Sunday, February 1, 2009
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Pizza night
The kids are in bed and Nathan and I are waiting on our homemade pizza to come out of the oven, so I thought I would catch up on blogging. Yes, we had pizza-making night. It was lots of fun until I told Ellery she had to stop eating the shredded cheese (the girl loves cheese) and then there was lots of whining. Lots of whining and then time out in her room - twice. But all in all it was fun. There is a Boz video where he makes a "double-peppy pizza" that she loves to watch so we figured she would enjoy making her own. We bought lots of veggies, cheese, and pepperoni for her to choose from - and guess what? She chose zero veggies. Just a good ole pepperoni and cheese pizza. Nathan and I got creative and are trying a barbecue chicken one. Probably won't be as good as CPK but we will give it a shot!
Both of the kiddos were a little on edge tonight but that's because it has been a non-stop weekend. Thursday night Nathan and I went on a double-date with Paige and Taylor to Lynn's Steakhouse. It was so delicious - we split steak and lobster and of course had lots of yummy bread and sides. Paige was in town all last week and it made me really wish she lived here. She came to see Ellery strut her stuff at gymnastics and we were able to share several meals together. We love our Paigey. And Taylor too, of course. He was just at the office most of the week.
Friday night and Saturday morning Nathan and I attended a Song of Solomon conference at our church. I highly recommend it. We had a neighbor's birthday party today after the conference and then it was home for a much-needed nap time. Tonight Ellery was reading to me (I guess that's her new thing) and it was so funny because she would lick her index finger before turning each page. I asked her why she was doing that and if it helped her turn the page better, and she replied, "Cause mommy does that." I had no idea I did this but I must!
We captured Price's laugh on camera. I am going to try to post it after dinner. About two seconds after I turned the camera off, he projectile-spit up all over Nathan. Nice.
Both of the kiddos were a little on edge tonight but that's because it has been a non-stop weekend. Thursday night Nathan and I went on a double-date with Paige and Taylor to Lynn's Steakhouse. It was so delicious - we split steak and lobster and of course had lots of yummy bread and sides. Paige was in town all last week and it made me really wish she lived here. She came to see Ellery strut her stuff at gymnastics and we were able to share several meals together. We love our Paigey. And Taylor too, of course. He was just at the office most of the week.
Friday night and Saturday morning Nathan and I attended a Song of Solomon conference at our church. I highly recommend it. We had a neighbor's birthday party today after the conference and then it was home for a much-needed nap time. Tonight Ellery was reading to me (I guess that's her new thing) and it was so funny because she would lick her index finger before turning each page. I asked her why she was doing that and if it helped her turn the page better, and she replied, "Cause mommy does that." I had no idea I did this but I must!
We captured Price's laugh on camera. I am going to try to post it after dinner. About two seconds after I turned the camera off, he projectile-spit up all over Nathan. Nice.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
5 months
Wow...time is flying by. I can't believe the little man is 5 months. He is such a joy! Here he is enjoying his new favorite hand-me down.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Prayers
I am heartbroken today. My dear friend gave birth to twins - a boy and a girl - this past Sunday. She was only 28 weeks pregnant. We heard this afternoon that the little girl went on to heaven this morning. They are an amazing couple who have been on quite a journey to have these babies. Please pray for them and for the health of their baby boy.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Randomness
Well let's see....I can already tell this is going to be a random post. The weekend is off to a great start because we have no real plans. I love it. Last night we had friends over for dinner and Ellery showed off her mad tricycling skills she just acquired. She can actually turn it and everything now. She is so proud. Between her tricycle and her scooter, the girl spends more time outside than indoors for sure.
Price has started laughing. It's such a manly laugh already, kind of a deep grunting laugh if that makes sense at all. Oh how I love that boy's smile! He sleeps so well at night and we are definitely thankful but his naps aren't the best. Little cat naps throughout the day and they are definitely longer in his car seat than in his crib. Ellery was such a great napper and she still takes awesome 2 to 2 1/2 hour naps every afternoon (hope I didn't just jinx that). The second child just can't have the luxury of taking scheduled naps everyday. Just when he finally falls asleep, I am having to get him in his car seat to go pick up Ellery from school or run an errand. Maybe he will be better for it in the long run?
His hair is starting to grow in! I took a picture of it on my phone and emailed it to Nathan at work yesterday. His reply - if you have to zoom in that much to see his hair, I don't think it counts babe. If you can't see it (it looks pretty white), you can definitely feel it. His bald head is getting fuzzy. Have I ever mentioned how much he loves having his head rubbed? Little genie boy.
Ellery's toddler bed has arrived. I told you this post was going to be random. However, it is still in the box. After much debate, we decided on a low to the ground toddler bed for several reasons. Number one being that our daughter is a crazy sleeper. Crazy. She takes after her mommy though. Nathan always claims he has about a foot of space on his side of the bed to sleep on most of the night.
So Lulu bought Ellery this cute bed from Pottery Barn Kids with little princess sheets and a quilt. It's adorable. We are just not sure we are quite ready to let go of the crib. I mean it's a good set up we still have. She gets in bed when we are ready and gets up when we are ready. Ellery knows though that her big girl bed is in the box and so I am sure it will be making its debut here sometime soon.
And why oh why do we have to grow awesome, thick hair while pregnant only to lose it in mass quantities after we give birth? It's just not fair.
Enough randomness, I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!
Price has started laughing. It's such a manly laugh already, kind of a deep grunting laugh if that makes sense at all. Oh how I love that boy's smile! He sleeps so well at night and we are definitely thankful but his naps aren't the best. Little cat naps throughout the day and they are definitely longer in his car seat than in his crib. Ellery was such a great napper and she still takes awesome 2 to 2 1/2 hour naps every afternoon (hope I didn't just jinx that). The second child just can't have the luxury of taking scheduled naps everyday. Just when he finally falls asleep, I am having to get him in his car seat to go pick up Ellery from school or run an errand. Maybe he will be better for it in the long run?
His hair is starting to grow in! I took a picture of it on my phone and emailed it to Nathan at work yesterday. His reply - if you have to zoom in that much to see his hair, I don't think it counts babe. If you can't see it (it looks pretty white), you can definitely feel it. His bald head is getting fuzzy. Have I ever mentioned how much he loves having his head rubbed? Little genie boy.
Ellery's toddler bed has arrived. I told you this post was going to be random. However, it is still in the box. After much debate, we decided on a low to the ground toddler bed for several reasons. Number one being that our daughter is a crazy sleeper. Crazy. She takes after her mommy though. Nathan always claims he has about a foot of space on his side of the bed to sleep on most of the night.
So Lulu bought Ellery this cute bed from Pottery Barn Kids with little princess sheets and a quilt. It's adorable. We are just not sure we are quite ready to let go of the crib. I mean it's a good set up we still have. She gets in bed when we are ready and gets up when we are ready. Ellery knows though that her big girl bed is in the box and so I am sure it will be making its debut here sometime soon.
And why oh why do we have to grow awesome, thick hair while pregnant only to lose it in mass quantities after we give birth? It's just not fair.
Enough randomness, I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Blessings
"Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name." Psalm 96:8
And of course, our little Ellery is blessing #2 - she just happened to be napping when I was playing around with our new lens, my Christmas gift from N.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Reward Day
Today was a big day - Ellery filled the last blank spot on her potty chart with a sticker! As her teacher was putting Ellery in our car today in the pick up line, she mentioned that Ellery went on the potty at school. I made a huge deal out of it and told her when she got up from her nap we would put a sticker on the chart and that her prize might be here. I admit for her first potty chart, I set the goal a little too high. It had 48 spots for stickers which means of course, 48 successful potty trips. Ellery stuck with it though and I assured her there would be a HUGE reward.
At Dillon's birthday party a couple of weekends ago, Ellery spotted a scooter and loved it. Our neighbors who are about 8 and 10 have razors and Ellery loves to watch them ride. Well, to our amazement Ellery got on the mini-scooter at the party and took off. She knew just what to do from her many times of observing. So I found the little scooter and ordered it in pink, knowing it would be a perfect reward for so many perfect potties.
However, this will be the biggest reward she ever gets on this potty-training adventure. I realize it is a bit much BUT it did take her about 2 months to accomplish the goal!
I am so proud of her and she seems so proud of herself. She used the potty after her bath tonight and immediately reminded me that we need a new chart to start putting stickers on.
Oh, and this is funny - when she woke up from her nap today, she pointed to the "E" on my shirt that said "NIKE" and said, "That's an E for Ellery." Since when did she start reading?
putting the last sticker on!
At Dillon's birthday party a couple of weekends ago, Ellery spotted a scooter and loved it. Our neighbors who are about 8 and 10 have razors and Ellery loves to watch them ride. Well, to our amazement Ellery got on the mini-scooter at the party and took off. She knew just what to do from her many times of observing. So I found the little scooter and ordered it in pink, knowing it would be a perfect reward for so many perfect potties.
However, this will be the biggest reward she ever gets on this potty-training adventure. I realize it is a bit much BUT it did take her about 2 months to accomplish the goal!
I am so proud of her and she seems so proud of herself. She used the potty after her bath tonight and immediately reminded me that we need a new chart to start putting stickers on.
Oh, and this is funny - when she woke up from her nap today, she pointed to the "E" on my shirt that said "NIKE" and said, "That's an E for Ellery." Since when did she start reading?
putting the last sticker on!
the proud owner of a new pink scooter!
look at her go!
