Erik, Ellie-Kate, Kate, Emmy, and Zach
Ellie-Kate takes a run down our hill :)
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Snow Day-- February 3, 2014
We were so blessed to squeeze Ellie-Kate's birthday party in on Sunday, February 2, just before another snow storm started. Our party ended at 4; Roger and I went to dinner, and the snow started to fall while we were out. Indeed, as we were coming up Mulligan, we saw another car that spun off of the road and into a driveway. Very scary!
Over night, the snow continued to fall, and we ended up with between eight and nine inches! Needless to say, we weren't going anywhere. OU even closed, and the girls enjoyed the unique adventure of sledding down our street-- definitely a first!! The girls were out of school for that day, went to school on Tuesday, and then missed the rest of the week with this unexpected snow storm as well as one that hit on Tuesday night...
Over night, the snow continued to fall, and we ended up with between eight and nine inches! Needless to say, we weren't going anywhere. OU even closed, and the girls enjoyed the unique adventure of sledding down our street-- definitely a first!! The girls were out of school for that day, went to school on Tuesday, and then missed the rest of the week with this unexpected snow storm as well as one that hit on Tuesday night...
Emmy and Ellie-Kate
Coco
Emmy
Ellie-Kate
Erik and Ellie-Kate
Saturday, February 22, 2014
Busy times... February 20, 2014
Hi everyone--
Wow, what a hectic 20 days... I've been to DC and California, and, as I type this post, the main floor of our house is cluttered with 153 cases of Girl Scout cookies, and Britti is visiting Chelsea in Texas. Once again, we have been living a "life comes at you fast" commercial.
Here's hoping that we can start to get caught up soon. I have lots of pictures to share, and I'll do so in the next few days.
Christie
Wow, what a hectic 20 days... I've been to DC and California, and, as I type this post, the main floor of our house is cluttered with 153 cases of Girl Scout cookies, and Britti is visiting Chelsea in Texas. Once again, we have been living a "life comes at you fast" commercial.
Here's hoping that we can start to get caught up soon. I have lots of pictures to share, and I'll do so in the next few days.
Christie
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Happy Engagement Anniversary-- February 2, 2014
Around 7 a.m. on February 2, 1999, Roger came over to my house and proposed. He had to catch me before a busy day, and he wanted to be able to remember our engagement anniversary. Well, we certainly do! I carried those red roses around all day long :)
Now, 15 years later, we shared our anniversary with Ellie-Kate's birthday party and church, but we got out for a dinner at Casa-- right before we got hit with a snow storm... As I'm typing this message, the snow is dumping-- AGAIN. We're under a Winter Storm Warning, with forecasts predicting up to seven inches of snow.
Anyway, we had a very nice anniversary, and we're so glad that Ellie-Kate was able to have her party. She truly appreciated everything. At home tonight, she said, "I wish that you guys only had one kid." "Which kid," we asked? "ME" she exclaimed! We explained the benefits of older siblings, and she nodded, but it's so cool to see how much that she loves us.. because we love HER more than words.
Happy Groundhogs Day-- only six more weeks of winter :)
Christie
Now, 15 years later, we shared our anniversary with Ellie-Kate's birthday party and church, but we got out for a dinner at Casa-- right before we got hit with a snow storm... As I'm typing this message, the snow is dumping-- AGAIN. We're under a Winter Storm Warning, with forecasts predicting up to seven inches of snow.
Anyway, we had a very nice anniversary, and we're so glad that Ellie-Kate was able to have her party. She truly appreciated everything. At home tonight, she said, "I wish that you guys only had one kid." "Which kid," we asked? "ME" she exclaimed! We explained the benefits of older siblings, and she nodded, but it's so cool to see how much that she loves us.. because we love HER more than words.
Happy Groundhogs Day-- only six more weeks of winter :)
Christie
Ellie-Kate's birthday party-- a Disney Carnival-- 2/2/14
"Minnie's Bake Shop"-- aka, the cake table :)
Early arrivers make their treat bags-- white bags, stickers, and crayons.
Ellie-Kate plays "Pin the Hat on Goofy."
Patricia and Emmy demonstrate the Jedi Knight game
Ellie-Kate is a Jedi Knight... but even the force couldn't help her to hit a balloon while blind-folded.
Roger demonstrates the "Woody's Round-up" game.
Ellie-Kate blows out the candles.
Larkin, Macie, Olivia, Riha, Keira, Nadia, Eva, and Anna-Maria
Corbin, Carter, Ellie-Kate, Emma, Emmett, Jaxon, Aiden, and Jack
Max, Archie, Shane, Kennedy, Olivia, and Landis
Larkin and Ellie-Kate
Emma and Ellie-Kate
Jack and Ellie-Kate
Shane and Ellie-Kate (and her personally autographed basketball-- Shane's dad got all of the OU basketball players to sign the ball for her!).
Ellie-Kate and her friends on the inflatable
Emmy, Ellie-Kate, and Britti cuddle on the couch after the party
Ellie-Kate's birthday celebration at school-- 1/31/14
Ellie-Kate had to wait a week due to all of the snow days, but she finally got to go back to school and celebrate her sixth birthday with her kindergarten friends. She loved her special hat, pin, certificate, and pencil. True be told, Ellie-Kate wasn't thrilled about getting up and going to school, after seven lazy snow days in a row at home. However, all of the special attention was definitely worth it! Although we originally planned to send cupcakes (and we made a double-batch due to school and scouts), Ellie-Kate asked for cookies this time... Yup, we're all getting tired of cake after the wasted cupcakes and party cake...
Happy Chinese New Year-- January 30, 2014
Ellie-Kate poses with the Chinese New Year lanterns that we made in celebration of the Year of the Horse!
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