Ella's Swimming Lesson

I thought it would be fun to video tape some of Ella's swimming lessons for her to watch. I thought maybe ya'll would enjoy watching it too. :)

This is Ella doing her big arms. She is doing a pretty good job of getting them out of the water, she just needs to work on her side breathing.

This is of Ella jumping off of the "castle" and swimming to the step. She has no fear jumping off the castle, it cracks me up!

Happy BD, Bingo and Mimi

On Monday Ella was excited to go to her swimming lesson when I got off of work. She told everyone that she saw while she was with my mom, she was going swimming. Well when I went to go pick the girls up from my mom's I realized that I left her swim suit at our house (45 min away). I told her that she wouldn't be able to go swimming that day. She was very upset and disappointed. So I told her that we needed to hurry and go home because it was Bingo and Mimi's Birthday (her stuffed animals). That cheered her right up. We went to the store and bought cake mix and and frosting, then we went to the store and made cupcakes. We had a good day and I am pretty sure Bingo and Mimi enjoyed their party. :)

Monkey see, Monkey do...

Ella wanted me to take a picture of her making a sill face and Willow had to particpate as well.

Random Sunday Afternoon Fun

Today was Ella's first day in Sunbeams. Before church I gave her a CTR necklace to wear as a new Sunbeam. She was very excited, she went into the Primary room and sat right down with her hands on her lap. She was very reverent (overwhelmed, I am sure). Her name was drawn during sharing time so she got to go up and participate. She just answered yes to any question they asked her. Willow was not to happy to have Ella so close in Primary but wasn't allowed to go play with her. She kept yelling "ELLA". The Primary President came up to me and said if I wanted to I could put Willow in Nursery a few weeks early. I of course jumped at the chance. She walked right into nursery and I ran out when she wasn't looking. I went back a few minutes later and she was crying. I asked the Primary Secretary to let the Nursery teachers know that if they needed to they could bring me Willow at any time. Well she stayed in Nursery the rest of the time so I guess her crying was bearable. Hopefully next week will be better.

After church the girls got out some stuffed animals and danced with them. Just acting goofy:twirling, jumping, and dipping. Then Willow preceded to pick her nose and get a headband and pose for the camera. What a beauty!

Rocket City Fun

We decided last week to take the kids to a place called "Rocket City Pizza". It is kinda like Chucky Cheese but instead of creepy animals walking around they have creepy astronauts. They have a little play are for the little ones which is where we spend most of our time. -Ella is so happy when she gets to have soda and this day she choose to have orange soda that left her face stained in the rest of the pictures.

-This is Willow at the play area. She loves to squint her face up in any picture.

-Ella and her stained face posing on the carousel.
-Willow trying to play a game.