Daddy's Girl

Tonight is the 3rd annual Daddy/Daughter Dance for Ella and her daddy!

She has been so excited.....daddy too!

Striking a pose.....that's my girl!

Daddy and Ella

The last 2 years, Brooke and Blake joined them, but this year they weren't able to :0(

Luckily, we have fabulous neighbors that were able to join them. Ella LOVES Sienna and she is now the perfect age to start going to the dance. She looked adorable!

Here are the girls with their handsome daddies!

The princesses in their carriage :0)

And away they go......

Can't wait to hear all about it!

Valentine's weekend and Day!!!

We have had our house decorated for weeks with hearts!

Ella has been a Valentine crafting queen!

Thursday, Ella had her Valentine party at school. She wrote out all her Valentines and was decked out it pink, red, and hearts.

I braided her hair and she told me that I was 'really good' and I should open my own salon.
They made Valentine bags at school and Ella's was adorable. Her teacher even commented to me on how much she loved Ella's bag. It even had 'earrings'

Saturday was another soccer game and they played quite an 'aggressive' little bunch of gals.

Ella played great and scored 5 goals! Grammie, Papa, Aunt Renee, and Aunt Suz were all at the game and after each goal she would give a thumbs up and run over for a 'high-five'.....

Ella's really showed off her good footwork in this game.......

Logan marched around and ate candy from his aunts......

Ella in goal.....she saved a couple.

After her game, Auntie Suz and Auntie Renee took Ella out for lunch and to the mall to get a new build-a-bear. She was sad that all the love bugs were gone but got a cute brown bunny named 'giggles' and 2 princess outfits for her. Ella loved her 'spoiled' afternoon.

That night, Paul and I dropped the kiddos off with Aunt Renee and Uncle Kenny and headed out for dinner. We went to Firebird's Grill and it was YUMMY! The kids had a GREAT time and didn't want to go home!!!

Sunday morning, after eating some yummy doughnuts, it was time to make some Valentine treats. I had found a recipe for 'pink popcorn' and made a couple of batches.....It got the 'thumbs up' on the taste test!

And then on to big chocolate cupcakes!!!! SO GOOD!!!!!

Our neighbors came over to join us for steak and we spent the rest of the day enjoying the weather outside. The kids had a great time playing.....it was a great day.

After bathtime, the kids got their treats from mom and dad and the Valentine fairy.

Logan got a Yogi Bear playset and a Super Scooby stuffed toy.

Ella got a set of underwater pixos and a phineas and ferb ds game.....

Super sweet!

" No kisses EWWA!"

Logan loves his Yogi and 'moomoo'

Yesterday, we delivered some Valentine treats and the kids got to play with their cousin Sammie (a cute puppy).......then we picked up lunch and headed to Grammie and Papa's where some more Valentine surprises were waiting.....

We finished off the day with a heart shaped pizza and some more surprises from Nannie and Muntz! Oh, and Ella was happy because daddy brought her home some special flowers :0)

Happy Hearts Day Everyone!!!

A couple of more 'funnies'

We are working on potty training and this little guy isn't about to even begin to think about 'pooping in the potty'.....but we are working on it with bribes in place.

The Yogi Bear movie and now a new Batman toy sit on the counter, just waiting.....

Well, last night I was in the bathroom with Logan 'cheering' him on and he let out a big 'toot'....

He thought this was hilarious and thought it was even funnier that I commented on how 'stinky' it was.

When we came out of the bathroom (no poop)....Ella says, "Logan, I heard that toot and I smelled it. It smelled like OLD BEEF!"

This morning as we were getting ready for preschool, I sang Ella a little song.

Me:

Good morning, good morning, good morning my El

You are SO cute but your toes STINKY SMELL!

Ella:

Good morning, good morning, good morning mommy dear

You smell like applesauce and a BEER!

I tell ya, this gal keeps me laughing!!!

Happy Kids!!!

The kids wanted to see their Grammie and Papa today, so we gave them a call and invited them to lunch....

they said, "yes!" and I had very happy kiddos!!!!

They couldn't wait for them to arrive and the house was filled with screams of excitement after they heard the doorbell ring....

Logan quickly took Papa to the backyard where they played and played and played....

sandbox, basketball, monster tag....

(I love the way Logan is smiling and looking at Papa in this picture)

Ella gave her Grams a special book of drawings she has been working on and had wrapped up all on her own....

Then they played games on the special blanket that Ella had prepared....
Everyone ended up outside enjoying the weather.....

And then after lunch, it was time to play 'stick the tail on the cat'......

a party game that Ella made special for this occasion....

so cute and so proud!

It was a fantastic day!

Busy Saturday.....

This past Saturday was a BUSY day!!!

My calendar was full!

The morning started out with an 8:30 am soccer game for Ella. It was 34 degrees on the way to the field.....brrrrrr

Logan and Pal were bundled up!

(If you remember back a few posts about Ella's class dog 'pal'.....well, Logan really took a liking to him and when we were at Target, he spotted this furry guy and immediately grabbed him and told me, "I WUV him mommy!"......I just couldn't say 'no'....)

After soccer, we headed home. Ella and I got ready quickly and off we went to meet Megan and Addy for "Alice in Wonderland"

Ella was quite excited to wear her 'alice outfit' from Nannie.....

The girls anxiously awaiting the show....
The Cheshire Cat and Ella.......purrrrrrrrrrrrrr

The "Alices".....the actors all thought it was so cute that Ella was dressed up......

And then it was off to a birthday party at Pump it UP.....

(for none other than Alice)

The boys spent the day together and had a great time at the GCU basketball game!

Wish we had pictures from that :0)

a funny....

Logan had made a BIG disastrous mess in the kitchen/playroom under the stairs.....

While he was napping yesterday, I recruited Ella to help me clean it all up. Let's just say she wasn't too eager to do that.

While we were in there cleaning, she says, "Mommy, next time a baby comes out out your tummy, can you PLEASE not show them where my kitchen is!"

After a little chuckle, I asked her, "Ella, do you want another brother or sister?"

She quickly replied, "Um, YES MOMMY! So they can help me CLEAN!"

.....funny girl