We need a break! A warm one (without snow)!

It's been a long stretch of time since I've last posted anything.  Why?  Well, I've had nothing notable to post about unless you wanted to hear about the weather and those shenanigans.  No thanks, right?  So, I'm back (not from outer space) and have just a few random pictures because I am feeling sad for having nothing cool (no pun intended) to post about. 

 Ms Ella posing before preschool one day a week or so ago....

 Friday night movie & pizza night with "just the girls!"  

We watched The Little Mermaid and had a pizza picnic in the living room.  :)

 Yesterday they celebrated 100 days of school at Kinder Kollege.  The kiddos made necklaces which were supposed to have 100 pieces of the cereal on it.  Well, Ella told me this was "tricky" and her friend Maddy had to help her - they got to 74 pieces of cereal on the necklace....when Ella realized this last night after we counted, she was NOT pleased with Maddy.  HA!  She also was sporting a 100 days crown, which she even let me try on!  :)

I wanted to get a better picture than the first above, but she was over it.  So I told her I was going to take a picture of her butt - and then the giggles started and she wouldn't (couldn't!) stand still so this one, with the better smile, is blurry.  Still makes me laugh thinking of her giggle fit.

Stay warm people!

Wanna laugh?

Jay was home with Ella yesterday because our daycare was closed and so was Kinder Kollege. Ella was supposed to be laying down for a nap (a "snooze" in our house). When Jay went up to check on her, he found....

Clearly it is time we get back to our normal routine!!

Christmas (New Years)

Happy New Year!  Our New Years Eve was VERY low key, kind of like how this past week has been.  It's so cold here!!  I am just tired of going out to freeze!  We did brave the weather and go out to an (early) dinner at Buca on New Years Eve.  Note to self:  NEVER bring Ella there EVER again.  From the moment we walked into the restaurant, she was whining and complaining because it "smelled stinky Mommy"  OMG. I thought we were headed for a disaster, so we headed to the bathroom.  No issues there.  But I was worried she was going to be sick or something!?  Not the best NYE that's for sure.  She was totally fine, but clearly does NOT like the smell of garlic at an Italian restaurant.  :) 

 

She was all smiles and ate a good amount of the kid's mac and cheese, so I guess they left out any garlic!

We had our final Christmas celebration of the year with Jay's family on New Years Day.  We all brought appetizer dishes to share, and of course yummy treats!  It was a fun day!  We forgot to charge the camera, so we only got a few shots of Ms. Ella during the gift opening!  She had a good time and got lots of new fun things!

Hee hee - all the kids got coal from Santa.  Ella didn't have a clue what was happening.  

She was excited about it!!

All the Christmas decorations are officially put away (well, except for the stuff outside - too cold to remove it right now!) Wondering what else we've been doing?  Well, not much.  :)  But, Ella and I have been playing with her Lite Brite...

 love it!  I had one as a kid, and I think it's still fun to do!  The new design is VERY modern.  :)

Otherwise, we've been hanging out at home in our PJs

Oh, and here's my 2013 Christmas ornament from Santa (Jay).  We get each other one every year.  

This one is AWESOME!

To a happy and healthy 2014!! 

(and one in which we find ourselves a new home!!)