Thursday, July 15, 2010

June Update

Here Ellia has all of the climbing apparatus' of the LA Zoo playground at her disposal. But she is, of course, meticulously scouring the ground for fallen acorns...and leaving them out for the squirrels to eat.

Ellia discovers JELLO...

and Claira discovers that wiggly, jiggly things freak her out!

Here Ellia is putting the finishing touches on our gigantic pen pal craft to be sent to Novalee. Also here, Claira is 2 seconds away from putting yet another marker in her mouth.

Just a pic...

...of the supreme cuteness of Claira.

...of Ellia and Dad.

Toy Story 3, Ellia & Me

Ellia had her very 1st movie theatre experience! I'm so happy to have shared it with her. I have fond memories of going to many movies and drive-ins growing up as a kid. Ellia loved the movie, however there were some heavy emotional moments ("So sad") that Ellia had a hard time with because she felt them so deeply. We talked about how it's ok to feel so sad and that everyone feels like that sometimes. It was an intimate & fun Mommy and Me day!



Mothering your baby moose


http://www.wimp.com/babymoose

Visit the link above to watch a sweetly emotional video of a mama moose letting her two babies frolick in the sprinklers. I'll just assume they are daughters :)

Chai Girls with the Soong Boys

Playing some sort of game with the oldest Soong boy.

Pretending to be flamingos (they sleep standing on 1 foot, ya know)


Who's copying who?

Love this photo!

Date at the airport on a sweet, sunny & windy day.
They pretended to be riding an airplane, fixing an airplane. At one point I was an airline stewardess. And they got a wave from a real pilot.

Trying out Tae Kwon Do in Jackson's class! She did really well & seemed to be a quick learner athletically! I didn't know if she would end up walking onto the mat but she went right out there. She was quiet and very concentrated. I think this will be the 1st of Ellia's extracurricular activites.

A Wedding Weekend




Uncle Adam & Auntie Carissa got married on June 20th and the girls were Flower girls, along with Carissa's niece Novalee. All 3 girls got along SO well with eachother, it's a shame we don't live close to eachother...

After the wedding the entire family spent the entire day in Disneyland & California Adventure. Ellia learned the song "It's a Small World After All", discovered Bug's Life & had so much fun prancing around with Novalee!

Friday, May 28, 2010

Already?!

Here are the 1st of many School Photos. By definition they exist to make you cringe & laugh many years later! (Mostly for celebrities)