Valentine's Day

My friend Jeni made this shirt for me. Brent thought it might be a little silly to wear in public, however, I think deep down, he was proud that I wore a shirt that said "I love Brent."

Elli was very sick over Valentine's Day, but I let her sprinkle some sprinkles on these rice krispie treats. She didn't touch them, or sneeze on them for those of you who ate them:) She does love to sprinkle though.

Brent and I enjoyed an evening out to Bonefish Grill. It was delicious and we had a good time together. Uncle Kyle stayed with our sick baby girl. Thank you Uncle Kyle!

Happy late Valentine's Day everyone.

Picture catch up

We had a couple of big snows and Elli had fun playing in it this year. After she tasted the snow she said, "Mommy we don't eat snow. We eat food." I guess she didn't like it.

Elli loves to give Fergi a bath. If you could see her feet, you would see that they do not even touch the floor. She sings a song, "washing the dog" the whole time. It is from her Kids Songs Sing Along DVD.

Elli has really gotten into dressing up lately. She loves to wear her princess dresses and "marry" me. (She also kisses like Ariel with the head tilt and parted lips:) This day she wanted her tutu on while doing ballet. Look how excited she is!

My little girl is turning into a big helper. She likes to do things for me around the house. Here she is putting away the peanut butter and marshmallow cream. She likes "fluffer nutters."

Family project to turn the mega blocks into a castle that Elli can go in. It was a little tricky getting the height and width correct and stable, but success is seen here.

Sorry about the lack of pictures lately. I just didn't seem to have the opportunity to sit down and upload them. (sit down, up load hehehe)

Tears to my eyes

In church, I've been getting Elli out of the nursery and letting her stay with us during the music. Brent is in the choir and praise team so Elli really likes watching him sing. She also LOVES music so it works well. This Sunday, my dad was holding her and we started singing "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, etc" This is Elli's new Bible verse to learn. When we started singing, Elli's eyes got really big and she squeezed my dad's neck and said, "papa, this is my Bible verse!" She was so happy. It made me cry, hard. She is so precious and I love seeing her get excited about recognizing the Bible verse.