Ella's 1st day of Preschool

Today was Ella's 1st day of Preschool at Holy Family Preschool. She is in the afternoon class with 5 other kids in her class. I was so nervous for Ella to start Preschool, thinking that she would cry and miss me the whole time. Well, it was just the opposite. I cried dropping her off and picking her up, she never cried at all. I was so proud of her. Ella said she had a great time and is ready to go back on Thursday. Since today was the first day, her teacher handed out gift bags and Starbucks cards to all the parents. I thought that was pretty nice. Salted Caramel Mocha here I come!

First day of Ballet

Ella had her first day back at Ballet today. Last Spring we signed up for Ballet/ Tap/ Gymastics and she didn't do all that well. She didn't like the part when I had to leave the room for Ballet. Then we took some classes this summer and she did amazing. Which means me and Bridgette got to watch from the window and bleachers. Today, Ella was so grown up and went into class all by herself. The teacher let all the parents back in for part of the class so I got a couple shots of her in action. I was so proud of her that I shed a few tears. Tomorrow the tissues really come out because it's her first day of preschool.

Cute as a Button

Over this past weekend I helped throw a baby shower for my friend Joanna who is having a baby girl in 3 weeks. When I first was asked to help with the shower I was thinking I could make some cute cookies or cupcakes but then I wanted to challenge myself. At first I was going to tackle the cake making myself but then I decided to look into taking some fondant cake classes. The classes didn't work with my schedule so I actually ended up paying the teacher who teaches the classes at Michael's craft stores to come to my house for a private lesson. I had the lady come on Friday night at 8pm. The cake was cooked and and the frosting for the middle was made before she came. I had never done a fondant cake before so it was so nice having professional help. Below are some pictures of the shower and cake and cupcakes I made.

Friends from Olympia.

The Hosts

The beginning part of decorating.

Pregnant Joanna and the cake/cupcakes

Yes, I made the bow myself!!! It was really fun.

The final presentation of my creation.

Bridgette's 15mos

Here are B's stats from her last doc. visit last Friday.

Weight: 25.13lbs 75-90%

Height: 32in 90%

Lately, she is quite a pill due to her molars still trying to fully erupt. When she is happy we have fun together. She is talking a ton mostly mimicking words I say. She is really into books and looking at pictures of family. She loves being silly and copying what Ella does. Which is great because if I want Bridgette to try something Ella is the person to get her to do it. She definitely loves her sister.

Notice her rash on her chin from teething. Poor thing.

Crazy hair!

Summer Days

The summer days are going by so fast. A typical afternoon after Bridgette takes a nap is either a walk to a park to play on the playground and to swing or we go outside and play with the neighborhood girls that are Ella's age. It's so fun watching Ella run around with other little girls. She is by far the girlyest of them all. It really has been great for Ella socially to have these girlfriends. I hope this and ballet make it a easy transition to preschool next Tues.