Happy Belated Birthday Posting to Renee!!!! (March 2nd)

Happy Birthday to my sister!

Wishing you a great year!!!!

A Fun Weekend Morning!!!!!!!

I have been a bad blogger.......sorry everyone.

Gonna catch up tonight and add some new postings......

We had a nice, relaxing morning a few weekends back and took advantage of it by making a yummy breakfast, making funny faces, and just enjoying being 'nowhere' but home....

Cinnamon rolls baking in the oven......oh yum!

Sizzling bacon.....

Little Miss Bacon Eater....she loves it!

This little guy is SO sweet and LOVES sweets!

Decided to decorate daddy while skyping with nannie and muntz....

Looking thrilled!

Love this pic of Logan as he laughs as decorated daddy!

And then came the 'making faces' challenge.......

tough call picking a winner in this one!

Hollywood

"i'm going to Hollywood!"

Not sure where Ella heard about Hollywood but she was convinced this week that she was going there with her aunt, uncle, cousin, mom, dad, and logan......

She told me that we were flying, not driving....

On wednesday, as it started to get dark that night, ella looked and me and sadly said, "mom, guess I 'm not going to Hollywood today....."

on thursday night, when I got home from work, there were 2 suitcases and a bag packed on the top of the stairs......for Hollywood, of course.....

Tonight, Ella was wearing flip-flops because she told me that she didn't have any slippers to put on.......I told her that they were all in her suitcase and she said, "mom, I have to leave them there......I wouldn't want to forgot them. I need to have what I might need with me!"

Finally, after a little discussion, she finally realized that we are not going to Hollywood in the near future and that she would have to unpack......let me clarify, she was going to have to dump out her cases and I was going to have to put away everything......and that everything consisted of:

8 pairs of underwear

7 pairs of socks

1 pair of sheep gloves

1 baseball hat

4 pairs of slippers

1 pair of boots

13 other pairs of shoes

Gotta love Ella!!!

THE RASH!!!!!!

We are going on week 2 of this horrible rash!!!!

Poor Ella is missing day 3 of school today......

Even though we don't think the rash is contagious at all, it looks absolutely horrible and now is quite itchy!

It all started with a small red mark on the right side of Ella's neck.....it was there for about a week and didn't 'do' anything.....until a week ago Saturday, it decided to get big red and cause a rash.... I started putting an antibiotic ointment on that night. The following day, Paul brought her by the hospital when I was working to have one of the docs take a look. He thought it might be fungal so we started alternating the fungal and antibiotic creams. Tuesday, it was getting worse, so I took her to the doctor. It was a mystery! Her pediatrician started her on oral antibiotics and continued the antibiotic ointment...... On Thursday, it started to look 'dried out' and peeling..... Friday, when her doctor called to check on her, I happily told her it looked SO much better and was just a little 'pink' on her neck. Well.....that happiness only lasted a day and on Saturday, the rash was HORRIBLE again....spreading up her neck and bottom of her chin and itching!!! Seriously????!!!!?????? We patiently waited out the weekend, and back to the doctor we went yesterday...... Her doctor prescribed something for the itching, we stopped the antibiotic ointment, continued the oral antibiotic, and started the antifungal cream again......

BUT, most importantly, her doc got her in to see a pediatric dermatologist tomorrow.... (it just happens to be her bro-in-law...nice to have connections :0)

Today, it is still itchy, still red, still have a couple of larger spots that are peeling/cracking....

I just want something to make it go away!!!!!

Poor Ella!

The pics don't really show just how bad it really is......

I actually took video of it to show to the dermatologist tomorrow when it was at its worst....

Wish us luck and let's hope we get some answers and solutions!

A Spoonful of Sugar.......

Sunday was a special day!

Ella woke up, came downstairs, and said, "Good Morning and HELLO Mary Poppins FANS!"

Ella had a date with her mommy and daddy!

We went to see "Mary Poppins" at Gammage

She absolutely LOVES the movie and it always singing the songs....

Walking in with daddy!
Waiting for the show to start....
Even though we had balcony seats, one row from the top, we were right in the middle and could see everything. So cute, so smiley!

Finally got a pic with the words in the background......

Posing with daddy at intermission.......

The show was FANTASTIC!!!!!

The singing, dancing, and backdrops were amazing!

I cannot believe how talented the kids were that starred as Jane and Michael.....

We had a great time and can't wait to take Ella (and soon Logan) to another show!

.......thanks Nannie :0)

"I do"

Paul and I were invited to a wedding of a good friend of mine from work......

Just like Paul, the groom is Scottish/English and they wore kilts and had the bagpipers.

The week had been sunny and warm, but it was a rainy and cold day which means 'good luck' for the happy couple!

It was a beautiful wedding at a beautiful country club.

We had a great time!

The rainbow after the ceremony
I LOVED my dress......it was my bargain find. I had been in search of a dress and when I saw this one, I LOVED it! The best kept secret about it......it was on clearance for $9.98
Can you believe it?????? I couldn't! I would have paid ALOT more for it because it was exactly what I wanted.....good thing I didn't have to

Warming up by the fire after the ceremony.....

Friends, fireplace, and wine= :0)

The food was great, especially finding a 'heart' in my salad......

The gang from work!

Me and Jess......such a beautiful bride!

Daddy/Daugher Dance 2010

Tonight Ella and Paul headed off for their 2nd Annual Daddy/Daughter Dance.....

So cute!

Since Ella has been staying home all week from school due to her crazy mystery rash (not contagious) on her neck, she was ecstatic to have a night out!

She had me 'present her' as she came down the stairs!

Beautiful Ella with her handsome daddy!

What can I say????? They love to pose for photos!

Ella felt quite sassy in her 'high heels'

You can see her rash in this pic.......poor girl! Might be making a 2nd trip back to the dr. tomorrow. She was actually in tears the other night wishing for her 'beautiful neck' back....

In the car, ready to go, and still posing for pics!

And away they go! They had a great time and are home with tired feet from dancing the night away!