Ellie update...

What might our sweet angel be up to these days???

-She is 19 months old (almost 20)

-She talks up a storm!!!! Mostly words we understand but still jibberish at times.

-She says please and thank you

-Another two word sentence she says is "dogs bark"

-She loves to help! She has such a helping spirit! I love it.

-She is obsessed with shoes, shoes, shoes!

-She has to sit in time out frequently

-She is learning/trying to play me. When I tell her to sit, she asks for hugs ;)

-She loves horses, but has never seen one in real life

-She thinks she needs to feed her fish at least 5x/day

-She still sleeps with her blankies

-She tries to sing along to twinkle twinkle little star

-She can repeat almost any word I ask her too (eek)

She is the love of our lives and we are so blessed!

Easter 2011

For Easter this year, Ellie had a week long celebration it seems like. We headed to Houston/The Woodlands to see my parents the weekend before Easter. Ellie had her first Easter egg hunt there. At home, on Easter weekend, Jon's parents stayed at our house and Ellie opened two more Easter baskets!!!! Wow! We went to church on Saturday night and hung out with family on Sunday.

My sweet girl in her Easter dress!!!

Thank you Jesus for paying the price so we can celebrate freely! You rock!

Well, hello there Blogger!

My, my, my! Where have I been??? Well, well, well! I have been cleaning the house, playing with Ellie, boiling chicken for raider, hanging out with Jon, taking care of the babies at work, having quiet time with God, catching up on DVR & probably much more.

But now, here I am, updating my blog! Hang out for about 5 fun filled posts!!!!

Check out our sweet Ellie belly hanging out in the bluebonnets!!! She was unsure of what to do, sitting on a steep hill, surrounded by flowers. I got a few shots and this was my favorite!

PINK Impact

Wow, oh, wow, oh, wow! This years PINK Impact at Gateway church was nothing short of amazing! Gateway, the church I call home, has a womens conference every year. I have been two other times but this time my heart was so open to hear and change. I was so blessed by the speakers....and am forever changed! Every time I've gone to PINK, its been with my bff and this year was no different...we had such a good time!

PINK friends, PINK after party, PINK scarfs!!!!!!! Praise God for a wonderful time, wonderful fellowship, wonderful worship, and wonderful change!

Next year --- PINK Impact 2012 featuring Beth Moore! www.pinkimpact.com

Frog Alley

After visiting Lubbock for their fan day, the next weekend we completed the college rounds with a visit to TCU's game day. Frog Alley is all about KIDS! Bounce house, bounce house, bounce house! Wow. Ellie is all over that. She doesnt yet understand having to take turns, so when the lady would blow her whistle to let us know it was time to get out and let the next group of kids jump...she was upset!

They also have face painting but shes not old enough for that, I dont think. However she would stay still long enough to have TCU painted on her arm. She was so proud!!!

This time, Ellie & I didnt stay at the game too long...nap time was calling! All in all, we enjoyed. We got some game worn jerseys, jumped a little, and watched a few plays!

Texas Tech, here we come!

Every year, we make a trip to Lubbock, TX for the football spring game & autograph signing event. This is Ellie's second year to go & she definitely enjoyed it more this time! Our seats were right behind the horse & masked rider......& Ellie came unglued! "orse, orse, orse!!!!!" she screamed! When the masked rider left to wave at the other fans, we thought we would have to change seats to keep her contained! She loves orses ;)

Sitting in the stands during the game, we had a clear view of the cheerleader! Oh my, the dancing that came out of Ellie was hysterical! She loves watching them dance & then she danced along! Jon got all but one autographs he came for & Ellie ran around on the field. She especially liked wallering around on the 40 yd line :)

Prairie Dog Town is one of the 'highlights' of a trip to Lubbock! Seriously! Back when I was going to school there, the PD's were plentiful....today, not so much, but there were still a few to enjoy! Ellie wasnt so sure about these animals. They bark but dont look like dogs. I enjoyed visiting PD town & enjoyed passing on one of my Lubbock, TX traditional visits to Ellie!

Visit from Mimi & Pops

In March, my parents visited us in Keller! My dad had an education class in Dallas on Saturday, so Ellie, me & my mom shopped a little ;) Ellie came home with shoes!!!!!!!!!! And a purse!!!!

I love this picture below, such a sweet moment!

Ellie loves stickers. And by love, I mean LOVE!!!!!! "ticker" is what she calls them and if you ever give her a sheet of stickers, you are her new best friend. I guess she decided that this would be a funny was to play with stickers this night!

My dad wanted to see Ellie eat pizza, since we always rave about how funny it is to watch her carry around a piece and eat like such a big girl. After pizza, we took Ellie to Bear Creek Park. She loves playgrounds, swinging, & running around. I love these family pics! Such a great day! I miss them so much & would love to live closer!