Stories that need posting

The replacement dozen of flowers arrived the next day after Brent called to say there were a few problems with the first. Look how pretty they are. Elli thinks she has the best daddy who got his girls such beautiful flowers. I agree.

One day Elli and I were talking about all the people we love. We named as many people as we could then I asked her who we love best. I was looking for the response of "God" but instead she replied, "Uncle Devin."

Elli is quite the social butterfly, she must get that from Brent:), so needless to say, now that we have Lance and Lana here she is loving it! Here she is brushing Lana's hair and wearing the 4th or 5th new outfit for the day. This is the type of "dress" Elli's wears nearly all the time. She loves the sleeping gowns and wears them to play in, not really to sleep in:)

Brent, Lance, Kyle, and Devin all played basketball in high school under Coach Jim Brown. He retired from coaching this year after 23 years and the school threw a surprise recognition evening for him. All the brothers were able to go as well as about 50 others. Quite a legacy of players.

Elli opened her Valentine's gift from us (a red polka dot "dress" and a coloring book). Lana asked if there was anything left in the bag for her. Elli replied, "You can have the receipt."

Elli is really into reading all the letetrs she sees around the house, driving in the car, in the grocery store, etc. She then tells you what she just read, (ex. on a cereal box, "P-O-S-T says cereal.) So, she got a sweet little teddy bear from Brent's Aunt Laurie and Uncle Jim with little hearts on it that say "love", "kiss", and "hug." Elli read "L-O-V-E" and said, "heart language." Love that little girl.