22 April 2010
18 April 2010
Ellie turned 7!!
Yay for Ellie! She is one cool, ebullient, joyful, wonderful little girl. And she is delighted to be 7!
Ellie's school doesn't allow food on birthdays, which I find rather irksome, but we made an afternoon of it in her class anyway. Nico and I got to visit her class where I read Who's Got the Apple by Jan Loof. It was an old favorite from Alex's childhood and has become a favorite of ours as well. After that, Ellie and her classmates made apples out of paper plates and construction paper. All in all, a good visit.
After waiting "forever" for Alex to get home, we had a delightful dinner of Beef Stroganoff and Green Beans (Ellie's choice). For dessert we had brownies and chocolate chip cookies as Ellie does not like cake. She requested the very center brownie; obviously she knows the finer points of brownies.
Finally, Ellie got to open her presents, and let me just say, it was so fun to watch. Ellie is super expressive on an average day, but she outdid herself when opening gifts. You'll just have to see for yourselves...
Happy Birthday Ellie!!! We are so glad you're here!
Ellie's school doesn't allow food on birthdays, which I find rather irksome, but we made an afternoon of it in her class anyway. Nico and I got to visit her class where I read Who's Got the Apple by Jan Loof. It was an old favorite from Alex's childhood and has become a favorite of ours as well. After that, Ellie and her classmates made apples out of paper plates and construction paper. All in all, a good visit.
After waiting "forever" for Alex to get home, we had a delightful dinner of Beef Stroganoff and Green Beans (Ellie's choice). For dessert we had brownies and chocolate chip cookies as Ellie does not like cake. She requested the very center brownie; obviously she knows the finer points of brownies.
Finally, Ellie got to open her presents, and let me just say, it was so fun to watch. Ellie is super expressive on an average day, but she outdid herself when opening gifts. You'll just have to see for yourselves...
Happy Birthday Ellie!!! We are so glad you're here!
Easter
Easter turned out to be tumultuously fun this year, rather than the peaceful fun we had anticipated. Initially we planned on having our great friends, the Dyers out for a day of General Conference, an Easter Egg Hunt and Easter Dinner. All those things still took place, but we were joined our other great friends, the Bates, and their friends the ...??? (Darn! I can't remember their last name.). Anyway, we ended up with a house full of good friends, good food, LOTS of candy, and kids a plenty... all while "attempting" to listen to 4 hours of conference. Needless to say, I'll be checking out the Ensign this month to see what I missed.
Nico eyeing the Peeps and Ellie checking out the spoils of her Easter Bucket.
Keeping at least some of the kids busy (and reasonably quiet) during General Conference.
Ellie found the Big Egg on the hunt.
Nico and Jane on the hunt.
Minna's attempt to get all the kids in one shoot... we lost a few, but you can check out the final product here.
Thanks Dyers and Bates for making this a wonderful Easter!!
Nico eyeing the Peeps and Ellie checking out the spoils of her Easter Bucket.
Keeping at least some of the kids busy (and reasonably quiet) during General Conference.
Ellie found the Big Egg on the hunt.
Nico and Jane on the hunt.
Minna's attempt to get all the kids in one shoot... we lost a few, but you can check out the final product here.Thanks Dyers and Bates for making this a wonderful Easter!!
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