Unique Baby Gift

So I received this cute baby diaper wreath with cute baby toys and clothes and accessories on it as a gift for Molly. I thought it was such a cute idea that I made one for my cousin's baby shower this weekend. If anyone else wants to make one I can tell you how...!

Big Sister

This is as good as it gets for now. I have tried for an entire month to get a picture of Ella holding her baby sister Molly....and I haven't had any luck until this week. Ella likes to hold Molly more now. We will set Molly on Ella's lap and Ella will look at her for about 10 seconds and then say, "All Done."

Molly is a month old now...wow how time passes so fast...

Fun Family Photos

So....my mom was going through old family pictures and came upon this... I think it is rather cute. My dad actually had hair...he! he! and us girls were just small. We have my older sister Amie who is about 5 and my twin sister Julie and I are about 3 and then my little sister Allison who is about 1 in this photo.

I was wondering why my hair looked so ratty...and not done. Well...with a sigh says my mom.... "you wouldn't let me do anything with your hair...I was lucky enough to even get a hair tie in it for the family pictures."

Well, now that I have 2 little girls, I think I can sympathize with my mother about little ones not wanting their hair done. Ella has become that way. I have to bribe her with Pony fruit snacks to do her hair for church.

Thought you all might want a good laugh...Enjoy this fun photo...I am the one on the bottom left..with the not so good looking hair and the funny face...I wasn't in the mood for my picture.

TEN Minutes

--Monday night--9:00 pm

So, it is bed time right? We were reading books on the couch and Ella got down, went over to the DVD's and got out a movie. She then brought the movie over to me and this is how the conversation went:

Ella: Mommy, watch movie please...
Mommy: Ella it is too late to watch a movie.
Ella: Mommmmmyyyyyy watch movie!
Mommy: Ella, you already watched the bunny movie today and you also watched the Lion King. You can watch the bunny movie tomorrow ok.
Ella: Mommy, ten minutes....please....?
Mommy: (laughing) what? ten minutes?
Ella: yeah, ten minutes...he! he! ten minutes....
Mommy: Who taught you to say that?
Ella: Ella did....mommy ten minutes...

She did not get to watch the movie, but I did think it was cute! She surprises us everyday with something new!

Cute Molly

Molly is such a beautiful baby. We all enjoy having her as part of our family. She is a very well tempered infant and is a wonderful gift to have in our home. I love being a mom!

"CaLL The LocKsMith!"

Ella Jane has become tall enough and smart enough to open and close the doors. Apparently she knows how to lock them as well.

She went in our room Monday night and closed the door and locked it. We tried for over an hour to get her to unlock it but she told us she didn't know how. We tried many different keys but not one of them worked...so we had to call the lock smith. (not cheap!)

We slipped Ella some books and fruit snacks while she was waiting for the "nice man" to come and open the door to let her free.

We changed the door knob on our bedroom door so this doesn't happen a second time.

TEMPLE SQUARE

We took a walk on Temple Square for something nice to do with some Fresh air and Sunshine!
Ella enjoyed seeing her Reflection in the water.
Ella Jane LOVES her daddy!
Me and my two cute GIRLS

Sleep Deprived??

So... We have had a rough time with getting our recommended 8 hours of sleep for some strange reason? I don't know who fell asleep first but I'm glad they both got a nap...that is a word I don't remember....Cute pic huh? Cute Ella Jane...she likes to fall asleep on the couch these days. She says quote, "mommy, tickle back, sing song, Ella sleep." It works like a charm!

Visitors

We have had many visitors over the past 2 weeks. Pictured here we have my twin sis Julie holding Molly on the right and my little sis Allie with Ella Jane on the left. We (especially Ella) really like visitors because it is refreshing! Thanks for driving down from Idaho to visit Julie...we love you!