Weekending....

A day late on a weekend update!  Had a great weekend though!  Jay came home Friday afternoon from another work trip, so we headed to dinner & then to the Farmington homecoming football game (in the drizzle - boo)  But, it was fun despite the weather!  Ella had a good time.  We stayed to watch the half-time performances (band, dance, cheer) and then headed home.  We were wet & tired!  Note:  last week Jay & Ella went to the sporting goods store downtown (Farmington) and purchased their Tiger pride apparel for the game.  My response:  "What if we move to Lakeville?!?!"  :)  I guess Jay thinks he will continue to be a loyal Farmington Tiger fan.  We shall see!  But Ella looked pretty cute in her Tiger sweatshirt & orange & black Tiger pride bows!!

Saturday, I took Ella to Curious George Day at Barnes & Noble.  They had storytime, craft & snack for the kiddos.  She had a good time (of course!)

  

 

Late in the day, I made a delicious peach crisp.  For a girl who doesn't like peaches, this was pretty epic.  And, I will tell you this peach crisp is SO GOOD!  We had fresh peaches (ginormous ones!) from an orchard, trucked in from Washington I believe.  If you get your hands on some, I suggest trying this crisp.  Top it with the cinnamon-flavored Cool Whip.  It's a perfect fall day treat!

In other news, Ella is having a great time at Kinder Kollege at Anna's Bananas.  Here's a run down of pictures from the past week or so!

What a cheeseball with her smile!!

 

Turkey Day!

 Ella passed some of the car ride playing games and listening to music on her nobi.  :)

 We participated in the 5K Walk on Saturday morning...the selfie we took!  ;)

And, apparently we made the Worthington Daily Globe today with this picture!  I guess we can say we're famous now, right?!  HA!

See us?  Front, left hand side, near the guy holding up his arms.  :)
 

We grabbed pre-parade lunch from the Ground Round.  

Ella thought the giant turkeys (there was another on the other side of the lot) were cool.  Cheese!

Parade pictures!  It rained, but we toughed it out until the end - a first for Ms. Ella, as usually we have to leave early for a nap or some other issue.

 Thankfully, Chase brought his Superman umbrella to help stay dry!!

 Good thing Kaila thought ahead and brought blankets for the kids! It was a chilly day!

Are the bands coming YET?!?!

Dancing the night away!

Last night was Ella's first dance class!  She was so excited and I wish I could have taken video of  her during class because it was priceless!  She was BEAMING, smiling from ear to ear and just had a great time!  I'm so glad she is enjoying it, and can't wait to see how she progresses! 

(not the best picture of her alone, but she was too excited to stand still for one!)

Happy Thursday!

School days!

Happy Tuesday!  We are getting daily updates from Anna's Bananas on Ella's day.  She is getting good reports so far!  She is really sweet to everyone and good at raising her hand at circle time!  :)

Weekending...

The Fall schedule will be in full swing this week!  Going to be a busy week leading into a trip to Worthington for Turkey Day celebrations this weekend!  (Note:  this will be our first trip out of the Metro since Christmas/New Years)  HELLO?!?!  We are DESPERATE to get out of town!  Worthington will have to do.  :)

Wondering what we did this weekend?
 

 Saturday, Ella made a football ring toss game at the Home Depot kid's project day!

 

 We shopped for some of these...I haven't made a purchase...yet! 

 And "Baby Harrison" came over for a sleepover! (Annie & Andrew's son Harrison, whom we have taken to calling 'Baby Harrison')  Can you tell how excited Ella was?!?  She LOVES babies, and had a fun time singing songs and playing with him.

 Sunday was Rally Sunday!  Ella's first day of Sunday School!  She had a great time, walked right in like a BOSS and started coloring.  Love it!  And, when I asked her what they talked about in class (subject this week was Adam & Eve), Ella said "God....and Jesus"  HA!  I wonder when she will actually start telling me what the subjects were...

 

We watched some of the Vikings game in the afternoon, but the team was losing so we headed outside for some time in the sandbox!  Ella rarely gets to play at the sand table because it's so hot in the backyard in the afternoon.  Thankfully on Sunday it was cooler and cloudy, a perfect day for playing outside!

Next Sunday we'll wear our Purple Pride clothes so maybe the Vikings will have a chance against the Bears!

This week will be Ella's first full week of Kinder Kollege and dance starts Wednesday night!  

Stay tuned for Ms. Ella in her little dance outfit!!

First Day of Kinder Kollege 2013

Today was Ella's first day of preschool as a 4 year old!  This year she is going to Kinder Kollege, a program offered by Anna's Bananas in Farmington.  She had a great first day and is SO excited to go back on Friday to see her friends.  Ella told me she wonders what her friends will wear on Friday - Hilarious!  I snapped a few pictures and not sure which is my favorite, so I'm just going to share them all!  

We are gearing up for a busy fall this year.  Ella will be attending preschool 3 times a week (last year she only went on Friday mornings).  She will start dance next week also, so we just got her fitted for ballet & tap shoes.  She's pumped!  It's only the beginning, right?!