Tuesday, July 23, 2013

More Summer Fun!

We celebrated Mimi's birthday in June.  She is so good to us and we're so happy to have her! We love you Mimi!  We had an entire weekend of celebration and fun together.
 
 
Elle and Anna posing for the camera.  Anna knows now that I like to take pictures and usually have my camera with me.  Here she asked me to take their picture.
 
 
 
Cousins playing with Uncle Travis.
 
 
Just a swinging at Aunt Kara's house.
 
 
Playing on the water slide.
 
 
 
And thinking about playing in the sprinkler; however, the girls wouldn't get very close to it.
 
 
 
 
Again, Anna asked me to take their picture :)
 
 
Elle likes to wear her "Earrings."
 
 
 
Elle went to the movies again with some of her closest friends.
 
 
Elle with Hadley, Cate, and Channing.
 
 
Elle also had swim lessons in June.  She took them with Ms. Donna who was recommended to us.  Ms. Donna came to our neighborhood pool for the lessons.  Hadley and Cate participated too.
 
 
Elle working on her kicks.
 
 
Hadley and Elle
 
 
 
Elle learning to float on her back.
 
 
Lastly, We went to dinner with the Eberhards.  Elle and Corbin have such a sweet relationship.  They hold each other's hands all the time :)  Here they are at dinner. 
 
 
 
 

Sunday, July 21, 2013

2 1/2 years old

Our baby girl turned 2 1/2 a month ago. Where or where has the time gone!? She is so much fun right now.  Some of the funny things that she is doing right now:

She says "What's uh name" when she sees anyone new (cash registrar attendants, drive through attendants, waiters, even random people in the grocery store) and she is adamant about finding out their names...; Whenever she has to do something that she doesn't want to do she crosses her arms and says "Hmm;" She's been known to get her diaper cream and put it all over her baby doll's behind area; When she wants something she says "I Neeeeeeed the X" like she's thinking real hard about it; If anyone says ouch or anything like that she insists on kissing the spot that hurts and then says "All Better;" She talks to our dog Derby like he's her friend.  She often says "I'm right here Derby" or "Derby where are you?;" She's obsessed with movies and often asks to watch a movie.  She likes Disney princess movies and tries to sing along to all of their songs even though she doesn't know all the words she tries to act like she does :) She really is a clown!
Favorite snack: Popcorn
Favorite Color: Pink Purple.  She says it exactly like that too.
Favorite toy:  Tinkerbell, Bubbles, Outdoor Slide
Favorite Show: Dora the Explorer






She happened to turn 2 1/2 right on Father's Day this year.  We took Dada to Houlihan's for lunch.  She loves her Dada so much! 



Then we got a snow cone together.


That evening we made Dada a cake... as you can see she pretty much butchered it but that's OK.  It still tasted good.



Thanks for checking in with us!

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Recital Time!

Elle had her first dance recital in June.  She attending Academy of Dance in Springdale this year.  It was a good experience for us (except the drive over every week) and I'm so glad she did it. She had a picture day with her little class at first.  Here she is with one of the friends in her class, Ellie.






Here are the finished products:



Then we finally had the recital.  She had 2 songs that she danced to.  Jungle Train and Elephant Walk. It was cute and she did just as good as anyone in her class; however, they are 2 year olds.  They mostly just stood there :) 
                   


Cousin Anna came to watch her.


Here she is with her friend Brooklynn.


Elle and Mama


Mimi, Elle, and Dada



Cousin Anna stayed the weekend with us. Elle and Anna LOVE playing together.  I think they will continue to be great friends.



After the recital we took Anna to the Gentry Safari Drive Through Zoo.  


Here they are in the petting zoo area checking out the pigs.


Feeding the goats.


Looking at the kangaroos.


I'm not sure what this animal was?!


And here they are feeding the chickens.


Elle has enjoyed her little pool many times this Summer.  This is how she puts her hands on hips :)