Ellie's Christmas Program

Ellie's Christmas program was rescheduled from before Christmas when schoold was cancelled due to bad weather. Here are a couple of pictures and a video.

Playing outside

It was nice to get back to school today! Ellie was so excited and had a great day. I took the girls out to play a little this afternoon. Here is my first try at a slideshow, so I hope it works.
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Back to school..

I am looking forward to getting Ellie back to school, as she is too! She was sick the week before break and then the 2 week break. So, she has been off for 3 weeks and really misses school and friends. We had a few play dates, but she is really looking forward to going back to school. We have had a very lazy few weeks and a lot of jammies. I don't think we will have too much trouble tomorrow though. Ellie picked out what she wanted to wear tomorrow on Friday!

Family dance night

We all had some extra energy to burn off tonight before bed, so we put on some music and had a blast dancing. I think at one point Shelby was break dancing. Of course the best stuff happens when the camera is not around, but here is a glimpse of the activity. And, yes, I know, I still haven't figured out my camera and the video is sideways again. :)

Shelby can walk...finally!

Shelby is finally walking! She has been a little here and there for a few weeks and gets better every day. She still is much faster crawling, but is easily amused with her ability to walk! The video is sideways because I haven't loaded to editing software on my new computer yet. Yep! New computer! YEAH! That is why I have been better aboout updating my blog. My old computer was SOO SLOW! that it just took to long to do!

Sick, sick, sick, sick!

Yes, that is 4 times sick. First Ellie, then Shelby, then Jeff and I at the same time. What is worse then being sick and trying to take care of two kids...both Jeff and I both being sick and trying to take care of one who is recovering from being sick and not 100% yet and a 3 year old who is still wound up from Christmas and misses having company here. Of course, we managed to get sick after all of our company was gone, so no one was here to help. Better for them, worse fo us. I had the stomach flu and I haven't had coffee for a few days. So, I have a serious caffiene headache right now!

We all felt better today and took the girls and a friend of Ellie's to a local Hands On museum. They had fun, but it was a really crappy one. It is safe to say we won't be going back. The kids were free, otherwise I might have complained. Half of the exhibts weren't working and half had instructions in Spanish. Thair are others to try, so we will do a different one next time.

Can you hear that?

It's quiet!! After a very full house all week, it is empty, and quiet! The girls are both playing by themselves, Jeff is at the walk-in clinic because now he is sick and ... AAHH! It is quiet! We had a nice time with everyone, but it sure is nice to have my house back. I've cleaned the main level, now it's the upstairs and then the basement. I can't believe I actually want to clean. I am so excited to have my house back to normal (whatever that means), that I want to clean it too! Scary! Jeff is off this week. Ellie is off from school and activities this week. So, we are just hanging! It is nice to do that sometimes!

Merry Christmas!

Ok, it has been way too long! I know! But, now I have a new super fast computer and A LOT of family in town to entertain the girls so that I can post!

Christmas was a lot of fun this year with Ellie. She loved what she got and took the time to play with stuff as she opened it. Not sure she has a favorite new thing, I think she was over whelmed by what she got and a lot of new things she had to learn about. She just wasn't sure where to start. Her cousins on Jeff's side are here and they got a Wii and all they did was play that all day and wouldn't let her. All she wanted was for them to play with her and turn the games off. That didn't seem to happen.

THe most popular gift amonf ALL of the kids (nephews are 7 and 9 years old) was the Webble Wobbles and their house and treehouse I got for Shelby. I can't even tell you how many times I had to remind them that they were Shelby's and to let her play with them too! Who would've thought!?
We were so late getting our big Christmas meal put together that Ellie just about fell asleep at the table. We forgot to make the fresh green beans, the homemade bread didn't get done and we just had our pie at 10pm! It was good food though. Thankfully everyone was about done when Shelby puked on Grandma Ann at the table. She is sick and Jeff and I spent some time this afternoon at the walk in clinic. On the bright side, it was a REALLY NICE clinic ands we really liked to doctor.

I hope everyone had a great day! Merry Christmas!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a very mellow day! Just the four of us, which was nice, but we also missed having friends and family. We said what we were thankful for and Ellie said baby dolls, my family and my friends! Very cute. We didn't make too much food, so we didn't over eat. We are doing projects around the house this weekend and some shopping too.

Shelby was so tired by the time our feast was ready she fell asleep in her high chair. She's never done that before. We held her to one nap today in hopes that she will sleep all night. I don't think it will make a difference, but Jeff does...and I am willing to try anything!

Lost a Wally

Shelby sleeps with a pink elephant and really sucks on it mostly. I guess it is her "pacifier". Well, we have 2 and that is only because I found a "back up" on ebay. Well, we lost one!! UGH! We are down to ONE very valuable pink elephant!! We may be breaking this habit sooner then later!