Elf Yourself....
A Day In The Life Of Baby Girl & Boo
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Some Jib Jab Fun
Elf Yourself....
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Ella's First Solo Recital
Saturday, October 23, 2010
The Big Gig
Check out that smile from her at the end! She's pretty proud of herself too and that's what makes it so special.
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Sunday, July 18, 2010
Waking Up In Nature...
My Mom and Dad are with Ella and Grant in Omaha and we're already missing seeing there smiling faces. But we know that they are in good hands with Nana and Papa and having a great time. Some alone time for Mommy and Daddy has been a long time coming and we're looking forward to enjoying every minute of it.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
It's been a while...
First, a couple of stories from tonight...
Denise works a little late on Monday nights, so it was just the 3 of us at the dinner table. I had all of our plates dished up and I thought I had Grant's plate just out of his reach. But as soon as I sat down, he reached over an started digging in. It had already been a long day, so I just let him go. At least he was eating, right? I then said to Ella, "lets say grace" and as soon as she started with her usual prayer, Grant looked up, put his food down and folded his hands and let out a little babble. It was great! You really can't understand how big of an accomplishment this was. We've been trying to get him to wait to eat and "say grace" with us for a long time and once in a while (with a lot of coaxing) we might get some folded hands for a few seconds. But we usually just get his "Are you serious?" look. So tonight, without any prompting at all, to see him do it perfectly, was a real delight. Ella said the whole grace with raised eyebrows and a proud big sister smile on her face. She's great at encouraging him to "make good choices" and is just as proud as we are when he does.
Part way through dinner as Grant was eating everything in sight, Ella said, “It sure seems like Grant eats better on Monday's when M-o-m isn't here because he's not so concerned about getting her m-i-l-k. It took me a few seconds to realize what she was doing. It cracked me up that the just turned 6 year old was spelling key words out so as to not trigger her little brothers cravings for momma’s milk. Such a good big sister…
Denise called after dinner and reminded me that Ella needed to practice a certain part of her violin lesson. Grant “talked” with her on the phone in our bedroom for a bit until we said goodbye. Then Grant and I met Ella as we were heading down the hallway and I told her, “Mom said you need to practice lesson 12 in your violin book”. Grant took off toward Ella’s room and I didn’t think much of it because he always wants to get into her room. Ella and I continued down the hallway to her room where we met Grant coming out of her room holding her violin book out to her and bobbing his head (like he does when she's playing it). Once again Ella just look on with raised eyebrows (as did I). I think he turned a corner tonight. It’s been fun watching this little guy grown up. Tomorrow will surely be more typical.
So, what else to post? I did get a really nice Father’s Day video a couple weeks back. Let’s start with that for now and I'll see what else I can get posted soon (Ella's birthday party pictures or her playing the violin, or maybe Grant going through the list of words he can say now). Check back again soon!!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Back with some more photos and videos. Enjoy!!
So....the first one to get rid of all their cards hey...
(Does it count if I eat a few of these?)
Ahhhh - Sweet, 2 wilds and a skip - I've got this UNO thing mastered.
Hey sis, you can't skip me like that - Guess all that "I'll love you forever" big sister stuff doesn't count in a card game.
Showing off a little with Mommy
Ella at one of her dance recitals with a pajama party theme
Ella loves the water too!
Could a little guy get some of that yummy cereal please?
Now that's what I'm talking about!!! Thanks Mommy.
Once again, Ella playing dress up with Grant, pirate Boo on this day. For now, he seems to be a very good sport about it all.
Ella's "graduation" from Pre-Kindergarten
Someone was very proud today. (Ella was pretty proud of herself too).
I'll leave you with that for now. More in a few days.
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Saturday, June 27, 2009
It's been a long time....
Then that same someone with an eye for the spotlight
"I have a little brother and I'm going to play with him like one of my dolls and surround him in pink". You'll see by other photos I'll post that this will be a reoccurring theme between these two.
At some point when he's older, I'm sure he'll realize this, but for now he's just enjoying the the love from his kind big sister.
Mom and Grant getting ready for a walk
One of my favorite pictures to date (and yes Denise took this one - nice job)
A quick visit from Nana and Papa - we always love when they come to see us
A happy Easter as always!!!
He didn't seem as happy about it as we all were, but on April 20th as he was almost 5 months old, Grant finally mastered rolling over.
Ella making Grant Giggle
These 3 happy, smiling faces make Dad as happy as can be.
Bling? Our little movie star!
The word Ella is trying to say at the beginning of this video is waitress, as she says "because I'm washing him like a dish"...
My future's so bright I have to wear shades