The past few weeks....

Let's see....

I left off at our anniversary....did I mention Josh surprised me with a new Michael Kors purse...good job Josh! ;)

Last weekend Ella stayed up probably the latest she has in a reallllly long time! It was our friend, Ivy's, birthday....so a group of us went to La Caretta for dinner and then to our friends house for a bonfire with s'mores....well you know it stays light out so late these days...I forgot to pay attention to the time! :) Then Ella laid on me and said, "I'm tired..." I looked at the time...almost 10:30...yikes! Well yes little girl you are tired! So we packed up and headed home to get her in bed! She did sleep in the next morning until about 8:30...then I got her up and ready as we headed to church and then to the lake for Father's Day....

Ella got a little braver with her car....she still won't push the pedal as it makes noise..but she was all about sitting in it and pushing it around! (with help from her Grandpa)

We went to the pool...which was lots of fun...followed by some ice cream at Sweet Frog...and thennn Ella crashed....just about 4:00-4:30....and she had a meltdown but was asleep within 5 minutes!

Ella's sitter moved last week....so this past week was the first week in her new house....she moved further away....yuck....I logged my miles one day to see how much I drove...73 miles total in 1 day...I said that's it...I'm ready to move to the other side of Lynchburg.

This weekend was a little quieter....yesterday I dropped Josh and Ella off to go to Amazement Square while I went and did the grocery shopping...that worked out great...she got to play for about an hour and half while I got all the groceries. We went to the pet store later on in the day...always fun to look around...Ella said her favorite thing was the kittens and the snakes! We walked around Best Buy too...we've been contemplating putting a TV downstairs in our bedroom....we "window shopped" but didn't take the plunge yet.  I did 7 loads of laundry in the past two days...how does 3 people have that much! Between all the bedding, clothes, towels, dog bed and blanket, and the blankets in the living room....it added up quick! I was doing some major cleaning today....I've slacked the past few weeks...so I was getting caught up...and I said...I really want to watch, "The Proposal"....so we did while Ella napped....I absolutely LOVE that movie....we don't watch many movies....but I'm pretty sure I have seen that one at least 5 times...I love it!

Oh yeah....can't remember if I said this or not...Ella had her 3 year old check-up...she did great. I absolutely love her pediatrician! She really put Ella at ease...she was running with her (as she wanted to see her walk/run) she tickled her belly when she was feeling her belly....she "played" with Ella the entire time while doing the examination....I was very pleased with her. Ella is 37 inches tall...and 27.8 pounds...a little on the small side :) However, according to her growth chart she is doing good...Dr. Gagen said that she has always been a little small but she's growing! I just can't say enough good things about Dr. Gagen!

Tonight we played with some sidewalk chalk....

 

We all had fun playing with it!

Josh is on a Disney kick....researching it all....maybe we'll start planning our Disney vacation sometime in the near future! :)

 

Birthday/Vacation/Anniversary!

Whew...we've packed a lot into the past 3 weeks!

Ella is now 3...whew where does the time go?? She holds up three fingers...and asks..."Mama am I three now?" She's a very busy girl! Just about fully potty trained...it's a work in progress! She told me the other day (after having an accident)..."Mama I am learning. You don't need to be sad that I had an accident...I'm just learning how to use the big girl potty." We're getting closer! She's very much a routine girl (she gets that from me!) I always carry her in the morning from her bed into the kitchen...yesterday she told me that she didn't need me to carry her...because she was 3 now...she was a big girl who can walk by herself...I told her that she was never too old for me to carry her and get cuddles! She's all about FROZEN! She has pj's, a puzzle, sticker book, an Anna doll, 2 pairs of Frozen socks, a t-shirt, and a beach towel...I think that covers it all....she loves it! She sings, "Let it Go" on a daily basis...running up and down the hallway...sometimes Josh runs up and down the hallway with her singing too! :) I need to get that on video! ;)

We also went on vacation....to Cape May, NJ. That was a lot of fun. With Josh's family....parents, his sister and all of her family. We had such a nice time....we went to the beach, pool, the boardwalk, a really nice zoo, a pirate cruise, a lighthouse, an aviation museum, and got to eat some good seafood. It was a great week that went by so fast!

Ella played great with her cousins! She loved having little playmates! They even played dolls with her! She wasn't a huge fan of the ocean...stuck her toes in it the first day...and then that was it! Was scared of the waves chasing her!

Now it's back to reality....work, work, work! We got back from vacation on a Saturday...and the very next morning bright and early Josh had leave to go to Myrtle Beach for the week for a conference for work.

Ella has moved up to the 3 year old class at church...last week was her first week...there were tears....this week she walked right in and was just fine....Josh said, "wow, that was a much easier transition then I thought it was going to be."

It's our 8 year anniversary today...wow! Time has gone by fast! I stopped and picked up steaks for the grill for dinner. We also put a pepper and onion on the grill....and had some Chedder Biscuits...followed by cheesecake....yum! Now it's back to eating salads everyday! :)

It's been busy...and summer just started!