HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY ELLA!!

Ella had her 1 year checkup today so she wasn't thrilled with the birthday present of 3 shots and a finger stick. She did well and took a quick nap afterwards before Mike came home with some Chick-fil-A for lunch. Ella really enjoyed her first chicken nuggets and a french fries too. She topped that off with peas, applesauce and some birthday cake -whew she was hungry. That was most of the celebrating we did today. Mike was gone this evening so we just let Ella eat at her normal time having some baby food and yogurt and then enjoyed a walk around the block. She was dressed in a cute dress and hat, so of course when she was outside all she wanted to do was to play in the dirt....tomboy?. She moved quickly in the dirt but instead of walking or crawling she kind of walked on all fours trying not to rub her knees. After attempting to consume several rocks, I decided it would be easier if we played inside where I can at least know that the worst thing going in her mouth would be a three day old Cheerio that escaped the vacuum cleaner.

Jesus, Look Out for the Snowballs!
Landon enjoys having one toy with him when he naps. After lunch Mike was laying him down when Landon asked "please leave a little light so I can see snowballs hit Jesus".
After what seemed like an eternity of confusion and serious concern, Mike was quite proud of himself for figuring out that Landon was talking about a manger scene sno-globe that Landon had received at Christmas (even though he hadn't played with it in months). How do their minds work like that? Anyway, Mike found the sno-globe, took it to him, and left the blinds cracked just enough so Landon could see the snow. We had a really good laugh about it as Landon fell asleep while pelting baby Jesus with snowballs. Who says God doesn't have a sense of humor?