Sunny May Day

Yesterday was such a beautiful day, the last Saturday in May. We took a trip to the library to get some new books to read and spent some time outside in Ella's new pool that the Easter bunny brought! She loved it and spent a long time in there! I knew she loved her baths, but didn't realize she would love her pool even more! After a while tho she decided that the pool looked yummy and wanted a bite! Hope your weekend was as nice as ours.

Memorial Day Weekend

The school year is over and summer vacation has finally begun! That's what happens when Memorial Day rolls around! We spent the weekend in Blue Ridge in a cute little cabin with a beautiful creek that ran behind it. The kids really enjoyed the creek and the many hours they played UNO. I didn't realize they liked that game so much, but they do and they played and played until they were too tired to keep their eyes open! They had fun and that's all that matters. It was a really nice weekend, a very relaxing one! It was supposed to rain all weekend, but thankfully the only rain we encountered was on Sunday evening and we were in for the night anyway. On Saturday we took a trip to Cumming for a graduation party for one of my cousins. Congrats to Leanna and her big achievement! Then on Sunday we drove to Blairsville for a little cookout with some more of the extended family. The kids got to do some fishing which they love. They love the outdoors, which is not something they got from me because I hate the heat, rain, and bugs! I'd rather stay indoors with a good book in the A/C! Ella did so well with the car rides and I know she had to be getting sick of that car seat. Here are a few pictures of our little weekend getaway. Enjoy....:)

Ally & Ella and their goofy faces, I love this picture!

Tyler was trying to catch a salamander, or as Ally would say a "smellamander!"

Ally playin' in the creek, she was trying to convince us to get in too! She's such a goof!

Happy 6 months to Ella!

Wow, has it already been 6 months since our little sweet pea arrived? It's so hard to believe! Ella is getting bigger and has such a cute little personality. She's sitting up (still a little wobbly), eating all kinds of fruits and veggies, and sleeps so good at night and during naps! She's such a good baby and has been doing so good since the tubes were put in. We went for a check up with the ENT last Tuesday and her ears looked good, but she does have a lot of blockage so they didn't do the hearing test. We have some new ear drops and go back in 2 weeks for another check up and a hearing test. She weighed in at 17.1, she's a healthy girl! She has cut her 2 bottom teeth and let me tell ya, it's made nursing a little painful at times! Here we thought her slight fever, drooling, and chewing on her hands was from her ears! We were a bit surprised because Tyler & Ally didn't get teeth until they were just about a year old. She loves loves loves her big brother and sister and has the biggest smile on her face when they walk in the door. Tyler & Ally have been so good with her and I think it gets better as she gets older. They love entertaining her and help out so much. I'm very thankful for such awesome kids! It was over a month since my last post and now I've blogged 3x's in one week! Here are a few pictures of Ella sitting up, she loves sitting up and playing with all her toys!! Enjoy!

Ella loves kisses from her sister! Isn't she a doll in her little tutu, we love it. It was made by Kelli Williams whom also did her 3 month pictures. She's so darn talented!

Happy Half Birthday Ella!!

Spring Break Vacation

For Spring Break this year we went to Florida! Tyler didn't get to enjoy it too much as he was pretty sick and the bad part was that it took 3 different ER visits to finally get him feeling better! Here are a few pictures from that trip. We also spent a day at Busch Gardens! It was a little chilly, but also very busy. I don't recommend going during Spring Break!

Tyler found a coconut and was so excited! This was our last day in Port Charlotte and he was finally feeling better, but it was super windy and a bit chilly at the beach. We enjoyed it anyway!

Ally could enjoy at the beach no matter the weather! She is a fish and loves the water! Can't resist writing in the sand. The sand is so soft and clean, we can't wait to go back!

Ella had to strike a pose in the sand also! She wasn't too crazy about the wind and sitting in the sand! Maybe next time she will be able to enjoy it more!

This is from our visit to Busch Gardens. Ally wasn't too sure about touching the snake and at first didn't want to, but I guess it wasn't so bad after all. She's brave because I would NOT have touched it! Tyler's like whatever he's not scared!

Easter

Wow, how time sneaks by us! It's been well over a month since I last blogged and I'm well overdue!! This is just a short post with some Easter pictures. We had a Easter shin-dig here at our house for my side of the family. We had a great turnout and eventho the weather was a little chilly the kids had a great egg hunt! Thankfully it didn't rain and the ground was somewhat dry! Enjoy!!

Here's Ella relaxing while the big kids hunt eggs....next year it's on!

Ty did join in one of the egg hunts, he thinks he's getting too old for this. How scary for us. He will be in 6th grade next year. My little guy is growing up too fast!

And here's Ally huntin those pesky eggs! She had a blast and brought home a loot!