Sunday, February 20, 2011

my ellie bean!

It's the debut of our etsy shop! Ok, so we only have 9 items right now, but Amy and I have been making little headbands ands onesies with a goal of putting them on etsy. (If you've never heard of etsy, it's a great online site for buying/selling homemade goods.) It's one of those things we've talked about doing and decided to finally just do it. I guess you could say it's on the 30 before 30 list (only 2 more months to go...yikes!). So, now with no further ado, I present...my ellie bean!

Friday, February 11, 2011

What do you do all day?

For journaling sake, I decided to photograph some of our everyday happenings. It was also good for me to see that we are fairly active even if it feels like we don't do much because of the freezy cold temps. (though as I write this, it is much warner...30's I think?)
First riser: Ella, in bed for Bible Study...

Eating breakfast with daddy (Nathan & Addie are still asleep)...
Snuggly storytime in bed on cold winter mornings...my favorite.
(Addie is still sleeping:)...
Everyone's up!
Time for play; This time, fishing on the steps...
Ella getting ready to dance. 20 minutes of dancing goes a long way (have I mentioned we don't play outside much right now?)...

Dance Party!
Addie always wants to be the DJ, and Nathan always tries to keep her away (Ella just dances). Notice our sweet sound system:)...

Later, Ella flying around the house with a shawl. I think we were doing preschool, which is why Nathan is at the table in the background...Not for sure why I didn't take pictures of preschool!

Addie is a little mommy and loves to take care of anything that will be her baby...

Due to aunties and great-aunties, all 3 kids have their own computer. Right now it helps Ella learn her letters and numbers...

Addie goofing...


Nathan reading, sigh...

Math flashcards! Nathan likes adding small numbers together (love the excitement on his face), and these cards were Matt's when he was growing up...
While Ella and Addie nap, Nathan does "quiet time", then there's usually time for he and I to do something. This day he chose playdough...

When Matt comes home, it's about 2 minutes before wrestling breaks out...

Ella dressing up and being goofy...

A favorite pasttime is hide-and-seek. It's not too difficult since they always hide in either the closet or under the covers of the bed. Can you find Ella?

Here I am!


Addie decided to accessorize while hiding.

It's Wednesday, which means Cubbies!


That's the day in a nutshell...minus, the "necesseties". I did not take pictures of myself cooking, cleaning, doing laundry, or tutoring...and Matt does do more than eat and wrestle with the kids:)