Sleepover!

Well, Ellie had her first sleep over last night. It was at our house. Did pizza, went to storytime at Barnes and Nobel, played outside, watched Gullivers Travels and passed out. Made it until about 4am and then Ellie wanted to sleep with us because Julia kept hitting her in her sleep. Can't say I blame her (Ellie, that is)! They were up late but slept in this morning, which is a welcome thing in this house! No one mentioned that to Shelby however! She was up at 5:45!! UGH! Girls ate pancakes, giggled, had tea parties, giggled more, played dress up, and giggled more! Dad and Ellie just left to take her home and stop at Meijer to buy a replacement fishing pole. Her other one finally bit the dust last weekend.

Nice lake weekend

After a rough start to our weekend with the basement flooding and finding my wedding dress had been stolen by movers in one of our moves...we got up early early Saturday morning and headed to the lake! Lots of sun, swimming and relaxing! On our way home we stopped at some friends for supper and picked some yummy strawberries from there garden. We took some of there"starts" to plant our own! YUMMY!
About half way home we realized we left both "bunny" Shelby's cuddly, and Care Bear, Ellie's bed time buddy, at the lake! Well, we've had some tears! Ok, ALOT of tears! Shelby is still looking for bunny! We are not going back to the lake until 4th of July weekend! It will only get easier, right?? It's hot here, a high of 90 today and swim lessons at high noon!!

Learning new things

Ellie started to put her head under at swim lessons today! Yeah! She did it last year but then got a bad ear infection and water in her ears that she has been afraid to do it. Shelby is cracking me up. SHe does anything and everything Ellie does. She has been trying to do somersaults for a while and she can do them now. It is so cute. I will try to get a picture!

I'm not gone!

Face painting at RiverFest
Riverfest! Ellie loved the rids!
Last day of school with her friends!


Ok, I don't even now where to start! Facebook has taken over and I forget some of you are not on FB! Ellie had her first dance recital and did great! She is in gymnastics still and loves it. She also started soccer and swim lessons. Shelby has been a trooper going to everything! She wants to do everything her sister does, so I have to restrain her. In the fall I am going to put Shelby in gymnastics too (with me). Right now I chase her around the lobby, I might as well chase her around the gym!
Happy to say Shelby is eating fruit again! And Ellie is finally trying new foods! We are really loving life here. I love my new friends (and miss my old ones too)! We keep busy with activities with Ellie, a moms group and play dates! Ellie really misses school. She is going to VBS at her school in August and I might send her to one in July at the church by our house.
Here are some various pictures I've taken recently! I promise to post more! Those of you on FB with me can remind me if I don't! :)