Birthday present finally arrives!!

So, Ellie's birthday present from us finally arrived this week. I guess we should actually call it Ellie's Valentines Day present since she got it this weekend. I think she liked it. By the end of the first night, she had already figured out how to flip it over and she placed her Gabba laptop on it and used it like a table. Crazy girl! Today she made me bring it in the living room so she could sit in it while we watched her movies. I think we made a great purchase.

Happy 2nd Birthday Ellie

Baby Colt

Ellie, Gage and Gabe

My two year old!!

Singing Happy Birthday.

Mommy and Daddy had to help blow out the candles

Loving the icing off my cookie cake

The handsome Carter Kelly

Beautiful Maggie

Ellie playing with he barbie

Barbie tricycle

Ellie got a basketball goal!!

Ellie playing with her Snow White crown after we got home from the party!

Thank you all so much for being there and giving Ellie such wonderful gifts. I know that she had a blast. I asked her "Ellie did you have fun at your birthday party?" Ellie: "Yes!"

So Thanks to all!!

Ellie's Imagination

This one is short but sweet.

During bath time tonight, Ellie picked up a cup of water and asked "You want some?"
Me: "No thank you. Bath water is not for drinking."
Ellie: "Ahhh" (you know the sound you make after drinking something that was really good)
*keeps making the sound and smiling at me*
Me: "See if Barbie wants any."
Ellie: "Okay, Hey you want some. Ok. (picks up Barbie and feeds her water ) That sure was good."

That was the first time I saw her and heard her really play and use her imagination! I love watching this child grow up!! Awesome.

Hide-and-go-seek

Ellie has started to understand how to play hide-and-go-seek. And when I mean started to understand, I mean sorta gets the concept. Here are the examples from tonight:

Me and Ellie told daddy (aka Josh) to count to ten and we will go hide. I took Ellie to an easy spot first. We went and laid down beside our bed away from the door. When Josh got done counting he came to look for us.
Josh: "Ready or not here I come."
Me: "Shhhh.. you have to be very quiet!" (talking to Ellie as she proceeded to laugh!
Josh: "Where are you?"
Ellie: Stands up to try to see if daddy was coming... and giggles.
Josh: "I found you!"

Ellie takes off running and laughing into the living room, so daddy hides under the covers on the bed.

I go into the living room and tell Ellie that its our turn to look for daddy. We covered our eyes, counted to ten and then went to look for him. We searched everywhere. Finally she saw the lump on the bed and found him!!

Now it was Ellie's turn to hide again. I went back out and counted to ten, then went on my search:
Me:"Ready or not, here I come. Ummm, where could she be? Is she in the bathroom? Nope. Maybe in the closet? No, not there either. Is she under the bed? No. Well, where could she be?"
**This whole time she was as quiet as a mouse!! But I knew by the lumps under the covers that she was with daddy in the bed....

Still trying to find her:
Me:"Ellie?"
Ellie: "What?" (as she pulled back the covers to see what I wanted)

Me and Josh just busted out laughing!! It was so funny and cute! I guess if you ever play hide and go seek with Ellie all you have to do is call out her name and she will let you know where she is!! LOL!!

Christmas 2009

I think we had the best Christmas so far as a family. Ellie got tons of stuff from Santa, and me and Josh were able to get things we really wanted too. I think the best part was the Ellie really enjoyed it this year. She loved to open the gifts. In fact, if you were not watching close enough, she would open the first gift she saw!! I can't wait until next year. The child will be really into then. We still didn't get her picture made with Santa, but she did see him at her daycare party. Mrs. Sarah said she loved him and didn't want down from his lap. I guess that's a good thing. Here are a few pictures of our long weekend of partying.

Ellie and I sporting some of our Christmas clothes

Ellie got a new hat from MawMaw and PawPaw Walls

So happy on Christmas morning to see all her gifts!!

Was so happy about her new kitchen she didn't want to open the rest of her gifts!

She loved her stocking stuffers the best!

Ellie and her new vacuum. It actually picks up!!

Ellie trying to get into the gifts at Grandmaw Fosters

Great Grandmaw Foster with Ellie and Colt

The three Etheredge Grandkids

Ellie loves her Princess Coupe! Thanks Grandby and Papa!

Ellie with Santa (I just wonder what she is thinking?)


Ellie getting ready to leave. She picked up her baby, put her in her carrier, got the diaper bag, and said "Bye bye mommy. Love you"

Happy Birthday Daddy and Me

Last week was my 28th birthday and we celebrated by going out to eat. I chose Mikatos! I love that place!! It was wonderful. Ellie remembered the fire from last time, so we had to excuse ourselves from the table when he pulled up. It's amazing how she remembers things.



Tomorrow will be dad's 60th birthday!! WOW! We got him good this year because we let his 50th birthday pass without doing anything special. So we did a surprise party. I think we got him. We rented out a cabin over on Lake Guntersville and invited all our family and friends, his work buddies and golf buddies. We had a great turn out and I think everyone enjoyed themselves. My only job for the party was to get a cake. I went to Walmart and when I picked it up, it had a crack down the middle!! I told them to fix it and she tried but it rebroke. So she gave it to me for half price. I was happier with the price change because it wasn't as good as what I have seen them do. Well, here are a few pictures of the party.

Ellie caught playing!!

Christmas Party

This past Friday was Ellie's daycare Christmas party. I left my camera with the girls to take some pictures and they did a good job. Ellie got to meet Santa for the first time. I hate it that I was not there, but you have to do what you have to do sometimes. They said she did good and didn't cry. Maybe it was because the other kids really enjoyed him too. Or maybe it was the fact that it was Sarah's dad dressed up and they all knew his voice. Anyways, I am happy that she liked him. Here are a few pictures for you. (More pictures to come soon with other Christmas parties. Our computer is not recognizing our camera but my school one is, so having to do everything there.)