1) We did a trip to DC in October...that was a lot of fun! Ella and I drove up on a Thursday night...Josh was already for work...and he was off on Friday. So we went to the indoor pool, went to the National Zoo, went to the Natural History Museum, went to a huge mall and some outlet stores. A fun weekend all around. I think Ella's favorite was the zoo...although she did like the History museum...a lot of cool things to see and interactive things for kids.
2) Josh went to Portugal and Spain with his Dad. Ella and I missed him terribly...but he had a great time. Bella was extremely sick that week....as in I didn't think she was going to make it....but she pulled through!
3) I got burnt out. My work was kind enough to let me go part-time. I was getting up at 5:15. Getting myself ready, Ella ready, all of us lunches. Driving an hour to get Ella to the sitter and myself to work for 8am. Working all day til 5. Driving an hour home. Then having to make dinner at 6pm. Dishes, laundry, giving Ella a bath. She was getting in bed at about 8-8:15. And I would last about 45 minutes...and then go to bed. After almost 2 years of this....Josh was like you are burnt out...and I was like yes I am! I know people do it everyday...and they survive....I'm not one of them! So I now work 8-3 everyday. I love having part of the afternoon with Ella...sometimes we read books, color, do puzzles...today we baked brownies! I can still do dishes, clean, and laundry all before Josh gets home....and still have time to make dinner.
4) Ella started preschool! So when preschool enrollment rolled around...Josh and I went and looked at a school...I got cold feet...I said I really don't think she's ready...she still had issues with me leaving her, wasn't potty-trained, etc. So we decided to wait. Right about September she really started coming out of her shell. We finally got her potty-trained. With me starting part-time we started exploring in October the possibility of her going to preschool. I called a different preschool to see if they had an opening...they had a Monday, Wednesday, Friday opening from 8-3:15....so they let us come tour and sit in on a class. We were really impressed with it and I felt peace about her going to preschool. So she started December 1st. She's been there almost 7 weeks now...and fits right in! She really enjoys it..she has a best friend named Lily. She talks about her all the time! It's not so much sit down and do worksheets...it's all very hands on. For instance...this month the theme is Winter. So they have been doing things with ice, "making snow", made "snow angels" on paper, they are going to go "snow tubing" next week. They also dedicate each week a certain letter. So they learn different things about that particular letter. They have music class and Spanish. I didn't know Ella had learned any words in Spanish until she said...."Adios Grandpa and Gigi."
5) We did a breakfast with Santa with a visit from a special snow queen...Queen Elsa and Olaf...Ella enjoyed that...she kept wanting to go see Elsa over and over again. It was at Amazement square. A lot of fun! She got to decorate a Christmas cookie, make ornaments, eat pancakes, see Santa...life was good!
6) We went to Vermont for Christmas. Ella got to go sledding and build a snowman. She LOVED it! We also went to the Teddy Bear Factory, Echo Aquarium, The Christmas Loft. Ella got to play with her cousins a lot. We got to visit with Scott, Cheri and Chace. It was a great week...and the weather was in the 50's part of the time we were there...it was perfect!
7) Ella has only been sick 2 times so far! It's a pretty good improvement over last year! Once at the beginning of December she battled a cold that eventually turned into bronchitis. She got an antibiotic....got cleared up and well for the week of Christmas. We got home from Vermont on the 27th...that night...Ella was complaining of being really cold...very unlike her....she had a fever for 3 days...that turned into the runny nose crud....which eventually turned into an ear infection and an upper respiratory infection. Another antibiotic....hopefully that will be the extent of our winter sickness!
8) Ella got her first "hair cut"....which was really just me trimming it up...I did take a few inches off though! I keep threatening to cut it shorter...but I am not really going to...it'll just make her look older and I'm not ready for that!
Now for a few pictures...
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