SIckies

Today we went to visit old friends who moved an hr. away. It wa so nice to see them and spend time with them. They were actually all sitting but it only lasted for about 5 min.
Daddy took the girls to a light parade on Friday when I had to work.
Another lighted float. They had fun but there were lots of people there so Ella had to sqeeze her way through the crowds so she could see and Eva sat on daddy's neck.
We went to the park after our Thanksgiving meal to run it off.
Ho Ho Ho!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Sisterly love!
p90x is sure making daddy strong.
Ella has fake nails on!
All bundled up on a not so cold night! She loves to wear her hat and gloves but not for too long!

Well we had a wonderful Thanksgiving day but as you can see on the table was PB because thats all my daughters wanted to eat. Ugh! I can't believe I spent all day cooking for just Evan and I. Well I guess Eva ate a few bites of stuffing/sweet potatoes but filled up on bread/PB. This weekend we layed low because I worked an extra shift and we went Black Friday shopping which started at 12am on Friday morning. We did it for the experience and that was it, unsure if we'll ever do it again, it was crazy! We did find some good deals but didn't buy anything big to save anything significant. So we were a little exhausted and to top it off Evan got sick on Saturday after he played 2 hrs of BB. He felt better by Sunday night already but he definitly felt sore from playing, he hurt his back and can tell he's getting older. The week went well but after I was sick last Wed and Thurs. I was ready to get out of the house. We made it to a friends house on Monday to play and on our way into the house Ella puked so we turned around and went home. It was short lived for her too and she was such a big girl about knowing where to puke and when it was coming. Such a difference from the last time she was sick. Eva has yet to get sick and I hope she doesn't bc it will be a mess! Although thinking back she was the 1st one to puke but only puked once. So who knows! I just hope this is the only sickness of the winter/fall season. We went to the library once last week and the girls both loved it, its been awhile since we went because Ella's in school now. Ella will soon be riding the bus so Eva and I can run a few errands after we drop her off and then be home when she gets home. It will be so much easier and Ella's super excited about it! I'm also excited to get the chance to spend some quality time with Eva. Evan and I went out for a date night on Wednesday, we went for dinner at the Olive Garden and went to the new Twilight movie...it was so good! It was also nice to spend some quality time together. It doesn't take long for us to lose sight of whats important in life! Evan's always good about making sure it happens which is wonderful of him. I'm so thankful for him and my beautiful, healthy girls. Well I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving and welcome to the Holiday season, my favorite time of year.

Happy Thanksgiving

Pics my friend Susan took and headband I made...they make great xmas presents email me crystal_lindahl@yahoo.com






Still at Susans...Eva didn't want to smile for anything.




On a sign downtown after Elmo..thats the cutest pic we've taken in awhile.
Ella and Elmo.
The girls watching Elmo and the gang sing and dance.

Eva running around....her hair looks so cute up but she plays with her hair too much to keep it for long.
Ella fell asleep on the way home from Easton with daddy so he layed her here until he got Eva in bed and then got her ready. She was passed out!
Ella with Cookie and Brownie.
Ella got her caricature drawn. Eva wouldn't sit still..well Evan didn't even tried it just based it on assumption.

Ella and Eva in front of the Easton tree all lite up.
Ella and Eva with my client Michael...he loves them.
Eva hanging out while Ella gets her hair cut. She couldn't have been happier...sucker and Dora and tractor.
Ella sitting on a pink dragon.

Well I think about everything we did last week and despite me being sick for 3 days we were still very busy! Becky was still here on Monday and we went to a children's museum called AHA but I forgot the camera. We have been there before but its been awhile and the girls loved it..I think we were there for 2.5 hours. Tuesday we went to Babies r us and took some holiday/b-day pics. We have been there before and loved the pics but since my friend Susan usally takes them now I haven't needed to go. Susan has taken some pics of the girls but they weren't really cooperating and thought I could get a few more cute ones. Well it turned out to be the worse expereince ever. The girl working was rude and had no idea what she was doing..we were there for 2.5 hrs. and I had to leave without paying because Ella had to get to school. I went back to pay and then they didn't give me the online information to view them and it has taken me 3 days calling them to get it. Well it still doesn't work because the pics in the album are x'd out. I will continue to try and get the information so everyone can see the pics..they turned out pretty well. On Wednesday we ran errands and had Ella's haircut in the morning...which took a lot of talking into but Ella finally agreed. The girls didn't want to leave the place, it was called Cookie Cutters. Ella only got 2 in. of just to take away some tangles and dead ends. I wasn't feeling well but still went to work in the evening but by the time I got home at 7pm..I was throwing up! Not fun! Surprised I was the one who was sick, usually I get it from the girls but until today the girls have been great. We had just got to a friends house this morning when Ella threw up outside so we are having a movie day. Kind of nice because I worked last night and am kind of tired! Ella doesn't feel too badly...she is still talking a lot. :o) Thursday Evan stayed home from work to help me, I wasn't puking anymore but I felt awful..tired and no energy! Thank God...cause I could have never done it. Friday I had to work my 14 hr shift and did feel a little better but was not looking forward to staying up all night. I took the girls to Mcdonalds to play in the afternoon after school and then Evan took them to Easton for the tree lighting event. They had so much fun and saw lots of mascots including cookie and brownie. I was sad I missed it! Saturday evening we took the girls to see Elmo live...Eva was dancing and screamin and loved it..but was ready to go after an hr. Ella loved it too but sat quietly and contently and watched it. Sunday we did some Christmas shopping...basically for decorations and lights for the house. Next weekend we plan on putting everything up and want to have all of the decorations to do so. We are so excited this time of year is here! Happy Thanksgiving to all....we are all thankful to have each other!

Girls Weekend

The only pic with Auntie Becky before she left Monday evening.
Ella copying her daddy.
Look at our little monkey!
Balancing!
Sitting in a tree...it was one of the only trees with its leaves still on...hard to tell here.
Eva wanted to put her legs in the back holes....wasn't too comfortable though.
love and hugs!
Hiking on a trail.
Eva jamming out.
Ella's a true rockstart...no shirt and one of her pant legs up.
We had a playdate with Aiden and Eli Thursday morning...we frosted cookies and ate them. Actually they mostly just ate them. :o)

Evan left this weekend for South Carolina for a boys weekend. He met some college friends for a college football game. He had fun and so did us girls. Aunt Becky took the bus up from Tennessee, it was a long day for her on Thursday but she made it here safetly. I have only 1 picture to prove it bc neither of us had a camera. She came to help me with the girls and gave me the opportunity to work my regular shifts which otherwise I would have had to cancel them. We thank her so much for all her help. We had fun! Last week Ella had her test on Monday which we have not heard the final results yet from the Dr. so I will be calling today. Hoping no news is good news. Evan took the day off on Tuesday to enjoy the last nice day of the year and since Ella didn't have school we had a picnic lunch at a new park and did some more hiking. We all had a great day! Wednesday was busy as always, I worked and we had church events in the evenings. We are now members of the Messiah Lutheran Church here in Columbus! Thursday we waited all day to see Becky but she waited around all day trying to get on the buses so instead of arriving at 2p, she got in at 8:30p. She said the day did go quickly but I felt badly about it bc she did it all for us. Ella was so excited she waited up to see her. Quickly said hello and went to bed! Friday Evan left and I had a job interview at Ella's pediatricians office. It went well but it pays less than I make now and the cost of daycare will not help so I don't think I will take it if its offered. I'm shooting for the Mother/Infant job at the hospital, I have not heard from the unit director yet but am still hoping too. Hope everyone is ready for winter...bc its here. ;o)

Crazy busy

Ella wrapped up like a mummy during her EEG. She kind of had a smile because it was over.
Ella was practicing putting stickers on Eva's face so she would feel more comfortable about the EEG.
Hut Hut! We went to the Hocking Hills on Sunday to do some hiking for one of the last beautiful days of the year.
There'a a pretty smile, posing for daddy.

It was so dark in the cave, it was scary to let the girls walk by themselves.

What a cute pic! Eva hates holding Ella's hands but she didn't mind today, probably because she already fell 2 times within the first 5 minutes but 2 seconds after this pic Eva fell and took Ella down with her. Silly girls!




We took a pic similiar to this 3 yrs ago when Ella was just a baby, thought we would recap.
At the park!
Look how cool this park was, this was only half of it. They had fun! This was before we went out to hike in the Hocking Hills.
At a different park...you can always tell who brought them bc daddy takes pics and I do not.



So last week was crazy bc Ella started school and with the start of school came lots of paperwork and new adjustments. We also had dr. appt for Ella because she fainted, she saw her regular Pediatrician and just yesterday she had an EEG in which she did very well. She cried for the first while bc they were putting 30 leads on her head and had to be still and she did not like that. She was also exhausted bc it was a sleep deprived EEG so she had to sleep for 20 min. during the study. She did end up falling asleep but it took awhile. What a good girl! I was so proud of her, when we got done we went to get ice cream. She got choc. ice cream, with oreos, choc. chip sprinkles, and m&m's and the whole time she ate it she kept telling me she loved me soooo much. She very much appreciated her choc. treat. We also had lots of pictures last week, we took family pics on Thursday which Eva wasn't liking it so not many smiles. We may have to go back and try for her 2 yr. pics. On Friday Ella had school pics so by the weekend they were so sick of pics which resulted in little smiles. Ella enjoys school and has 2 new friends. She likes the girls but not the boys and since there are only 2 girls in her class those are her friends. Ella also had her 1st dentist appt. on Saturday. She did wonderful here too, although she didn't want the hygenist to clean her teeth so she did it herself. We only cleaned the front ones but its better than nothing. We also found out she has 20 teeth, she liked that part where we counted them. On Sunday we went to church and then headed south of us an hr to go hiking. We all had a great time and thoughly enjoyed the weather. It was in the 60's and the sun was shining. We asked Ella is she was having fun hiking on our last hike and she goes, "We're just walking," it made us laugh!