Lately...

we are finally starting to like each other and actually play together!!!...

we've been trying to get used to the fact that we are getting old (hence the glasses!)...

we have been having tea parties with our friends...

we are still seeing lots of princesses around...

we are constantly laughing at this crazy boy...the things he will do just to get people to laugh...wonder where he got that from??...

we've been spending time with cousins...always a favorite activity for the kids...

and we've been trying to be a better blogger...I'm trying, I'm trying!...

Gage is in Nursery!

Gage just turned 18 months, and is finally old enough for nursery!! What a happy day for me...I have had a baby on my lap in church for the past 3 years! Right after Ella was old enough to go to nursery, Gage was born...so let's just say I haven't been getting a whole lot out of church these past few years! Also, Ella is a cute little sunbeam now...I can't believe I have a child in primary...time flies.

Christmas 09...finally!

I'm so slow at updating...I have so much to post...but for now, I'll just stick with Christmas! We had a great Christmas...the kids were a blast. Ella kind of gets the concept of Santa...but not so much the fact that Christmas is only once a year. She pretty much asks me every day if it is Christmas time again. As if she didn't get spoiled enough...she's already ready for more!

Christmas jammies

She's getting vain...all the sudden she wants me to take lots of pictures of her...and its always with her hand on her little hip!

Christmas morning...

Christmas at grandma and grandpa Taylor's. My mom says she cut back this year (like she says every year!)...but the kids were just spoiled, spoiled!

Dave with his little partner-in-crime

Some of my presents...

Last year it was the cheetah chair...this year its the flower chair!

And finally, Ella in one of her many princess dresses. She no longer answers to the name Ella...she is 'princess Ella.' And dad is now 'my prince.' She asks me all day long, 'when is my prince going to be home to dance with me?' Seriously, how long does this princess phase last??

Merry Christmas!!

Birthday Girl

Yep, that's right...Ella turned 3. I can hardly believe it...it seems like she was just a little baby not too long ago. Her birthday was so fun...she had been counting down the days for months! This was definitely her first year really getting into it and understanding what was going on. As you can see, she is wearing pj's...she has this weird obsession with them lately, so naturally those were her favorite present...she had to change in them right away (she started out in a cute outfit:). We had a lot to celebrate this year...not only was it her birthday, but we are also celebrating 1 year of being seizure free. It has been a long, emotional year trying to get her stabilized on her medicine, but we made it and are praying that we can make it one more. We love you so much Ella...you are so special. Your dad and I are constantly amazed with you and are so proud of you and everything you are. I am so proud to be your mom.

Halloween

We had such a fun Halloween this year. Ella gets SO excited for these things now, so it makes the day so much more fun. She would run from one house to the next so excited, and Matt would say, 'this is so much fun!' Kids make things so much better, don't they:)

This year, Ella was a 'bat-lerina'...half bat, half ballerina. Yeah, I don't know either, I tried with all my might to convince her to be something else, but she wasn't having it! Gage was a monkey... perfect for him because that is his nickname at our house.

Morgan getting into character as a vampire:)

Trick-or-treating. After every house, she would yell to me, "mom, I didn't forget to say thank you!" It was pretty cute.

My mom and I with Gage and baby Anna

Our Halloween treat:)

We're Alive!

So, obviously I've been a terrible blogger lately...but I was getting a little sick of it (mostly just lazy!). So I stopped...but now I'm starting again and I have a bunch of totally random pictures to post. Nothing too exciting going on...let's see...Ella started a little "playschool', which she absolutely loves (and so does mom, I get some free time to myself once a week:), we have battled the swine flu at our house...luckily Matt didn't get it and was able to take care of us. It was horrible. Our kids have been growing up way too fast...Ella is almost 3 and reminds me of it every day. She acts like a 10 year old...my mom tells me she is an "old soul"...whatever that means! Other than that, we are just enjoying the fall, getting excited for all the upcoming holidays. Now, enjoy some seriously random pictures...I'm trying to get better!

Ella got her first real haircut...I know, she is almost 3 and still hasn't had a real haircut. Its hard to tell, but her hair is finally all the same length...wa-hoo!!

We got her a little bike with training wheels, and she is obsessed. Too bad we didn't think of this in the summer when its warm...she wants to be outside all day and its cold!

Gage's head looks massive in this picture!

He is getting so big and so old...way too fast!

Trying to take advantage of the few warm days we have left!

Being her favorite princess at the pumpkin walk in Logan.

Ella has become best little friends with the neighbor girl. They play so well together, and act way too old for their age! On this particular day, they decided to dress up in Ellas old pj's and pretend like it was bed time!

Ella's little preschool on Halloween dress-up day.