Easter 2015

Catching up on some posting.  We stayed in town for Easter this year.  Ella wasn't feeling the greatest (stuffy nose, cough, etc.) so her and I skipped Easter Sunday church but were able to celebrate the day at Jay's parents for lunch.  We had an egg hunt at home and also at Jay's parents, so Ella had a good time doing those!

 Peeking to see what eggs she can find before hunting outside

 Can you tell she's really into posing for pictures now?!

 Trying to get a picture of Ella and Harrison was interesting!

 I found it hilarious that Ella insisted that I take her picture next to this fake pheasant! What in the world?!?

It was a fun Easter day!

Spring Break 2015

Well, time got away from me and I am going to play catch up on some posts.  Life has been a bit hectic!

Let's start way back before Easter with Spring Break shall we?

Jay took off most of the week to spend some father/daughter time with Ella doing all kinds of activities!  A run down of our week (mainly for us to remember).  :)

Monday, they headed to a park and spent time hanging out at home (no pictures)

Tuesday, they went to the Children's Museum with Grandma Jolyn and cousin Dylan!  Sid the Science Kid was there so Ella got to meet him :)

Wednesday, Ella had a dentist appointment in the morning and she did awesome!  They celebrated with a treat from Caribou afterwards and then spent a little time outside but it was SUPER windy!  She has one wiggly tooth on the bottom, so Ella is anxious to have it come out (I think it will be awhile).

Thursday, Ella and Jay went bowling - boo-yah!  Ella had a good time as you'll see in the pictures!

Friday, I was off so we did some Easter menu planning, grocery shopped, headed to the library to restock our books and then went to see the new Cinderella movie!  Loved it!! All Ella talks about is the Frozen Short Film that aired ahead of Cinderella - it was about Elsa planning a birthday party for Anna.  :)

St. Patricks Day!

Well folks, we will have to up our game for St. Patrick's Day 2016.  Ella's kindergarten teacher has shared all kinds of shenanigans with the kids this year and Ella was pretty disappointed to come home on Tuesday and not find little leprechaun footprints, candy or even any leprechaun messes left behind.  What in the world?!!? I didn't realize that was even a thing!  We reasoned that next year the leprechauns need to plan better and come to our house FIRST and then go to school.  :)  We did enjoy some festive cupcakes for St. Patrick's Day dessert though!

We also got to enjoy some time at the park!

We were surprised this morning with just about 10 inches of snow overnight!  What in the world?!  

I hope it is gone by the time I get home tonight.  :)  And, I'm hoping for some sunshine to melt it all away.  

I am ready for warm weather!

Some Updates into March

Well, the Valentines Day decorations are down and put away along with any remnants of winter-related snowflake decor and based on the weather forecast, Spring is starting to arrive!  Hurray!  A few things to note about our recent events:

1 - I went to the Urgency Room last Monday morning (similar to ER, but not at a hospital a.k.a. not as "emergency").  I woke up last Monday morning really dizzy and nauseous.  They told me I have Vertigo.  Strangest and yuckiest feeling in the world to be experiencing Vertigo.  So, last week was a lot of down time and trying to keep the Vertigo in check without having to take any meds (because they make me drowsy).  Anyway, then I followed up with my regular doctor on Wednesday last week because I was feeling concerned that I was still experiencing the dizziness and nausea.  She agrees with the Vertigo diagnosis.  So, I am hoping to start feeling more like myself soon!

2 - Ella got strep throat the last week of February (2/25 to be exact).  She finished her 10 days of antibiotics over the weekend and the VERY NEXT DAY started complaining of her throat hurting.  Then she was nauseous Sunday night, Monday morning and Monday night.  So, we went back to the doctor today and she still has strep throat.  Lovely.  We are doing another round of antibiotics for 10 days and fingers crossed it will work this time!

3 - Dance recital is fast approaching and we picked up Ella costume's a few weekends ago.  She is dancing to "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton for the tap routine and some random slow song for the ballet routine.  It is a small group this year so I hope it turns out great for both routines.  She is excited to perform on stage again!

4 - The kindergarteners celebrated Dr. Seuss Day last Monday.  Ella came home with all sorts of Seuss-related crafts and activity sheets.  She was super proud of her Cat and the Hat "hat" and her Elephant Hat (to be like Horton).  :)

5 - Ella has been practicing her writing skills, even keeping a little journal of sorts, which is super cute.  (She writes notes to her friends in there or things that she did that day, like "I ate chicken for lunch today")  HA!  Anyway, a few weeks ago she wanted to play Sheriff.  She asked me how to spell Sheriff for the badge she was making (because we have to be authentic!) Clearly I could use a spelling lesson on Sheriff.  :)

whoops!

6 - Last Friday the kindergarteners had a science day.  Ella brought home her science project and I have no idea what it is!  I asked her about it and thought it was hilarious that her answer was "It's Science"  Video!

Valentine's Day!

Happy belated Valentine's Day!  We had a great weekend.  It started off with Ella's Valentine's Party at school on Friday afternoon.  I was one of the volunteers so I wasn't able to catch any pictures of her party, but I know the kids had a blast!  She was pumped to bring home her bag o' Valentines! :)

This year's Valentine from Ella was....

 I used the printable found here.  It was originally created for a Rainbow Loom bracelet, 

but we found these adorable little heart stretchy figures and it worked great!

For her teacher and the teacher's assistant, we went with a cute idea 

courtesy of Disney Family via this blogger's link

So cute! Ella was excited to share these Valentines

Saturday morning (the big day)....opening her Valentine gift from us...

 (She was able to sound out all the words in the card - hurray!)

And, Ella made me this sweet valentine at school  :)

 "Dear Mom, hope you are having a great time at work. Love, Ella"  HA!

I made my first batch of Cake Pops!  Whoot whoot!  

They turned out really cute and taste amazing (really, they do!)

Ta da!  YUM!

100 Days of School 2015!

Today is the 100th day of school for Ms. Ella!

Seriously she is growing up so much!

We snapped this picture this morning in honor the BIG day!

And we snapped this picture after work because she made this SWEET hat!

 

Super Bowl weekending...

Happy February!  We had a good time this past weekend and spent time watching the Super Bowl and having yummy snacks!

Last week at school Ella presented her nursery rhyme - Humpty Dumpty.  :)  I grabbed a video at home to share. 

She has been keeping busy with dance again this year.  Although, I am a bit concerned about the lack of progress on recital routines.  I'm hoping this week we'll see a big improvement, otherwise, I might have to start asking what the deal is!  We spend a lot of time and money for dance and (even though she's only 5) I want their routines at recital to reflect it!

She is getting excited for the Valentine's Party at school next Friday.  She is growing up so much!  She is reading books like crazy (CRAZY!) and seems to be doing well in Kindergarten. The days are going so fast!! 

(who doesn't like a waffle with chocolate chips for a fun Sunday morning breakfast?!?)