Colby Learns to Brush His Teeth

Colby has been watching his big sister brush her teeth every morning and night for a long time. When he finally got his "big boy" toothbrush he was eager to try it himself. Below is a video of Colby brushing his teeth - spitting and all! :)

Ella and Fenway

On September 24th we went to Monte Sano State Park for a dog fair. There were lots of exhibitors, agility/free style demonstrations, adoptable dogs on display and various kids events. We all had a great time, especially Fenway! Ella signed up to show Fenway in the "Parade of Breeds." Ella presented Fenway to the crowd while the announcer stated the reasons why Ella loves Fenway.

Ella presenting Fenway to the crowd.

Fenway was very excited to meet other dogs.

Look Who is Walking Now!

Look who is walking!!!!! Yeah Colby!!!!!

Colby's Alabama Birthday Party

Colby celebrated his birthday with all his Alabama friends on August 28th. We had fun playing in the sprinklers and kiddie pool in the backyard and ate yummy cake and ice cream. Once again Colby LOVED his cake! He loved it so much that he cried when I took it away.

Our big boy!

Colby's birthday cakes.

Colby Turns 1

While we were in Maine we celebrated Colby's first birthday with family. Auntie C.C. made a beautiful car cake and a small personal cake just for Colby to dig into. He LOVED his cake and had fun opening presents with his cousins.

Colby's birthday cake.

Thank you Auntie C.C. for the great cakes!

Yummm!

I LOVE this cake!

Colby ate cake by the handful!

Ella's First Day of School

Ella started preschool this fall. She goes twice a week from 9:00-1:00 and loves every minute of it. She is learning her letters, how to write her name, various themes along with Spanish and music. Her are some pictures from her first day of school.

Ella just put her backpack and lunch box in her cubby and was very excited to go into her classroom.

Below are pictures of Ella standing so proud with her back pack and lunch box on our front porch before school. She even picked out her own dress!

Colby Takes His First Steps

Colby has practiced walking with the help of Mommy and Daddy for several weeks now. In the past when I have tried to get him to walk with this toy he has sat right back down and crawled away. Saturday night was different - he walked right across the room with it. Yeah Colby!!! His big sister started walking the day after her first birthday. I wonder when Colby will take his first steps?

An Evening in the Driveway

Tonight after dinner we spent some time outside. Ella LOVES riding her new bike and Colby likes to watch :)

Bird Nests

This week Ella and I discovered several birds nests around our house. Each nest has eggs right now so we are excited for when they hatch. It should happen in about a week or so. I will do another post if I can showing you the babies. :) Ella told me today she can't wait to hear the babies chirping. It will be fun to see them flying all around.

There is a nest in the middle of each one of my hanging plants. This makes it a little difficult to water my plants every day. The momma birds usually are not happy with me at all.

These are finch eggs.

Ella wanted to show you the dove eggs. You can see them in the bottom left corner of the picture.

Momma dove sitting on her eggs.

These are the robin eggs in our backyard on the rose trellis.

Fishing with Daddy

Out of the blue on Sunday Ella asked Casey if he could take her fishing at the pond in our neighborhood. Due to rain we were not able to go until tonight. We all had a great time and even were successful catching a fish.

Ella was eager to start fishing.

Daddy helped Ella cast the line.

Still fishing!

Ella's appetite is finally starting to come back after her surgery. She was hungry so she decided to eat some of the bate.

Yeah! Daddy caught a fish!!!

Ella checking out the fish - cautiously!

Looking a little closer.

After a wave goodbye we let our fish go back into the pond. Ella named him Boo and really hopes to see him again someday.

Happy Father's Day

It is a tradition now that every Father's Day I put together pictures from the past year. It is nice to look back at all our fun adventures and see how much the kids have grown. This year for Father's Day we had a relaxing day at home and ended the day with sushi at the restaurant just outside our neighborhood.

Brave Ella

Ella was such a brave girl this week. On Monday she went to the hospital (Ella calls it the "hopsible") to have her tonsils and adenoids out. She came through it with flying colors and is now eating all kinds of chocolate pudding, yogurt and jello.

Being brave in the big bed before surgery!

Off to surgery she goes! She was so excited to drive the pink Princess car!

After her surgery she visited with Jules - a Cavalier King Charles therapy dog.

Ella loved petting Jules and giving her treats.

Playing with my Big Sister

Colby LOVES playing with his big sister!

Ella Likes to Dance

Ella really loves to dance these days! She also just learned how to do somersaults. Here are two video clips from the dance show she put on for me the other day in our front yard!