Happy Easter

Easter 2016! Lets color eggs!

Spring break 2016

Today we had some fun at the Eagan community center and played in the Blast. It is an indoor park and the girls had a BLAST! The best part is it is very affordable! After we met Rhonda for lunch on Grand Avenue which the girls both received high praise for the good behavior. Prior to lunch we stopped at a used book store and Ellie picked out Goo and Hadley grabbed a new/used chapter book. She is getting much stronger in the reading department. Now the challenge is to find her chapter books she doesn't want to put down. She loves Junie B. Jones but there are some harder/funny words for her to read. She likes Henry the horrible I think it is called... that is what she grabbed today. She likes Tree House mystery series... again name escapes me but close enough. Anyway, I love seeing her read, it is so cute!

Ellie is 5

Our baby is 5! This can't be true. It was only moments ago she was taking her first steps holding her monkey blanket and sucking her thumb. Wait she still does that, except her first steps are swim strokes and funny stories. I'd say she is our dreamer, fashion girl diva who loves to play outside. She is boy crazy already and thinks she is prettier if she wears tank tops... even in winter.

Some Ellie facts...
Favorite food: Spaghetti
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite singer: Justin Bieber
Favorite accessory: Wonder woman headband
Favorite game: Sorry
Favorite character: Wonder woman
Favorite book: The day the crayons quit
Favorite snack: Fruit, cookies, snack plate

She loves to eat out... a few favorites are Panda Express (Orange Chicken) and Chic Fillet (Chicken nuggets.) For her birthday she asked for American Girl Doll clothes and accessories, new bedding with throw pillows and a chandelier.

It was great that she turned 5 the week of spring break. I was off which was nice because I could enjoy the day. We went to visit Omi and had lunch, spent the day at the park and had a tea party after in her condo. The girls and I walked to Trader Joe's and Ellie picked out Spaghetti for her birthday meal and pink roses. A couple days ago we had the Heinsens and Coadys over for a taco in a bag dinner and had cake and presents. She picked out a fruit tort for her birthday dish and received a bunch of great gifts including pink flamingo sheets, a wonder woman t-shirt, a fun day designing a chandelier with Katie and a WiiU dance game plus many more girly things. She even gave cousin Joe a hug.

Next weekend we plan to go to Isle since it is Easter on Sunday. Saturday we will have another Ellie celebration with family.
These 5 years have flown with you our sweet little girl who keeps us on our toes. We love you so much... to the moon and back and more than all the stars in the sky.