Snack

Turns out Elliott enjoys eating a lot. I have no clue where she could have gotten that from. Dad stopped by with some Hostess cakes the other day and the kids were so excited. Weston was really too excited that Poppy was there to be able to eat his treat. Elli was more into the treat of course. The first thing Weston ask Dad to do is take them outside. On the way out Elli quickly turns around and grabs her treat to take with her.

18 Months of Pink

Elliott turned 18 months old on May 9th. At her check up we learned she is in the 50th percentile with height and weight and her head size puts her in the 90th percentile. Goodness that's a big noggin! She only needed one shot and doesn't have another one until she is 4. She didn't have any reaction to the shot as she watched it go in.

Recently it's become obvious that raising a girl is going to be quite different than raising a boy. I've always heard that and now I can see it's very true! Elli is already showing more attitude and being extra dramatic about things.

When Weston got his big boy bed his sister inherited his crib. It didn't seem to make a difference to her. I took out all but one bumper because she uses them to stand on when she wakes up. One sweet thing she does is play with the ribbon on it as she is going to sleep. Without fail every nap time and night she grabs it to play with. She sometimes does it with her eyes closed. It's very cute to watch.

We love to play with nail polish and do each others hair. Having a little girl is so much fun! I'll pray she keeps the attitude to a minimum for now.

Strawberries on 903

Mom, Jonathan, Weston, Elliott & I went strawberry picking late this afternoon. Elliott wasn't really feeling the manual labor but did get a kick out of the bunny rabbits. Weston was a good helper when it came to picking strawberries as long as you aren't picky what so ever. :)

We ran into the Kennedy family there. Tanner and Elliott were born on the exact same day, a few rooms apart.

I left with a purple plant, strawberries, squash, cucumber, and a tomato. Oh, and we all left with some wonderful memories we'll keep forever.

Eclipse

I just finished some blackout curtains for Elliott girl's room. Ever since she was born I knew I needed to do something about her curtains. Luckily I am very organized and it only took me 18 months to actually get to it.

Fabric.com had the best deal on the blackout fabric and then I picked a "pretty" fabric to sew it to for the panels. Jonathan had made the cornice for the top before she was born. Everything went pretty smoothly and once I got them finished I couldn't wait to see how dark her room would really be! Holy moly you don't know what time of day it is once you pull those puppies shut. Thank goodness for that! Here's to many wonderful naps from here on out.

Fish Kabob?

Poppy and Jiji visited the Ritz Carlton in Naples, FL last week. Totally jealous! I am proud to say that my dad had been chosen for the Cornerstone Award and his company sent them there for some R&R. A little mani/pedi action, massages, and fun drinks galore! Even some pretty cool SWAG. One of the things they brought the kids back were these fish kabob candies. Very cute and tasty. Apparently they sell them everywhere around there. :) Quite clever and I'm not surprised my dad couldn't pass them up.

I'm so thankful my parents had that awesome opportunity. Who knows, they might join all the others in Naples and retire there. NOT ALLOWED!

Ready, Set...Go!

This is Elliott's favorite thing to say at the moment. It pretty much makes everything she is doing a game to her. More than a year ago my dad taught Weston to touch the ground and say this, then take off as if an imaginary football has been snapped. So Elli must have been taking notes all these months. Her version sounds more like, "eady, et, doe!". She says it before climbing all over me on the couch, playing with her toys, or drinking her milk. :)

Jonathan had the kids the other night while I was out. They played in the back yard with sidewalk chalk, our cornhole board, and of course the cozy coupe. I love when I come home and the kids are asleep, then Jonathan tells me that he took some pictures that night. Cute, cute, cute.

Toddler Cornhole

It becomes a slide..and E says, "eady, et, doe!"

Trying out Weston's old squeaky shoes. These are so much fun!