Funny {random} things

While we were listening to Toby Keith sing "HUCKLEBERRY", Ellie told me:

"Mom, Noah is my huckleberry".

It was so cute.

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The other night Ellie told me that she needed to wear her glasses at night so she could see.

(I am not sure if she is trying to be like me, since I have to wear my glasses at night.)

Are you thinking the same song I am ....

I wear my sunglasses at night......

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Ellie is already thinking about what to be this year for Halloween. The other day while I was doing her hair in my cute polka dot robe, she told me:

"For Halloween I want to be you, mom! I'll wear a pink polka dot robe and people will say that I look just like you."

Then:

"OR, I want to be "Crazy Candace" for Halloween. "

(Crazy Candace = my good friend, Candace Westergard)

Baby Shower

This is the bath baby we got Ellie for Christmas. She loves her! This week when she was showering with her baby she started asking me questions that TOTALLY confused me.

Ellie: "Mom, can I give her like a baby shower like Grandma Vicki always goes to?"

Me: "WHAT?"

She kept repeating it, and everytime I tried to explain that I didn't understand what she was asking me.

Me: "A massage?" "A bubble bath?"

Ellie: "NO. A shower."

Me: "Like her shower in her bathroom that doesn't have a door?"

Ellie {totally annoyed with me} : "MOM, you know how Grandma Vicki always goes to a baby shower and boys can't come?"

FINALLY, I realized she was talking about all the baby showers my mom goes to.

I tried to explain that a baby shower is where a lady that is having a baby gets lots of presents from other people and she opens them... it is NOT a place where girls all shower together, or put a baby in a shower.

After I explained it, she was totally bummed. She really wanted to go see a REAL baby get spoiled by lots of girls who help clean the baby in a shower or something.

HELLO- A BABY SHOWER means

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A BABY SHOWER!

DUH!

HAIR Today, GONE Tomorrow....

For the past few months, I have been trying to convince Ellie to get a hair cut. Ellie wanted "LONG PRINCESS hair".

UNTIL,

my younger sister, ALISSE, inspired Elle with her new STYLE!

Ellie loved Aunt Leasy's hair so much, she wanted hers COLORED & CUT just like it.

We went down to LolliLocks as soon as we could, but we had to make an appointment for the next day, Tuesday. SO we DID.

{I knew that our cousin, LaRee would have done a much better job, but... Ellie wanted it done right away. We tried to get into LaRee, but it wasn't gonna work.}

MONDAY :

TUESDAY :

I loaded Ellie & Noah in the trailer {aka: The She's Got It All delivery van}

and headed to Lolli Locks.

I told the lady cutting Ellie's hair-

* A - LINE (longer in the front/angled)

* Below her chin

{Don't you HATE when your hair stylist doesn't do what you say?}

The first cut the lady did was pretty dramatic.

She had Ellie's hair split down the middle, and wet.

When Ellie saw her LONG hair on the FLOOR, and then looked in the mirror.... her face said it all.

{I wanted to cry for her}

Ellie's support was a little distracted:
When the lady was done she left Ellie's hair WET & sprayed some glitter & sent us on our way.

I promised her I would style it myself when we got home.

Ellie is so cute no matter what.

We are still trying to find our favorite way to style it.

P.S. - The cut is opposite of what I said... and one side is totally UNEVEN! I think it is actually longer in the back!

I don't mean to be Debbie Downer, I am just so annoyed at LolliLocks. They have trimmed Ellie's hair before... BUT I will NOT return there for a girls hair cut.

Once her hair grows about 2 inches, I will like it more.

FOR NOW- we will have some fun trying out different styles with it!

She does makes this hairstyle look good!

She/He's a MANIAC, Maniac on the floor

On Sunday night, I was flipping thru the channels & turned it to

"FLASHDANCE"

at the perfect time.

Noah and Ellie loved watching her dance!

These 2 watched her & then they

were dancing for their lives.

Oh, and so was Alisse for a minute.
Luckily we could rewind after she finished dancing! The kids loved copying her!
MY FAVORITE!!!!!
Noah's favorite!!!!
I filmed them for about 40 seconds.

The video is hilarious!!

WHAT A FEELIN'!

Getting Married

Ellie just told Noah:

Ellie: "Noah, we can get married when we get taller. Like when we are as tall as my mom, or when we turn 6 or 5 or something. Then we can get married like this.."

Grabs Noah's hand and starts to dance.

Noah: "Ring around the rosies........"

They both start singing it and going in circles.

Missy Ellie {et}

For some reason Ellie is cracking me up today/lately.

(exept when she decided to ride her scooter & go extra slow on our 3 miles today)

For one:

When Ellie smiles, she squints. So my sisters & I call her eyes "half moons". When she smiles in the mirror, or when she is getting her picture taken, she asks:

"Mom, do I have 1/2 moons?"!!!

For some reason, I laugh every time.

(P.S. she thinks tape fixes everything! --blame Lance)

For 2:

She is so cute. (I know that I hear she is MINI ME, every single day average of 2-3 times a day, but that doesn't mean I think I am cute. JUST HER!!!)
She loves girly things. Bracelets, necklaces, PINK, flower clips, dresses, skirts, high heals, sparkly things, babies, bling.... I could go ON & ON!
Lately when someone tells her she is cute, or that she looks so pretty, she usually reples:

"Thanks" or "I know" or "yeah!"
She just feels so pretty!! I know when she gets older it will be harder to take a complimnet, so I am not going to fix it!

For 3:

Ellie is learing so much about our church, Heavenly Father, Primary songs, etc. right now.

I will have to tape her saying the first & second Articles of Faith. It is the cutest thing! She loves to pray & read scriptures.

JUST 15 minutes ago, it was her turn to pray.

After she said about one thing. She stopped and asked me:

"What else should I say?"

I told her to let Heavenly Father know what she is thankful for (we go thru this a lot!)

SO then Lance & I hear:

"Thanks for lettin' us have a baby. I always wanted 2 babies!"

WOW, once again... I am not.. but it cracked us up.

AND for 4 (since she is ALMOST 4):

She is the best HELPER. I call her my assistant. She loves to be my little assistant all of the time.

Last week while I was sick, she was a little nurse for me. She helped herself to what she needed, & then she would keep checking on me.

When I give Noah hair cuts, Ellie is again the best assistant! She not only cleans up our mess, but she cheers Noah on from crying the whole time. (this really is very hard-I promise)

Sometimes she comes to gymnastics classes that are not as advanced & helps out as my assistant coach- no joke.

She even assists me on some of my design calls. She is sometimes hard, but usually, a joy to have with me. Today was one of the FUN days for sure.

LIKE I SAID- she keeps making me laugh so hard!

I LOVE ELLIE. What a blessing she is in my life.

SO Baby Hungry

On Thursday, it was my turn to be over the Preschool Open Gym. I was talking to one of the little girls dads (that I coach). We were having a conversation about Fostering & all of the classes that he has had to take (& other people) to become a foster parent. He started to tell me that so many people in the classes couldn't get pregnant... so on....

Ellie jumps in our conversation to tell him....

Ellie: "My mom can't get pregnant."

I didn't even know what to do, but laugh & brush it off.

{LATER THAT DAY}

After my turn to drive the dance carpool, Molly (her cousin) & Kalaei (her friend) came to play. When it was time to take the girls home, Ellie asked if she could take a baby & a baby blanket. I told her she could.

When we got in the car, Kalaei asked Ellie: "Why do you have a baby?"

I tried to explain to her that she loves babies & she is such a good mom to all of her babies.

Kalaei said: "We have our own baby. She is real. Why don't you have a real baby?"

Ellie was trying to think of how to answer....

Molly: "Suzy doesn't want a baby."

I knew it hurt Ellie's feelings, even though Molly probably didn't know exactly what she said.

Ellie got mad and said: "YES WE DO!!!! We are waiting for Heavenly Father to give us one, and we ask him every day!!!"

I tried to explain it, but I think Ellie put it best!

Every prayer we say... as soon as we are done saying "we thank thee" & start on our "please bless"...

Ellie quickly interupts if is not her turn and says: "THAT WE CAN HAVE A BABY!!!"

She has names for most of her babies. One of them is usually "Hudson". BUT as soon as she makes "Hudson" do a straddle,

Ellie tells me: "This is not Hudson anymore. It is a girl now, so she is "Jonnie". (both baby cousins)

Today I heard her laughing in the other room saying "OH RAE RAE!!" (Everyone calls Jonnie - "Jonnie Rae Rae", or sometimes just "Rae Rae". It just made me laugh. I thought it was so cute.

She is such a cute mom to all of her babies. She will be the best older sister some day.