Summer's Almost Over...

So we swam with lots of my friends & cousins this week!
Including Carter & Gabbs, Ava & her cousin, Hudson, Sadie, and lots of my moms friends!
Noah & I wrote Brad a letter, drew pics & folded them up....
and put them in the mail box. HOPE they got to Brazil!
I went to one of my boyfriends house {Skeltons!} while my mom was in the other room for a baby shower.

(My mom said that it was her old house!) We had lots of fun!
Noah & I swam...
lots..
My Aunt Crystal brought over my new cousin PRESLEY!!!!! She is so cute & so sweet. I love her so much.
Roxy & I took turns holding her!

Presley liked us so much that she would smile!
That night, I showed my mom that I had 3 babies in the stroller. I told her "I have Presley, Hudson, & Jackson." My mom said: "So you must be Crystal?" and I told her "yeah, & Noah is Steven."... She thought I was silly.
I helped my mom wash her really dirty car... it was silly...
Oops, I think I scratched her car with the hose... Sorry mom, are you mad?
I like making faces like the cats on my Aunt Shalae's blog... so does Shalae, but she might be mad if I show you her face... ha ha

Friday night, I was a BIG GIRL on GIRLS NIGHT OUT! (Shalae is funny.)
My mom promised me that if I was good... I could go with her to see MAMMA MIA!

SO I WAS REALLY GOOD!!!

We went shopping at Arizona Mills (Friends & Family or something! wink, wink)

Then, we watched one of my new favorite movies! MAMMA MIA was so much fun. I loved it! I sang & danced a bit. I am still singing & doing dance moves from the movie. I liked Sophie & when she tried to find her dad & when they were going to get married.

My mom embarrassed me & brought our own popcorn, drinks & candy. But, I was glad!
I lasted until the last 10 - 15 minutes of Mamma Mia... IT WAS ABOUT 11:00 PM!! I had gymnastics in the morning!

After gymnastics, we went to Stapley Pool with my cousins & had so much fun.

You know what I did off the diving board!

This is Jax being "da big brodder".
Even though the life guards had a million odd, made up rules, we had a fun time!

My mom is wierd, but I like when she is silly to me.
Same with Aunt Shalae..

Shalae & my dad were the only grown ups that would play on the diving board.
Here is Noah.... being "ALL TALK!"
AND--------

YEAH... we knew that was coming!
Noah wanted me to go off of the highest diving board, but he wouldn't just jump off of the smaller one.

After Alisse, Noah, Shalae, my mom & I took a little nap at the pool (yes, a nap..) we stopped by OCEAN BLUE! Yummy frozen yogurt! It was so good that we planned on going back that night, but then it got too late. Can't wait to go get some more yummy frozen yogurt! (KRISTA!)

California 2008 from Leasy's camera

Ellie, you were my little poser this week at the beach! (what's new?!)
I loved that all I had to do was say, "Ella Bella!" and you'd turn around & smile and pose for a picture!

Cooling Off With Some Girlfriends

A couple Saturday's ago, Ellie was invited to a

BIRTHDAY PARTY

for her friend KATRINA.

The party was in Chandler at a fun PARK with WATER!

Ellie had so much fun (once she started playing).

Some of her friends from GyMNaStiCs were there, too.

(I love these girls. I am lucky enough to coach them!)

from L-R:

Madison (I coach on a seperate day, Ellie loves her),

Ellie, Christie Jo, Renee, Wynter, ?, and Katrina!

BTW- congrats girls for moving up a level!

You will do awesome as SHOOTING STARS now!

FUN BIRTHDAY!

Thanks for the invite Miss Katrina!

new Ellie-isms

Ellie, Grandma Vicki, and Leasy (me) were hanging out today. I decided to teach you rhyming & opposites. Some of your answers were too funny!

Opposites:
(me) Ok... what is the opposite of SUNSHINE?
(Ellie): "(mumbling the song "You are my Sunshine"... my only sunshine, you make me happy... Oh Leasy! I know! When skies are grey!" It was too cute.

(me) Grandma and....
(Ellie)"Poppie!"
(me) Auburn and...
(Ellie) "Bryan!"
and so on for our family, and then:
(me) Ellie and...
(Ellie) "I know! Ellie and NOAH!"

(me) Flip flops and...
(Ellie) "High Heels! or Dress up shoes! or pink high heels!"

(me) Brushing your teeth or...
(Ellie) "Eating junk!"

Then when we moved on to learning what rhyming was, you were trying to get the hang of it.

(me) What rhymes with TAN?

(Ellie) "SWIMMING!"

(me) What rhymes with MOP?

(Ellie) "SWEEP!"

(me) What rhymes with MORE?

(Ellie) "Like on Dora- Por Favor!"

You finally understood! You're so smart!

And just now you were sitting on my lap while I was typing up this blog. You kept asking me if you could type something. I kept telling you that you could after I was done.

You just stomped out of the room mumbling,

"But I wanted to text Noah!"

You're 4... going on 13.

I love playing with you, Miss!