Silliness and Sweetness.....The perfect mix

Ella is definitely the perfect combination of these 2 things.......the sweetest yet silliest girl!

She says something every day that makes me laugh! She also says some of the sweetest things each and every day. I LOVE this girl! (and so many other people do too!)

Today, out of nowhere she said to me, "Mommy thanks for callin' me Ella when I be borned. I really do love my name"......so cute. She never ceases to amaze me!

I guess pizza makes her a bit 'crazy'
Learnin the computer.....she is getting REALLY good at her letters and what sounds they make

Such a WONDERFUL big sister....always wanting to help with her brother

Sometimes even this princess needs a nap

Ella is really enjoying school and can't wait to go! She tells me about her new friends and makes sure to introduce them to me and logan when we pick her up. Can you tell her brother thinks the world of her? He always is watching his favorite big sister

Showing off her new backpack from grams and papa......even has her name on it

I love the way Logan is smiling at her..... He definitely misses her when she is at school!

Happy Birthday to Grammie!

Happy Birthday to my mom......more importantly known as "Grammie" or "Mee-maw"!

Ella has been singing, "Happy Birthday Grammie......I love my Grammie" all morning for you!


We hope you have a very happy day!

Chip and Dale.......

Last week, I posted a photo of our 'backyard bunny'......we decided to put out a carrot for our new friend and I was finally able to capture some photos of our other backyard pets......desert chipmunks. They are the cutest little things! They live in the canal bank behind our house and our backyard is their 'desert oasis'.....you can often find them hanging out by the pool or stretched out for a nap on the grass. They really enjoyed the carrot, sorry bunny......

This is Chip!

This is Dale!
I guess we should have named them Alvin, Simon, and Theodore......didn't know we had 3!

Happy Belated Birthday to Muntz!

Happy Birthday Muntz!

(Muntz is Paul's Dad.......he got this name because Ella was struggling trying to say grandad and so she tried 'gramps' and Paul's mom said it should be 'grumps' and Ella quickly said, "MUNTZ". The name stuck and I do believe he is the only 'muntz' in the whole world which makes him quite special)

We miss you and wish we could have celebrated with you! Sorry this post is a couple of days late but I have been bad about blogging lately and am trying to catch up!

Watch out Angelina Ballerina......Here comes Ella

Ella is really learning alot at ballet class. Each week she amazes me with all she remembers... she knows so much of the ballet 'lingo'. We had to switch to the Friday class because of school and she did really good today being in a new class. She was a great listener! Super cute




A couple of surprise guests in the audience today....Ella was ecstatic (that's fancy for excited)....

A little bit of FABULOUSNESS!

Yesterday was Ella's day so the blog was about her.......Today, I have to catch you up on some definite fabulousness with my 'boy'! For the past 2 nights he has slept from 8pm to 5:45am without a peep......(the bags under my eyes are scared that they might have to look for a new home).

Another bit of fabulousness is that he finally said, "MAMA".......YIPEEEEEEEEEE! I have been patiently waiting for those syllables to come out of his cute little mouth.

He also clapped his cute little chubby hands for the first time yesterday.

Although he had an important day too, he was more than willing to let his sister have the limelight yesterday and he knew his mommy would catch everyone up on him today!

LoVe YoU mY lOgAn!

1st official day of preschool

It was funny this morning.....let's face it, my kids don't really like to sleep. Not big fans of it! Ella has always been an early bird, up by 6:30am most days. This morning at 7:26am, she finally decided to wake up. Then she stretched and said, "is it still the middle of the night?.....Can I go back to sleep? Boy am I tired?" Paul and I just laughed. What a silly goose she is. I am sure she will be back up at 6:30am tomorrow and ready to go!

Luckily, she was happy that it was her first day of school and eagerly got dressed and had breakfast. Ella looked extremely cute and was all smiles dressed in pink!

Gotta have the 'Ella' pose!

Nothing better than big raindrops on the morning of your first day of school!

Time to get out the 'new' umbrella and strike another pose!

Arriving at school, still all smiles!

Found her cubbie with her name and she liked that it had a "sailin' ship"....she placed her backpack inside and then was off to discover. She quickly met her new best friend, "Merry-diff" (as Ella calls her). My eyes were starting to fill up about now....so not any pics at that moment.
This was the photo taken right as we were walking out. Ella busily playing and seems to be 'just fine' . Sadly, she did tell me she cried after we left for a 'little bit'......broke my heart, but luckily I think she will do great next week!

After I picked her up and gave her the surprise bag filled with things that her daddy and I bought for her after we dropped her off (to help us cope)........"Goldilicious" (the new book in the 'pinkalicious' family), some stamps, and some lip gloss.....we picked up her favorite lunch, Chick-fila and headed to see Grammie and Papa.

Papa surprised her with a cake and we all sang, "Happy 1st day of preschool to you!"......she loved it!

Let's hope she is wishing for many more fabulous school days......tear free!

Dear Ella....

.......Wanted to write you a note on your first day of preschool to tell you how much mommy and daddy love you!

It seems like just yesterday it was June 9, 2005 and we found out we were having a girl! We were so excited........you are so special! I can't believe that you are already old enough for preschool.

It was so cute talking to you last night in bed......you told me " I am excited but also a teensy weensy bit scared because I won't be able to see you mommy." I can say the feeling was mutual!

You have the biggest heart of anyone I know. You cry in every movie because you are so afraid that someone may get hurt by the 'bad guy'. You are so sensitive and make sure that everyone is 'okay' and taken care of . I hope you find some special friends at school that realize how lucky they are to call you their 'friend'.

Always know that just because you can't see mommy and daddy, we are still right there with you. You have our kiss on the palm of your hand telling you how much we love you whenever you need it!

I love you my sweet girl and am SO happy it is almost time to go pick you up! I can't wait to hear about your first day!

Preschool Ice Cream Social

This is officially the week that Ella starts preschool. I can't believe how fast this summer has gone and I can't believe that she is old enough to be going to school. Where did my baby go? She is super duper excited about going which makes it easier for me to handle. Hopefully no mommy tears on Thursday when I actually 'leave her' at the school........

dressed and ready....had to wear a 'spinning dress' today

Mommy tracing Ella's hand to make leaves for the tree

Checking out the playground

Look over here daddy

Brooke came over from her classroom for a quick 'hello'

Enjoying the ice cream with tri-colored sprinkles......what could be better

After school, we headed for a little surprise day for Ella. She was supposed to get her hair cut at Sweet & Sassy but they were all booked up, so we headed to Sauce for lunch.....but first a quick visit to see her favorite bearded dragon....'Dino'

Ella loved the pizza today........mmmmmmmmm yummy

Logan had a great time too.......he enjoyed his lunch as well

Pizanya and More

So this morning, Ella told me that she wanted something to eat......couldn't quite understand what she was talking about and then we got it translated to 'pizanya'......(lasagna from those of you that don't speak ellanese). Daddy picked some up at the grocery store on the way home to take care of the pizanya craving!

This crown was Ella's prize for winning a letter game on the "Super Why" website. We printed it off the computer and she was quite proud. They have some great games to learn the letters and the sounds the letter make.



Logan ate some baby food pizanya for dinner. He thought is was a good opportunity for a facial. Here he is playing with his favorite toy.....the lid from his lil' crunchies container

The newest member of the Barron family.......our backyard bunny

Happy 10 Months to my Busy Boy!

10 months.......10 months.........already????
For 10 months I have had the pleasure of having the sweetest little boy be part of my life..... and the best part of all, I am lucky enough to be his mommy.

Logan is a love bug.....his sweet slobbery kisses melt my heart. Logan is such a happy little boy that everyone often jokes about how they 'wish' he would smile.......he is constantly smiling. His piercing blue eyes can give the sweetest looks when you cuddle him close. He is a bruiser and goes 4 wheeling over anything that gets in his way when he is crawling. Logan loves to smile at new people and then quickly hide his face in mommy or daddy's shirt and then peek back at them. He LOVES to eat and isn't afraid to make a really big mess doing so! His favorite thing is the Gerber 'lil crunchies'. He has become a master of peek-a-boo. His belly giggle is one of the cutest sounds I have ever heard. Logan is one lucky little boy to have a big sister that loves him as much as Ella does. She can't get enough of him and always makes sure he is happy and has what he needs. He is getting quite brave standing on his own......I can't believe that soon he will take his first steps. I hope that doesn't mean he will want less cuddles from his mommy!

Logan you are an amazing little boy and I love you SO very much! I thank God every day for giving me such wonderful kids!

Another Super Fun B-Day Party

Today was another super duper fun b-day party......Happy 2nd Birthday to Owen!

This b-day celebration was at the Children's Museum where I had been wanting to take the kids for quite some time......

It was a great place! Ella was the PERFECT age for enjoying everything.....Logan had fun in the 3yr old and under room.......

I can't wait to take them back to play again soon!

Cupcake decorating
Ella, the birthday boy, and Connie

Logan exploring.....

Standing tall.....look at those cute little chubby cankles

They had flowerbeds to 'plant' flowers

Jumping on the wobbly bridge

Made a friend and helped her serve ice cream to the crowd

Making a pizza in the restaurant

Waiting for the pizza to cook in the wood burning oven

Now time to make a salad

Daddy enjoying his meal in the 'ella cafe'

shopping at the market

Had too much to buy.....had to get a shopping cart

Time to check-out

The b-day boy shopping in the market

A Look at the Market.....busy workers all about

Catching the blowing scarves that shoot through the maze in gusts of air

It was great fun!