reading

I'm glad the girls love to read.  Here we all are the past few nights reading together.  Ella loves to pile on top of us when there's a book around.  She likes to be part of the group!

Ella in the coupe

Weekend road trip

Last weekend, we (minus Ella and plus Matt's sister) traveled to Indiana to attend Matt's brother's college graduation.  It was a lot of driving in a short amount of time...but also a lot of fun!  The girls both did really well in the car.  I had stocked up on a handful of toys from the dollar spot that I pulled out every few hours to entertain them.  We also watched a few movies and had some iPad time.  Plus, having their auntie right in the back with them was quite helpful!  We thought it would be a bit too long of a drive for Ella to join us, so she stayed with my parents.  We look forward to when she can road trip with us someday, too!  Here are some pictures from the weekend...

Wordless Wednesday

sunshine

It is amazing what a difference a little sunshine makes!  We sure have been enjoying some time outdoors!

Ella's tracks

I took Ella and Abbie to the park this morning and they both enjoyed finally being able to be outside! They are both still recovering from colds, so I think the fresh air helps all of us. Ella still hasn't decided to start walking, but I think has begun to realize that scooting is even more difficult to get around outside on the grass, driveway and sand. I am hoping being outdoors motivates her to walk! The park was covered with sand today, so after she made her way toward the slide, I looked down and saw that she left her very own set of scooting tracks....

Bless her heart

We have been fighting through more illness in our home yet again. I feel like we've seen it all this year. Miriam has another ear infection, and I suspect Ella may too. She didn't sleep all that well due to congestion and coughing last night (and maybe ears), so I set her on our bed this morning while I was drying my hair. I looked over at her a few minutes later, and this is what I saw...