Letter to Santa

Ella wrote her letter to Santa and we mailed it this morning. Luckily she asked me to help her with what she wanted, so I steered her towards the already purchased presents. She did ask for more Christmas books though. Any suggestions?






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Pinkalicious

Took Ellie to see Pinkalicious today for her birthday (last Sat). She loved it. I was not crazy about it, but I had a great date with my big five year old. Happy Birthday.





They gave out free cupcake coupons, which was really exciting for Ella.


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Autumn in Portland

It was a beautiful Sunday, so we took the girls to the temple grounds and snapped some pictures.

I'm planning to enlarge one and frame it for their room.

Claire donned her new winter coat for the occasion.

The dark colors really set off Claire's fluffy white halo hair.

I think here she's contemplating new ways to be naughty...

Superstars

Two examples of really good parenting:

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Snuggley

There's something about a nearly naked baby piled in blankets and pillows...



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Trophies

Soccer is over!!! The iguanas had a good season. I heard. I spent most of the season corralling Claire. Ella had a great time. She loved participating in an activity where everyone wears matching shirts.


And she loved getting the trophy at the end.


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Super Ella and the Snake

Yesterday the sun was shining so I took the kids to the park. We spent most of the walk there looking at caterpillars. Then suddenly I heard Ella screaming hysterically. She discovered a very small snake. As the snake was slithering away, I said something like "Ella, look how scared the snake is of you! You scared him now he's running away as fast as he can!". Ella's mood changed from frightened to exuberant. "Mom, now you need to call me Super Ella because I can scream so loud that it scares snakes.". So I did, because she is.


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