Deep Thoughts by Ella

I was in Las Vegas for a weeklong conference, so Ella, Moses and Kelly were holding down the fort. They definitely made it just fine (and ate out a lot…). Below is the transcript of a note that Kelly sent me mid-week.

Overheard at Ella’s bedtime last night:
E: I miss Daddy.
K: Me too. Let’s think about the things we love about Daddy!
E: I love Daddy because he makes silly faces.
K: I love Daddy because he gives really good hugs.
E: I love Daddy because he plays football with me.
K: I love Daddy because he works hard every day to help lots of children have good teachers and good schools.
E: I love Daddy as much as I love the world.
(long, thoughtful pause)
E: And because he has a hairy tummy.

While we have your attention, check out the really great picture of Ella and Caleb on their blog.

Our Happy Boy

*ignore the finger. he doesn't know any better yet...he doesn't mean anything by it. He loves ALL of you!

Beauty Shop

Ella took Zaida and I to her "Beauty Shop" this morning. She's clearly proud of her work.

While Rome Burned

We had a wonderful trip to the North Carolina Zoo on Friday. We had a long morning with lots and lots of walking. Ella was great and Moses did really well on his first pretty long outing. We timed our return with both of their nap times hoping that we'd have a sleepy, quiet ride home. Ella fell asleep as soon as the key turned in the car. Moses, dealing with the return trip of his longest car trip yet, put on a show. No children were injured in the making of this video. In fact, he fell asleep just a few minutes after this video was taken. Ella just slept through the whole thing. Classic! Her eyelids report that having a little brother isn't that annoying after all.

Huddled Up

I just really love this picture!

Confusion

Remember--we live in North Carolina and it is April.
Ella is a pretty smart little 3-year-old. Unfortunately she's lived in the south, New England, and in between in her short lifetime and it seems to be taking a toll on her wardrobe choices. This week she showed up to play outside in this outfit. That flower on the left side of the frame gives it away. The winter hat is out of place. Cute. But out of season.

The good news is that it is totally spring here and it is beautiful. Midwesterners, northerners...come visit!

Dressed for Work

Moses recently tried on some work clothes. He's ready with his his knee-high argyle socks. It stopped there. Good look, huh?

Overheard

Tonight at bedtime, Ella was bragging about how she never gets in trouble at school: "I never hit anyone, I never throw my snack, and I never kill animals with shovels." Apparently there was some ant smashing going on out there today.
She didn't take part. Whew!