Fun with Ella!

Here is Elaine with the dancing Ella, the elephant.

This would be Josh with Ella.

And here is the crazy lady who started the dancing Ella craze at our house with a very adorable little boy.

My very own library card!

For Henry's first day of school we filled out the application for a King County library card.

I told him what words went on each blank line and then provided him with the letters or numbers. He very slowly wrote down his name, first and last (he would like the last name Hotrod), his address, phone number and parents names.



We drove to the Maple Valley library. He had his new backpack all ready to fill with books about cars, trucks, dogs and anything else that interested him. When he gave his application to the librarian, she told him to pick a card design. I had to laugh when Henry picked the classic card, it's what my first card looked like back in 1983.

He used the card to check out 5 books - the most exciting one is Jackson and Bud's Bumpy Ride, about the first car trip across the US. I'm sure Henry's library card will get plenty of use over the next 20+ years.

Birthday parties are so much fun

Elaine celebrated her 3rd birthday with a Minnie-princess-pink party.  She wanted it outside and desired to serve her guests carrots, chips and cake for dinner.  She had a wonderful time with her family and friends.  

Her best gift was the elephant pillow she named Ella.  She enjoys playing dress up in all her new princess dresses.  Elaine is fond on her new Strawberry shortcake doll and car.  The other highlight is her new dog and kennel with a "doctoring set".  She likes to doctor her ponies and anything else she can find.  It's very cute.

We are blessed to have such a joyful little girl and we look forward to watching her grow and change this year.

Here she is going down the hill in the back yard on her riding toy.


She enjoyed her dinner, but Moka ate her hotdog which upset her.

The first time we lit the candles Elaine blew them out before anyone could take a picture, so we did it again.  Then we did it a third time just for fun.  She liked that.  

Here are Elaine's thoughts on her party:

I liked the Minnie, that's the best part.  I like Henry at it.  I like you at it.  I like aunt Kristi at it.  I like Ella the elephant and I like my suitcase, no lunchbox.  I like my lunchbox.  I like cake and ice cream.  I like to eat my cake.  I like Bella.