cannot wait to see her. Today. In five hours. There might not be a lot of posting going on this weekend, but buckle your seatbelts ladies because next week will be full of wedding goodness. Even though I'm not the photographer of the family, I'll be doing my best to get some snapshots to share with you until the official wedding photos are ...
Easter Goodies
I'm sure you know by now, but Ella & I like to make goodies for our friends each holiday. She took Halloween candy, Thanksgiving cookies, Christmas treats and most recently our Valentine's cups. For Easter, we bought metal buckets at Target for a dollar a piece and filled them with pastel basket grass, Easter pencils, an egg of Play-doh and candy. We had as much fun putting them together as the kids will have enjoying them on Good Friday. Me & Ella in our Easter Bunny headbands Ella gathering her supplies So proud! This is from earlier in the day, but I couldn't resist adding it on. She wanted to see how big she was getting. Too big, I tell you! ...
Boots, burgers and ketchup
K & Cory were sweet enough to invite us over for burgers on the grill Saturday night. We were exhausted, but excited to spend some time with them before the big day. Can you tell that Ella put this outfit together herself? She'd worn the skirt and cute Easter t-shirt shopping, but had on appropriately cute white sandals for most of the day. When I asked her to get daddy to help her with some shoes while I got dressed this is what happened. He said she picked them out and he put them on. Gorgeous don't you think? Ella & Cory cooking up some burgers Ketchup, mmmmm. ...