Our little Ella - yes, we have made it to cereal!! As can be seen by her beautiful face decoration, not much made it into her mouth... but it was a first try and I would like to think a somewhat successful one at that. Ella has reached some very important milestones over the last few weeks, she is sleeping 9-10 hours a night (did I say she loves me - oh yes, she really loves me!) - she can officially roll over from her back to her tummy and from her tummy to her back. Also, she has recently found that the best toys she could have are her toes... This is my favorite baby age because they are starting to notice things and recognize you as their mom. I love it when she looks at me and grins from ear to ear because she is genuinely happy to see me. Little Ella has been quite a joy to our family and I can't wait to see what she will do next... I will be sure to keep you all posted!
It took me 20 minutes to convince her to give me back the whisk...
Super cute Kate (PS - she has her first loose tooth - she is quite proud of this accomplishment!)
Who doesn't like a good beater every now and than???
So Cute!! I just love this kid...
Proud of their hard work and their tasty creation!
Mattie decided she needed a taste before it was finished.... that one's a sneaky little stinker!!
Last Sunday, Dad gave mom a much needed break and decided that he and the kids would make the brownies for our party that afternoon while I took a nice nap. Dad definitely earned his title of best dad in the world that day when he even let the kids lick the beaters and various other utensils when they finished. I didn't get much sleep while all this was going on because it was just too cute to pass up taking at least a few pictures. The brownies turned out perfect and I think Andrew earned the title of official brownie maker for the family!!
On another note, my busy time at work has finally passed!! YAY!! My annual conference was this last week and seemed to be quite a success. I held the conference up at Thanksgiving Pt in the giant event barn. We had about 400 people come and they all seemed to have a great time. The venue was awesome and even the food was great (for all those who plan or attend conferences - you know that food is not always that great). The staff up there was terrific and I really had no complaints. I am really glad this is all over and I can start on the preps for next year... no, I guess it never is really over is it...
The kids are getting ready for Halloween. After much debate and deliberation, the costumes were finally chosen. Thomas is going to be a knight, Kate is going to be a Singer Super Star (or something like that), Mattie is going to be Dorthy (or as she says it Dorsey with red shoes), and Ella is going to be a very cute, very girly skeleton (I know - but it really is cute and is very girly). I will be sure to post pictures when the events are all over.
And finally - kids say the darndest things...
This conversation took place in Andy's truck yesterday on the way to a work site:
Thomas: Dad, did you know your heart is as big as your fist
Dad: Yep I sure did
Thomas: Wow, how does something so small do so much work... Dad, God really knows how to maximize space doesn't he.
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