Tuesday, December 13, 2011

3 Years and 6 Month Stats

Ellie at 3 years old:

Stats-

Weight: 28 lbs. (25%)
Height: 36 in. (25%)

at 2 years old-
Weight: 25 lbs.
Height: 34.25 in.


So, she hasn't grown too much over the past year but her doctor said she was proportionate :) She is full of personality! Very sassy and opinionated but can also be really sweet and affectionate. She loves to sing and dance, and I think we might have a future actress/performer on our hands! She talks a lot...I mean like all day long, non-stop! She says the funniest stuff and sometimes Carter and I just look at each other like, did she really just say that?! She's our little wild one and certainly keeps us entertained all the time!



I wanted to document some of her favorite things as a new 3 year old and I asked her a few questions, and this is what she said:



Favorite Color? Pink
Favorite Drink and Snack? Apple juice and Goldfish
Favorite Cartoon and Movie? Olivia and theLion King
Favorite Person? Bunny!
Favorite Restaurant? Chuck e Cheese
Favorite Book? Princess books
Favorite Birthday Present? Princess dolls and drum/drum sticks
What do you want to be when you grow up? a Doctor and a Tennis Player



Mayes at 6 months:

Stats-

Weight: 16 lbs 10 oz. (50 %)
Height: 27 in. (75 %)



He is still such a sweet and happy baby! He just goes with the flow, but I guess he really doesn't have much of a choice being the second child :) He can roll all over the place and has started pulling his knees up under his body and lunging forward when he is on the floor. Crawling is just around the corner! He isn't quite sitting up by himself but he is getting there. He is doing pretty well at night and has slept a full 12 hours a few times now...makes life a lot easier when we have some sleep. Can't believe that he is already half a year old! We love our precious boy!







(My attempt at getting a picture of them in front of the tree in their Christmas pajamas! Didn't quite turn out like I had planned!)



Ellie's Birthday!

Ellie had a great Birthday! She started off the morning opening her gifts...she got a cardboard playhouse, puzzle and Barbie makeup case. Later that day, we met Daddy and Nana at Chuck e Cheese for some playtime (Ellie's choice :) We ordered pizza for dinner and had a Coldstone ice cream cake! The big excitement of the night was that Ellie gave up her paci. We had been talking about this for days and she was ready to give it up until the actual time came to do it. Re and Papa sent her flowers and balloons, so we used the balloons to tie the paci to and let them go in the sky. We talked about how she was sending her paci to the babies in heaven and she agreed and acted all sweet about it. And then she said, "I'm gonna hit those babies!" Oh my...she is a hoot! So we went outside and she let them go and then screamed and cried like she was totally heart broken. She got over it after a while though and got to sleep in her big girl bed for the first time. She has done so good and we are so proud of her!













Most of the make up had to be taken away because she decided to rub the couch cushions (and her face) down with pink glitter eye shadow!







Chuk e Cheese!




































Getting ready for the send off! (We put the 5 peaks on one of the balloons so that Miller would know they were for him too :)



































Monday, December 5, 2011

Ellie's 3rd Birthday Party!

We had Ellie's 3rd Birthday party on Sunday, and it was so much fun! It was a music themed party, and Shaky Bugs came for the entertainment! The kids seemed to have a great time and they were all dancing and singing by the end. Ellie was a mess and had to play her new drumset (that Re gave her right before the party) during the whole performance! (Ellie had told Re that she wanted drumsticks for her Birthday, so that is what she got and she loves them!) It was a great day, and I can't believe our little girl will be 3 on Wednesday!





Getting warmed up before the party starts!








Her guitar cupcake cake!







Shaky Bugs is here!






Ellie putting on a show ;)





Mayes couldn't take his eyes off of Shaky Bugs! He loved it!










































































Getiing down on the harmonica!




We served Ellie's favorite snacks! Goldfish, Chocolate Bears and Popcorn!





Ellie, with one of her besties, Paige!






Mayes, locking arms with his bestie, Wells!




















Ellie was so excited to get this princess set from Nana! She hasn't let them leave her sight and they even have to sleep in her bed at night!








One tired little girl after a great party :)