Ella 2014-2015: April 2015

Thursday, April 30, 2015

New swing!

Getting ready for your third birthday party… I just bought you the special swing. You and I prepared and built the new playground on the side of the house for your birthday and for Christmas festival with the entire family. We worked all summer long!!! Every time I sold a painting I bought you a new toy. You love the trampoline.

Tea time with friends & daddy

You and daddy were having a tea party in your bedroom. You guys pulled out every single friend and animal to attend your party together. When daddy plays, he plays hard!

Cooking!

You love to help mommy cook.

Thank you card picture

We use this picture for your thank you cards from your 3rd birthday party.

Friday, April 24, 2015

Farm life

We love going to Mc Mickey's farm in Odessa, Florida.we've taken a lot of our friends there to feed the chickens pet the rabbits, ride the horses, milk a cow and play on the tractor.

Soccer camp

I'm not quite sure what is going on here at your first day of soccer school. You're either pooping or you are really concentrating on what the coaches are saying to you and Dylan.

Flat Stanley

Auntie Meegan sent us a flat Stanley for us to travel with for a week. We had so much fun with him. We took him swimming, we took him to the beach, we took him on a bike ride, and you loved to hug him. This was one of my favorite pictures of you smiling. I thought it was so cute of you.

Mom's new lipstick

You found my lipstick…

Cooking 101

As dangerous as it is… You would love to help me cook. I recently bought you all your own Rubber utensils. You love to stir things in the pots. I'm always holding my breath that you don't get hurt. We even bought you your own stove that I placed in the kitchen so you could cook on your stove and mommy cook cook on her stove. But that didn't work. You knew better.

Another ER visit

You fell playing with daddy and he was afraid you broke your wrist. We went to the local ER and you had to have your first x-ray. You fell once before on your wrist and the doctor examined you and said that you were fine, and a minute later you were doing pushups on the floor. They gave you a sticker and a splint.

Oxford Exchange

We love when our family visits us! Our house always has an open door to everyone. GG Kathie comes a lot to see you as well as the rest of our family on both mommy & daddy's side. Auntie Meegan loves you so much! We took them to the Orchard Room at The Oxford Exchange for brunch.

Zoo time!

Always so fun going to Lowry Zoo. We've had a season pass so we get to go whenever we wish! You love playing in the water fountains, riding the merry go round, seeing the monkeys and eating an Icey!

Foot Art

You become quite the artist… You don't always use paper. A good foot is just as good, right!

Swim school

You are such a little fish. You love swimming at seal swim school. You're doing so great. Though, you hate to float on your back and get water in your ears… You cry all the time. It's kind of sad that I can't be in the pool with you anymore but I love to watch you swim.they still make you wear to reusable diapers underneath your swimsuit.every week you have a different suit because so many people give your bathing suits as gifts. You've had about 30 since you were born.

Dresses

Some of our favorite clothes. I wish I could've saved everything you ever wore but I decided to take pictures of all my favorite items. You wore that green and pink heart top at your first birthday party. Auntie Sue Sue gave it to you. Gigi Gertie gave you that blue and white yellow flower checkered dress. You wore that I Memorial Day, one of my most favorite dresses on you.

Gator Fred's

We have so much fun playing with our friend Dylan. We were at Gator Fred's indoor party place. We like going there when it's raining outside. You love going on every bouncy houses inside... There is about 10 different bouncy houses inside. You've been friends with Dylan for so long now. It's so funny, because you always say that Dylan has taught you certain things!

Gasparilla 2014

Every year Tampa has a huge Gasparilla party in the end of January. They have a wonderful parade where we go every year with auntie Sally and catch beads being thrown by all the Pirates.

Tupelo on 4th

I started my own business at Tupelo on fourth in January, 2014. You love coming there with me and helping me decorate my space and hang my artwork. We have so much fun in safety Harbor. We love to take a walk down the street and get tea or ice cream together. Sometimes we have lunch at Green Springs or Gregorios pizza! On the third Friday of every month they have a huge street party where you love to find the man that makes you balloon animals. It's your favorite thing to do.

Onesie Pj

One of my favorite photos… Auntie Sally took this of you when she was babysitting you one day.

Baby love

You have about 15 babies that you love to feed, rock, Pat and put to bed every day.

Sometimes you tell me to be quiet because your babies are sleeping. You shut the door, close the curtains, and turn on the sound machine to ocean sound so they can sleep better. You just told me recently that you wanted your own baby. A real baby. You've been asking for a brother and sister lately too.

New bridge

New foot bridge connecting Clearwater and Tampa Bay. We love walking on the bridge together. One time we saw a couple Dolphins jumping in and out of the water.

New boots

You are such a fabulous photographer. Your picture of your new winter boots.

Christmas 2013

We spent Christmas 2013 in Chicago because baby Eddie was born December 6th! We had so much fun with our entire family dinner in Chicago. It was so cold but, We went to the Brookfield and the Holiday light show at Lincoln Park zoo too! I took you to my favorite museum, the Art Institute of Chicago. We ate in Greektown and Chinatown and I took you to all my favorite places around.