WK5 - 2013

January 30, 2013

Pam's 40th Birthday!

I had a great birthday.  Patrik bought a small cake with party hats, ect and we celebrated with the girls.  We went out that night downtown to a restaurant called Second Empire.  Here's the link below =>

http://www.second-empire.com/

It's located in an old historic renovated house.  We ate in the dining room.  They took us on a tour of the house afterwards and I received a menu engraved with my birthday and then signed by the chef.  The dinner was great and we had a really good time.

Brenda took me out to Generations Salon on Saturday Feb 2nd.  We were pampered by having a sweedish massage then a pedicure.  It was fun!

www.gensalon.com

Patrik & Pam at Second Empire

Pam's 40th Birthday Cake!

Annalina at 3 years old

Ella at 17 months!



Ella Being silly



Christmas 2012

December 25, 2012

Christmas was quiet this year.  Busy at work.  Girls had fun and really enjoyed all their gifts.  Annalina especially loves her princess outfits and wears them all the time.  Ella loves her weebles and stays warm in her new winter jacket.  Abbie has already painted one of her princess statues.  I made a ham dinner and sweet bread for breakfast

 

Ella enjoying her new winter jacket!

Ella enjoying her new sneakers!

Annalina excited about her princess gift!

Annalina opening her princess gift!

WK30 - July

July 23, 2012

Last week was a busy week for the girls!



Annalina 2.5 Years

 Annalina has tumble bus each Monday.  Wed she had Kona Ice day which is when this truck comes to the school and they make snow cones.  It's really fun for the kids.  She brought in a guitar on show-n-share day and all the kids loved it.  Annalina is really growing and is starting to say sentances.  Her new thing now is saying "Go Away" to us.  I'm not sure where she learned that. 










Ella 11 Months

 Ella is getting big and is now officially cruising.  She stands on her legs and walks around the furniture.  Her legs are very strong now and she's doing well.  She will definitely be walking very soon.  She's also eating very well now and we should soon be saying goodbye to the bottle. 










Abbie had her first full week of Middle School and really loves it.  She likes going to the different classes and has met some new friends.



Annalina & Ella - Pool



The girls played in their little pool on the deck Saturday.  They had a good time and it was sure hot outside.  We were able to mask most of the sun by setting up the pool on the deck under the gazeebo.











Enjoy!

-Pam

WK24 - June

June 14, 2012



Abbie 5th Grade Graduation



This week has been busy for us.  Abbie had her 5^th Grade graduation at North Ridge Elementary.  It’s hard to believe that she has graduated from 5^th grade already.  She received a Silver Presidential Award and that was a pretty big deal.  President Obama signed it himself.  She has a few weeks off before she starts Durant Middle School.  She will be attending a year round school which will be quite a big change for her.  She goes to a Girl Scout camp this weekend for a week and is very excited about that. 



Annalina Krispy Kreme



Annalina is doing well and starting to talk more in sentences.  She will often state a noun then a verb together and she can count to 10!  I couldn’t believe it one day she was counting on the floor and then I would start counting to 10 and she would state the numbers in a row.  Wow!  She’s definitely a smart one for sure.  Potty training is coming along but not as quickly as I would like.  I guess eventually she will want to go on the potty. 

Ella 10 Months

Ella is growing so fast!  She is definitely mobile and crawling all over the place.  She is even wanting to stand up but hasn’t quite gotten that down.  She’s starting to eat more people food.  She is a bit pickier than Annalina was.  She doesn’t like baby food very much so getting her to eat any of that is a struggle.  She loves bananas, yogurt, and cheerios so breakfast is easy.  Lunch and Dinner foods are more of a struggle.  I have to try and be creative about introducing new foods.  Overall they are doing great!

Pam

WK12 - 2012

March 26, 2012



The three Muskateers



We all had a very busy week.  Ella is starting to really communicate vocally.  She talks all the time.  Her teeth are starting to come in on the top now.  She’s having a hard time sleeping at night and is quite fussy which is unusual for her.  Last night she woke up at 11:30 and I had to rock her back to sleep in her bouncie in the family room.  She finally fell asleep and I slept next to her on the couch.  Needless to say I don’t sleep very well on the couch.  In addition she’s got quite a bit of congestion and runny nose so that isn’t helping her sleep either.  Ella is entering the separation anxiety stage now.  She cries when I leave the room.  Annalina is also getting over a cold.  Annalina was doing so well with her potty training and then over the weekend she didn’t want to use the potty.  Every time we ask her she says “No potty” and that was the end of that.  Hopefully she will get back on track this week.  I bought her some new big girl underwear at the store on Friday so hopefully this helps her get motivated again.  Annalina is doing well with her colors and communication.  I point to colors and she’s able to say what they are.  She still has quite a few tantrums each day but that’s part of being two I guess.  After about a couple of minutes she’s fine.  When we try to correct her she just says “Not nice Momma”.  Abbie had a school trip to Washington DC last week for three days.  She had such a good time!  She shared a room with her friend from school.  It was a good learning experience for her as well.  The weather has been so nice down here.  Warm and in the seventies each day.  I really don’t feel like we had much of a winter as the weather was so warm.  Looking forward to even warmer weather to come!  Have a Great Week!

Pam

WK11 - 2012

March 17, 2012

Aunt Care with Ella & Annalina

Ella & Farmore

Annalina, Abbie & Ella

We had a great week!  Aunt came over on Friday for a visit with the girls.  She was so excited to see them and was amazed how much they have changed since she last visited and she was able to finally meet Ella as well.  Ella has become timid around strangers which is new for her.  She cried a couple of times when Aunt Care tried to hold her.  I think she was also tired as well as it was evening time.  Patrik’s mom or Farmore as we call her arrived on Sunday for a visit.  She stayed until Thursday morning.  She went out shopping on Monday and bought the girls new spring dresses.  She had purchased a pink dress for Ella before and bought Abbie and Annalina dresses that coordinate well.  I’m planning to get the girls pictures taken in a few weeks.  We went out for dinner on Tuesday night to a nice French restaurant close to the house.  The food was great and we had a good time.  Nice to get away and have some adult time and conversation.  They had a ST Patrick’s day party on Friday in Annalina’s class.  I went in and helped the teacher’s set-up.  It’s funny to see 3 tables of 2 year olds all sitting together eating.  Very cute and its funny the conversations they have together.  One of our baby sitter’s came home from college this week.  She came by for a visit and Annalina ran up to her and gave her a big hug.  We were amazed Annalina remembered her.  It’s been a few months since we last saw her.  Abbie ran in a race at school on Thursday.  The race was a fund raiser for new books next year.  Abbie ran 35 laps and it was $1 per lap.  She did very well!  Abbie found out yesterday that she was accepted at Durant Middle School next year.  It’s a year round school so it will take some getting used to not having all summer off but she’s excited about going there.  The school is much newer than the other middle school and several of her friends are going there as well.  I hope you enjoy my blog this week!

-Pam

March 6, 2012

March 6, 2012

Ella 6 Months

Abbie (10) & Annalina (2)

Pam, Ella, & Annalina on Sunday after Church

This week has been busy for us.  Annalina is starting to use the potty all the time.  Her teachers say she's ready and excited when she uses the potty.  Her newest line is "I did it"  She says this over and over again when she does something and she wants you to notice.  Annalina is saying more and more each week and its neat to hear her speak sentences.  She participates in the tumble bus every Monday.  It's a bus that they have converted into a gym and she has so much fun jumping around.  We have to pay extra for this but its only $20 a month and its worth it as she loves it.  Ella is growing and doing great.  She had her 6 month checkup at the Dr on Friday.  She now weighs 17.5 pounds.  She is 75th percentile in her weight, 88th percentile in her length, and 55th percentile in her head circumference.  Ella had her flu shot and this shot hurt more than the other ones.  She cried for a while and once I rocked her she was better.  She was back to her normal cheerful self shortly after.  We have nicknamed Ella "Mella Ella" because she is so mellow and calm.  She only cries when she is tired or hungry.  Ella is now eating twice a day.  Rice cereal with fruit and vegetables.  She loves sweet potatoes, hates green beans, and loves all fruit.  Anything sweet.  Well I guess she takes after my side of the family and has that sweet tooth.  Everyone says Ella looks like me because she has my blue eyes and smile.  Abbie is doing well and loves school still.  She had a Girls Scout skating outing on Saturday and she earned a badge.  She did really well selling Girl Scout cookies this year and I was able to get some people from work to buy some.  She starts middle school next year.  Time sure does fly!  She has applied to go to Durant Middle School which is right across the street from where Annalina and Ella go to daycare.  Its a year round school so it will take some getting used to with her schedule and going to school for the full summer.  Work is busy for me now as we start quarter end.  They did several layoffs last week so the atmosphere is not so good at work.  Overall everyone had a good week!  I hope you like the blog!

Pam