Elie's Birthday

3/5/09

I can't believe my little girl is already 3 years old!  It shouldn't be such a shock to me, because she reminds me all the time that "I big, Mom!"  She was so excited about her birthday.  I think that is all we have talked about for several weeks.

Ellie with her Tigger cake! 

The Safly's came over to help us celebrate the day.  I love the picture above...that is such a typical Ellie face.  She has always been so expressive!

Ellie blowing out the candles.

Ellie had been thinking all day about who would get to eat what part of Tigger.  It took some interesting cake cutting techniques, but she is a girl who knows what she wants!  In case you are wondering, I got to eat one eye.

Ellie with her presents lines up.

Paige and Hannah had fun rocking on the chair while Ellie opened her presents.

It's been a while

Okay, so it has been a REALLY long time since I have updated my blog. I'm sure some of you had probably given up on me! I have added a lot of new posts now, so if you want to see what we've been up to the last few months, keep reading!

Frisbee Golf

4/17/09

My parents watched the kids this weekend, so we got to have some fun doing one of our favorite pastimes...frisbee golf!  Before we had kids, we used to play with Mark, Melanie, and Sandeep 3-4 times a week. 

Melanie and I always play "best shot" and Mark and Greg play on their own.  It is much more fun for us that way because we can actually compete with them.  Can you guess who won!?!?

Playing God

This is the conversation I heard between Hannah and Ellie as I was about to open the door to their room after nap time:

Hannah:  Are you God?

Ellie:  Yes, I God!

When I opened the door to their room, I found Ellie sitting cross legged on top of her dresser.  I tried to scold her without laughing too much.  When I told her that it was not okay to climb on the dresser, she said, "But I God!"  I told her again that she couldn't climb up there, and she replied, "I God, it says so in the Bible!"

I'm glad that she knows the Bible is the ultimate authority, but I think her theology is a little off! :)

Zachary

Here are some random pictures of our sweet little boy

He is not quite walking yet, but we're getting close!

Easter

Hannah and Ellie had fun coloring their Easter eggs this year.
The kids waited downstairs while we hid the eggs in the yard.



Waiting for me to say "go" before they could find their eggs.














Enjoying their Easter treats.

Aubrey, Cameron, Hannah, and Ellie posing at church.
We tried to get a picture with the babies, too.  This was as good as we could get.

Outside Fun

4/8/09

It was such a beautiful day today!  I let all three kids play outside by themselves for the first time!

Zach loved being in the swing.  Ellie was such a good big sister...she pushed him in the swing for about an hour!  Hannah loved swinging next to him and making him laugh!  What a fun day!