Train Ride

Whew...what a day we had! Today we celebrated cousin Miles' 4th birthday! This year Auntie Kristen and Uncle Craig put together a train ride for everyone. What a great way to have a b'day party for kids. We ended up having our own car both ways. We got up early and boarded at 0830. The train dropped us off in Mount Vernon. There was a short amount of time for everyone to have a quick cup of milk and a muffin. We then headed northbound! Of course, my favorite part was seeing Ellis' eyes light up. He was so thrilled to go on the train. You would have thought the day was for him.... although I think in his mind it proabably was. I had mentioned to Kris how great it is that when it is one of the boy's b'day....everyone gets to celebrate. Grammie is great in providing a little gift for each of the boys...so no one feels left out. It was truly a special day and one to remember for a long time.

Texas

Well, Ellis and I have returned from our trip to Texas. We stayed with Grandma Alana and Grandpa Don. It was great to see Ellis connect with them as we are not able to see them as much as we would like. While we were there we went to the zoo and Grandma taught Ellis to hit balls with a bat! Ellis seems to have a real knack with throwing balls and hitting them. He seems to have many talents. It has been so great to see him grow and watch him turn into a little boy. Although, it is bittersweet we are enjoying every moment. He loves saying his prayers. He makes sure that we include the very long list of Thomas and friends.

Dancing Boy!

Gramps and Nanna's House

Pete and Ellis took a trip to Gramps and Nanna's house while I went on a work Conference. Pete calls it the "Nanna Express" because Nanna is so full of energy and fun. Ellis is so blessed because I don't ever remember Grandparents interacting with us as kids. Ellis is one lucky kid to have such awesome grandparents who are so full of love. It sounds like they had an awesome time and Ellis did not want to come home. Who can blame him? Ellis can't wait to go back already.

First Spring Outing

Well, we finally had our first sunny day!! The rain has just been non stop so it has been very hard to get out and do anything. We had breakfast this morning with the family in Fairhaven. Then we went to Marine Park and did one of Ellis' favorite things to do...throw rocks in the water!!

Ellis Sings A Favorite!

Ellis reads Mommy a story

March

We started March off with some unexpected snow. It was the best snow day yet, as Ellis got to play with Miles that day. Miles enjoyed throwing himself in the snow while Ellis tried to mow the snow. I was so glad that Ellis got a second chance with the snow because the last snow fall we had he was quite sick and could not go out and play. It seems like so many things have happened this month. Ellis has a new babysitter whom we just love. Her name is Clara. We are also very blessed because she watches Chase, Miles and Ellis on Mondays and Wednesday afternoons. Those of course are Ellis' favorite days. Ellis continues to grow and say funny things. Just recently he sneezed and I was not on top of my game...an he promptyly said "Mommy...I need to be blessed" He is also wanting to get his way. He attempts this through, complaining and whining. He has gotten very good at this and is persistent. When he say No to something, he enjoys to use phrases like "But...but...I waaaannnttttttt toooooooo". We kind of know when it is coming especially when our names take an entire minute to get through..."Mooooooommmmmmmmmiiiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeee......." of course a high pitched tone of voice is right along with that. Oh goodie for us!! Even though it can get on our nerves, he still finds to be comical about it! This is what I call the Luke Syndrome! My brother did the very same thing. He basically laughed his way through his childhood. Little does Ellis know I have already had practice with his kind of personality, I am so onto him!!

Memory Lane

Oh my where has the time gone? Thought I would post these old photos as they put a smile on my face and spread the cheer!

Christams Highlights

Christmas Train

Our 2nd annual Christmas Train adventure was a hit! Although, the weather was dark and rainy we enjoyed ourselves just the same. However, we were lucky that it did not rain when it was time to ride the train. Ellis just loves this trip. Of course anytime that he is surround by family other then Pete and I he is in heaven. I guess we can get "old" sometimes. You know like yesterdays news.

We had a great time. The gals chose not to go shopping this year in Vancouver. The weather kind of put a damper on it and we were all too tired. We spent a lot of time in Grumpie and Grammies room, reading books, playing hide and seek and feeding a certain Seagull cookies from their window.

Christmas Play

Well Ellis was in his first Christmas Play. It had to be about the cutest thing I have ever seen. He was a Shepherd and had one line he had to memorize.... "lets go see the baby". He managed well. He was nervous at times as this was the first time he had a church full of people stare at him and his classmates. Sometimes he would not sing and just stare right back at us. We were joined by Grumpie, Auntie Kristen, Miles, Chase, Unlce Lucas and Auntie Elissa. Miles was cute watching Ellis. At one point during a quiet moment he yelled out " Hi Ellis"...it was great. Maybe Ellis will grow up and be in Drama...he certainly has the personality for it. He has tons of facial expressions. I am told that he gets that from me. He doesn't have to do very much to make us laugh. He seems to always have an angle on something.

3rd B'day!

I am quite behind with my blog....so I better get crackin'. These are some pictures of Silver Lake. We celebrated Ellis' b'day 2 different ways this year. It is so hard to get everyone together as there are so many sets of Grandparents. This year we clebrated with Grandpa Scott, Unle Lucas and Auntie Elissa at Silver Lake. My Dad and Mom used to take us there every year and I have such great memories and want to instill that into Ellis. We went on walks, played games, and fished. Ellis had a blast, although he didn't like the fact that there was no computer and no movies to watch. When he finally caught on he asked if he could go home. Oh Boy...that sure said a lot. We have much work to do. Sometimes I think that he can use the computer better then I can.

Some of my favorite things for Fall are...

walks with Ellis and Pete, Maple and Pumpkin Spice Lattes, warm sweaters, and Fall Leaves. We have been so blessed with an awesome October. We are trying to get as many walks in before the cold really hits us. These are a few pictures of the boy on one of our excursions. I hope that you enjoy them as much as I do. He continues to be the brightest part of our lives. It has been awesome to watch Ellis bond with Pete. They are the best of Pals.