Happy New Year!

I have only one restolition this year and it is to update my iphone so that the apps work on it again :)
This is not a big goal, but I am attempting it again for the second time today and it has taken me all day, so it is a valid one hehe

Picture with Santa

Christmas

2012

Christmas 2011

Christmas 2007

I see there is a bit of a gaping hole in the pictures with Santa.  It's kinda that way with everything these past couple of year :)  I think that 2013 is about to fill it all in and I am so excited!!!!!!

Christmas Cards

I made our Christmas cards this year!!!!
I am hoping that the fact that I made them will force me to send them out :)
One problem is addresses, if you are looking forward to getting one of the cutest Christmas cards we have ever sent out then send me your address via email.  jhblueeyes@gmail.com

Maybe it's because I...... yep that's it, that's why it's been so hard to write.  That is my story and I'm sticking to it :)

Well I have been a paid editing maniac this summer and it feels so good to pour myself into it.

  Although the down fall is that I haven't spent all that time taking and editing pictures of the kids :(
 
We had a great summer and the fall is still a non stop list of things to do and places to be. The kids are in swimming and Tie Quan Doe and LOVING it!  All three of them are taking a family class at the Y and are so excited when we can make it to both of the two classes they offer each week.  Ella started swimming lessons, Ava is still working on the same level,  Ethan got lucky enough to end up in a class all to himself and has gone from doggie paddle to diving and the front stroke in two classes. It is crazy how a little one on one time can help. 

That is all for now, see those crazies over there? yep them, they need food so I have to go buy some.

Bucket List

We had a bucket list this summer of all the things we wanted to do, I think there are still a lot of pins left the do, but at least when things got a little boring or we needed a change of scenery we would pull it out and find something to do.  So today when we all seemed to be a little impatient with each other I pull a pin and some chalk and we headed for the drive way.  I moved the van so we had lots of room and we set to work.We had a bucket list this summer of all the things we wanted to do, I think there are still a lot of pins left the do, but at least when things got a little boring or we needed a change of scenery we would pull it out and find something to do.  So today when we all seemed to be a little impatient with each other I pull a pin and some chalk and we headed for the drive way.  I moved the van so we had lots of room and we set to work. 





Ella wanted a white balloon and the sun glasses.

Ava drew her own rain drops and flowers.

Here

Today Ant worked on the bathroom while I prepped for my wedding this weekend.  I took my breaks to jump on the trampoline and fold laundry.  We were meant to head outside tonight for a backyard movie, but the threat of a thunderstorm put a kibosh to that fast!  So instead we'll take them out for ice cream after dinner, before or after a bath depending on the damage the mud puddle has done to them.
Ella has mastered how to FREAK OUT!  A lot of the time she is just to little to do what she has set in her mind she should be able to do and stomps off in a wild flurry of hair and loud, LOUD opinion of the situation.
Ava CAN READ!  I love it!
Ethan is BOARD!  unless he is doing EXACTLY what he want to be doing any deviation and BOARD! Ethan maybe we could.... BOARD! OK how about....... BOARD! 
We went to a friends wedding on Friday night, OMG she was gorgeous, her dress was gorgeous, their kids were gorgeous and that hubby of hers is a perfect match!
Ella danced as soon as the music started till we dragged her out she did not want to go.  Ava danced with her Daddy and Ethan was...... wait for it...... BOARD!
Ant is making dinner and I should be helping in some way, not in the kitchen because it is so darn small!!!!!  Hope you all had a good weekend :)

Ella

2 years 9 months

Feisty

Independent

Loves to paint, play doe and playing board games

Can be found next to her brother or sister laughing at their antics