Happy 5th Birthday!

Wow...can't believe it but Ella is 5 years old!! It's crazy to even say it! On the night of her real birthday...all she wanted to do was go to Red Robin and have an ice cream sundae. That's it, nothing else! Unfortunately we were hit with a snow storm that day and weren't able to make it out:( What could we do at the very last second?! Josh went to the grocery store and begged for them to put together a cake for her. They were so nice to have done it! Ella loved it!! The castle is a carrying case for the princesses:) She wanted to have a party with her school friends so more pictures to come!

Finally...some snow to play in!!

Ella loves nothing more than to have a spray bottle with colored water to spray on the snow. Brooklyn loves nothing more than to eat the snow.

Ella's Creativity

Birthday for dolls
Fort set up with chairs, blankets, drinks and even a portable DVD player playing The Polar Express...can't get much better than that!
Barbie Bunk Bed

Christmas Eve

After a wonderful candlelight church service, we hosted Christmas Eve at our house with family and friends. Wine, hors d'oeuvres and games...so much fun!



How many people does it take to put together a Fisher Price car?!

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas! Wow, can't believe it has already come and gone! We had so much fun celebrating Christmas with the girls and Nina! Ella kept saying, "I just LOVE Christmas! This is SO much fun! I just Love it!" Brooklyn didn't really know what to do...she kept pacing the house and going from toy to toy:) Ella has been busy playing with her doll house while Brooklyn has been inseparable with her new Princess Cozy Coupe car! We really missed you mom and dad! We are very thankful for cell phones and Skype though:) We are also VERY thankful for all of the wonderful presents our family sent! Love and hugs to all!!

Ready for the girls to wake up!!






Ella and Josh making Shrinky Dinks...I used to love those when I was little!
Brooklyn was exhausted from playing, climbed up on me and fell asleep within seconds!

Setting up a Tea Party

American Girl Dolls:)

Christmas Cookies

Christmas Program: Happy Birthday Jesus and We Wish You a Merry Christmas!

Here is the last song of Ella's program. She is in the top row.

Ella's Christmas Program

Ella had her Christmas Program last week. She was SO nervous and even began crying as the time grew closer. The night before her program she told me that she wished she could be me, when I asked why she said because then she wouldn't have to sing in her program! After much preparation and bribery she amazed us and earned an Ariel doll! We are SO proud of her!!

Brooklyn and Molly

We watched our friend's cat, Molly, while they moved. This was the first day and Brooklyn wasn't so sure about her. After the first week, she LOVED her!! The first thing she would say when she woke up was, "Molly....kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty...Molly!" She still asks for her even though she's not here anymore:(