Funny Stories by Ella.

Well I don't have any pictures to share...I'll need to start taking some! I do however have funny stories from Ella...

Let's see...I made some pudding a few weeks ago...and out of nowhere...Ella started calling it bacon...I have no idea what started it...or how she even came up with that word (I think I have made bacon once...maybe twice)...not something we really eat....so it cracks me up that she calls it that. I let her have some pudding after dinner...and Josh came home after we ate...and Ella ran up to him and said, "I got to eat bacon because I ate all my dinner!" She was so excited to tell him!

Ella finally finally finally tried corn on the cob....she kept saying...I don't like that...I however convinced her to just try it...now she's unstoppable! Last night we went our friends house for dinner and Ivy and I were peeling the husks off getting it ready...well Ella took the piece out of my hand and I thought she was putting it on the table...Ivy and I were just talking away...and I looked over and Ella had taken a bite right out of the raw corn...hahaha...I was like noooo it needs to be cooked first! So we wrapped up the corn in the tinfoil and Ivy cooked it..it's a mystery as to who got the corn with the bite out of it! Ivy also puts pepper on her corn before grilling it...Ella took a few bites of her corn and said, "My lips are bleeding." Well I first thought....allergic reaction...as your lips can go tingly and swell....but after a few minutes...it was discovered it was the pepper doing that to her!

They have grapes that the sell here at the Fresh Market...I'm not sure how long of a season they have...I think only a few weeks...they are called, "Cotton Candy Grapes." No lie...they smell like cotton candy and taste like it! Ella took a bite of one...and was like mmmm this is good!

Ella likes to talk to herself...well her reflection....she was washing her hands and talking to her reflection...and she said, "I'll see you later when it's time to brush my teeth!"

Needless to say...she keeps us busy!

Josh has been helping our friends do house projects as they are buying a house...so he has been spending a lot of time over there....while the wives and kids hang out! We did a girls shopping trip to Target....and all came home with stuff for the little girls...there's a 7 week old, 9 month old, and Ella who is 3...Ella likes to play, "I'm the big kid so I'll tell you what you can and can't do" to the 9 month old. She tried to get up on the stairs and Ella said, "No no baby you can't do that. Only I can because I'm bigger than you." She keeps those girls in line! :) So back to the Target trip...they had little cowgirl boots...and Ella spotted them...and said in awe, "Boots like Sheriff Callie!" Which is from a little show that she likes...who wears cowgirl boots...so yes...I was a sucker...and got them along with a little pink/purple plaid dress...so precious! I can't wait for her to wear it!

Ella likes to paint....Josh printed off Frozen coloring pages....and let her use some paint to paint them...he helped her with two of them and then I helped her do one...I got more paint on me then I did on the paper...Josh was like what in the world did you do?? :)

I can't wait for Fall...I don't wish for cold weather...but I can't wait to go do things outside...apple festivals, pumpkin patches, hayrides...I'm excited!

I feel rather southern....I just made my first squash casserole...pretty good I have to say! I also made turkey burgers with feta, spinach, red onion and topped with avacado....something I truly like...I offered Ella a bite...she took a bite and you would have thought I just fed her dog food...took her almost 3 minutes to just swallow it...she was making a big deal about it. It was hard not to laugh!

Well I will work on getting some pictures...Ella is growing like a little weed! Her hair is getting so long...it's really time to get it trimmed...which I will do soon...I'm cutting allllll mine off on the 13th...I'll do a before and after for you! I want to make my morning routine easier...this long hair is too much work blow drying and straightening! Now that school is back is session I have to leave the house at 6:50 to get to work for 8...the traffic after I drop Ella off is awful! Anything to make my morning go smoother I am all about!

Shopping/Bubbles/Fun at the Park

The week Josh and I took turns being off...he took Monday off and Friday off. I took Tuesday and Thursday...and Grandpa and Gigi got Wednesday! Ella had a busy week! Monday - Josh took Ella to the "Car Doctor" - which was really an oil change. Then they got lunch and came to my work and we ate lunch together. Josh had plans of taking her to Amazement Square...but when they got there...they were closed...turns out they are closed on Mondays. Tuesday was my turn...Ella and I went to Target! Oh boy...we got into trouble there too...we didn't tell Josh all we bought...but such good deals couldn't be passed up! I figured I am saving us money in the long run! :) I bought Ella a bunch of clothes for next summer. After that excitement we couldn't spend any more money so we came home! :) Wednesday was Grandpa and Gigi's day...they came and met me at my work...where we switched the car seat and they took Ella for the day. They went to the park, went and fed the big fish at the lake, went swimming and to sweet frog...

Thursday was my day again...Ella and I went to my work for a bit so I could teach the new manager how payroll works...then we picked up lunch and went and ate at Josh's work...after lunch one of his co-workers came with us and we went to Rita's again for a sweet treat! On the way home I was going to take Ella by the pet store as she was asking to go see the bunnies...and even though it was just down the road from where we were...she was already asleep...so we just came home...of course that nap in the car was just enough of a power nap that she never took a real nap when we got home....she just kept going and going and going! Friday was Josh's day...they did go to Amazement Square finally...and they went and ate lunch at Josh's work. Needless to say...Ella was kept busy!

Last Sunday after church we went to the park for a cook-out with friends...it was hot! However we did have fun!

Last week was a busy busy week again. On Friday Josh left to go to Indianapolis for a motorcycle race for the weekend...so it was Ella and I allllll weekend...whew! I'm tired out...I need a weekend to recover from my weekend! Saturday we went to Roanoke...we picked up Gigi and went shopping and out to lunch....oh and a train ride through the mall! On the way back to Gigi's house...Ella piped up from the back...what about dessert? I didn't have any dessert yet! (which by the way she doesn't get dessert everyday but the waitress at the restaurant asked if we wanted any dessert...Ella remembered that!) So we got Sweet Frog and brought it back to the house so Grandpa could have some too! We stayed at their house for about an hour or so...then Ella and I headed back....which she slept the whole way home! :) Ahhhh....a little quiet time!

Today Ella and I went to the early service...8:30 for church..I was helping in nursery. Ella went to children's church...she has done such a great job going to church...no hesitation whatsoever...just goes right in! After church...Ella requested Target! Then grocery shopping then home. Today was kind of overcast...so we decided to stay put....plus I had a lot of housework to do! Which...Ella insisted on helping me with! So we cleaned the floors, vacuumed, and cleaned the bathrooms...oh and laundry.

Ella got some new goldfish...princess goldfish....good marketing huh? :)

 

We've had a few mild nights...which Ella always asks to play outside or eat outside...so we had one night a picnic on the deck....and another night played with some bubbles....

 

Hard to believe the weekend is over and it's already time for the week to begin! In that case...there are more clothes to be folded tonight!