Party of Five

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Ella's Happy Day

On Thursday, January 10, Ella Jane turned two! She's been talking about her 'happy day' for the past week, and was very excited that it had finally arrived. The big day began with us singing happy birthday to her in bed and giving her a new vacuum cleaner. Then, we all headed to the doctor for Ella's two-year checkup and Jack's hearing screening. Ella did great and weighs 28 pounds and is 35 inches tall, and Jack finally passed his hearing test (yay!). He's also nearly 10 pounds already! Later in the day Ella's best bud, Morgan, came over with his mom. They brought cupcakes and gifts, and a couple of our neighbor friends also stopped by to celebrate.

On Saturday we had a big Elmo party for the birthday girl, and she had a great time - dancing, eating, cake, and acting silly with her friend, Mia. It was a fun night, and she received some fantastic gifts. It's crazy that our baby girl is already two years old! (Thanks to Abbie, as always, for capturing some amazing moments. Her beautiful pictures follow mine below:).

As for Jack, he's half-smiled a few times (we'll take it!), and is much more alert these days. He's clearly growing, and is tolerating the 'tough love' of his big sister like a champ.

Opening her gift from Mom and Dad the morning of her birthday.

Tummy time.

Trying to catch a smile!

First 'happy day' celebration, with her pal, Morgan.

Morgan and Ella enjoying birthday cupcakes.

Jack is six weeks old!

Hooray!!

The Elmo cake.

The Elmo balloons.

Opening 'pesents' with Gary.

Eating cake with her friend, Mia.

Talking on the phone while grocery shopping. Wonder where she gets that?!

PJ tummy time with Rabbit.

Feeding Ducky cookies.

Jack practicing his standing.

It looks like he's giving the finger!

Daddy and Ella burping their babies.

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! We actually managed to go 'out' for New Year's Eve, taking the kids to our friends, the Shorts, for a little family-friendly party. However, none of us made it to midnight, though Jack and I ushered in the new year around 3 a.m. We were pretty lazy on New Year's Day, and then Ella, Jack, and I spent some time with Aunt Erin over the next few days, as she was still off from school. On Saturday, Lil Kickers resumed, much to Ella's delight (she'd been talking about soccer and her friend, Harper, for weeks). That evening the Borgmeyer family came over for an early dinner with their three-year-old and eight-week-old daughters. And on Sunday morning Jeritt and Ella joined Harper and her dad for a morning at the museum. So far everyone has been sick with something this week, except me. Jack unfortunately caught Ella's snot bug, and has been congested and therefore not sleeping well. Poor little guy, hopefully he'll feel better soon!