Saturday, January 24, 2009
An Ella story
This morning, we were having a family bathroom session (less Gord) and Ella decided that she needed a kleenex to blow her nose. So she balls it all up and holds it to her nose, and makes a loud, gravelly honking noise with her throat. She looks at me and says, "Mommy, my nose farted!"
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Random picture post!
Ben modelling Daddy's knee pads - he was ready to help!
Sliding down a hill - he squealed with delight!
Getting ready to throw this at mommy:
All Ella wanted to do was have Grandma Joan pull her in the sled. And like a good Grandma, she did!
Tromping through the snow:
He finally decided to pose for me
Sliding down a hill - he squealed with delight!
Getting ready to throw this at mommy:
All Ella wanted to do was have Grandma Joan pull her in the sled. And like a good Grandma, she did!
Tromping through the snow:
He finally decided to pose for me
Monday, January 12, 2009
As promised...
Wow. Two posts in a day? I think I'm setting the bar too high...
At my company's Christmas party, waiting for the swings to start swingin'!
Eating popcorn, waiting for his turn on the swings:
Ella eating popcorn:
Christmas Eve, surrounded by all the presents
Christmas morning - seriously, what a pile of presents!
Checking out the loot from his stocking:
It's "Wall-Eeeeee"
The only thing Ben wanted from Santa - a hovercraft!
A magnadoodle was on Ella's list:
Awwwwww:
A cool action shot, the lace in motion!
Playing on boxing day:
A funny shot of Charlie
Hot chocolate mustaches...
...or goatees
And now, the floor (in progress):
At my company's Christmas party, waiting for the swings to start swingin'!
Eating popcorn, waiting for his turn on the swings:
Ella eating popcorn:
Christmas Eve, surrounded by all the presents
Christmas morning - seriously, what a pile of presents!
Checking out the loot from his stocking:
It's "Wall-Eeeeee"
The only thing Ben wanted from Santa - a hovercraft!
A magnadoodle was on Ella's list:
Awwwwww:
A cool action shot, the lace in motion!
Playing on boxing day:
A funny shot of Charlie
Hot chocolate mustaches...
...or goatees
And now, the floor (in progress):
Shame on us
We are horrible, horrible bloggers, aren't we? I honestly think, almost every day, that I should blog something. And then I forget about whatever blog-worthy happening it was that made me think about it. I got a journal in my stocking at Christmas for this very reason. But I haven't pulled it out yet. And now we're just so out of practice blogging, it's hard to get into it.
I will try harder.
Our home renovations are coming along, albeit pretty slowly. Our walls are out, and hardwoods are about 3/4 done. But now we're getting to the more tenuous areas - against the walls where we can't use the nailer and therefore everything has to be nailed in by hand, around registers and corners, etc. And then we have the hallway to do, which will also be very manual. But it's looking awesome! And hopefully now that Charlie's nails are cut, it will be that way for a little longer. Lesson learned!
Ben is getting pretty excited about his birthday - MY BABY IS GOING TO BE FIVE! How did I become the mom of a 5 year old? Oy. He asks how long until his birthday (it's 31 sleeps...), he's thinking about who he wants to invite, and what he wants to do (play fun games!). I guess I should send a birthday list to some people...
I registered Ben for skating lessons - it's a parent & child class. So that means that I had to find some skates for myself - Ben got his for Christmas from Grandma Joan and Grandpa Bill. Last week was our first class, and he did alright. They basically practiced standing up on the ice for the whole class! And I was hunched over holding him up. But it was fun, and I didn't even fall once! ;) He's also still taking swimming lessons. He's a bit of a slow learner with this - he doesn't like the water in his eyes, and he doesn't like doing his floats. But, I hope that once he gets it, he really gets it and he'll be a fish!
Ella is...uh...one in a million! She's doing a pretty good job potty-training, about 60% of the time she'll make it. But when she's having a bad day, she really has a bad day. She's stubborn and saucy too...but can be very sweet the next minute! Ella loves to pretend to be a kitty or a puppy or a beaver and her and Ben will play like that for quite a while. Usually there's a mommy and a baby, sometimes a Grandma and a Sid, and when they play beavers it's a daddy beaver and a honey beaver. They also like to play Wordgirl and Captain Huggyface. When Ben and Ella play together, it's very, very cute to experience! She is also taking gymnastics again, which is a great way for her to burn off some energy.
I think that's it, in a nutshell. I should really post some pictures...I'll see if I can do that tonight!
I will try harder.
Our home renovations are coming along, albeit pretty slowly. Our walls are out, and hardwoods are about 3/4 done. But now we're getting to the more tenuous areas - against the walls where we can't use the nailer and therefore everything has to be nailed in by hand, around registers and corners, etc. And then we have the hallway to do, which will also be very manual. But it's looking awesome! And hopefully now that Charlie's nails are cut, it will be that way for a little longer. Lesson learned!
Ben is getting pretty excited about his birthday - MY BABY IS GOING TO BE FIVE! How did I become the mom of a 5 year old? Oy. He asks how long until his birthday (it's 31 sleeps...), he's thinking about who he wants to invite, and what he wants to do (play fun games!). I guess I should send a birthday list to some people...
I registered Ben for skating lessons - it's a parent & child class. So that means that I had to find some skates for myself - Ben got his for Christmas from Grandma Joan and Grandpa Bill. Last week was our first class, and he did alright. They basically practiced standing up on the ice for the whole class! And I was hunched over holding him up. But it was fun, and I didn't even fall once! ;) He's also still taking swimming lessons. He's a bit of a slow learner with this - he doesn't like the water in his eyes, and he doesn't like doing his floats. But, I hope that once he gets it, he really gets it and he'll be a fish!
Ella is...uh...one in a million! She's doing a pretty good job potty-training, about 60% of the time she'll make it. But when she's having a bad day, she really has a bad day. She's stubborn and saucy too...but can be very sweet the next minute! Ella loves to pretend to be a kitty or a puppy or a beaver and her and Ben will play like that for quite a while. Usually there's a mommy and a baby, sometimes a Grandma and a Sid, and when they play beavers it's a daddy beaver and a honey beaver. They also like to play Wordgirl and Captain Huggyface. When Ben and Ella play together, it's very, very cute to experience! She is also taking gymnastics again, which is a great way for her to burn off some energy.
I think that's it, in a nutshell. I should really post some pictures...I'll see if I can do that tonight!
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