Mexico 2015

We have been up to a lot lately, but I thought I should update on our trip to Mexico.

We were all pretty excited to wake up REALLY early and fly to Mexico.  Mama said I was a great traveler and played with my books and toys the whole way.  Ellen enjoyed the flight too and took a great nap.  She also had fun smiling and waving at all the people as they walked by.

When we left Minnesota it was cold and there was snow on the ground, but once we got to Mexico I was glad Mama had our Mexico dresses because it was BEAUTIFUL!  

Ellen really liked the beach and playing in the sand.  It was a lot of fun until she started to eat it...

Our resort was pretty great, we could take a boat back and forth between the two properties.  We all had a great time!

We spent a lot of time playing at the pool.  Ellen loved splashing in the water and trying to walk around in her raft.

I loved jumping in and practicing my floating.  After a week in the water I learned to float on my back all by myself!

Of course, Mama needed lots of pictures of us at the beach, here is one of her favorites of me...

 and one of her favorites of Ellen, isn't the water beautiful?

I really liked getting to paint a turtle for Grandma Carolyn and a fish for Ellen.

It was really great to be able to be outside all the time, Mama even let me take a nap outside!!

Vacation was made even better because we got to spend time with our good friends Kristi, Mike and Baby David.

Baby David is just a little older than Ellen.  He had a great time playing in the pool too.  He brought some great pool toys and even shared them with me!

Even though the rafts were for the babies, I had a great time playing on them too.  It was pretty tricky to try to climb on top, and really fun to flip off!

Mama and Daddy brought a snorkel for me to play with in the pool.  It was really fun to get to breathe under water.  Ellen wanted to try it but it was too tricky so she just chewed on it.

One of my favorite things was that I got to get my hair braided!  Mama helped me pick out some pretty flowers.  That night we went to a fancy restaurant and I got to eat lobster!

I was pretty bummed that I couldn't watch Survivor while we were in Mexico, but I felt like I was on the show when Mama got me a coconut to drink out of!  I didn't really like the water inside the coconut so Mama poured it out and filled it with my fruit punch.

We had a great time.  I can't wait until our next big adventure!
Linden

Sweet Springtime

Hey Everybody!  Ellen Here!!

Could this weather be any nicer?  I think Spring is here!!  Today we took a walk to the park and I got to go on the swing!!

I REALLY loved it, though I was a little too small so Mama had to use Linden's blanket so I didn't tip over too much!

I can't wait for the weather to get even warmer, Sissy told me that Grandma Carolyn and Papa Tim have LOTS of swings to play on at the lake!

Ellen

Watch Me Grow!

Hey Everybody, Ellen Here!

I have been keeping Mama very busy, so busy that she just can't keep up.  Here is a summary of what I have been up to the past few months.

Have a great night!
Ellen

Love is In the Air

Hey Everybody!  Ellen Here!

We had a great time visiting Alexandria this weekend!  We always love playing with Grandma Carolyn and Papa Tim.  And we especially love getting to see Great Grandma Joan!!

Some days I can be really grumpy, but I decided to be Great Grandma's friend today and I think she LOVED it!!

Getting to play at Grandma and Papa's house is pretty fun too.  They have all sorts of fun toys, I think our favorite is getting to play vet hospital.  Linden likes putting band-aids on all the animals, I like feeding the puppies treats (the treats are really cereal, and after I pretend to give it to them I eat it!!)

It was a great weekend!
Ellen

Auntie Fun Day!

Hey Everybody!  Ellen Here!

Auntie Heidi made a visit, and that means only one thing, LOTS and LOTS of fun!!  Auntie Heidi decided that we should make some sugar cookies and decorate them.  It looked like lots of work so I decided it would be best if I just supervised.

Linden really likes to bake, and these cookies were extra fun because she got to roll them out and cut them into fun shapes!  Mama had to do the over though, Linden is still too little!

After the cookies were done baking, Auntie Heidi and Linden got to decorate them.

Decorating was a really messy job, but they got it done.  Linden said, "the more sprinkles, the better!!!!!!"

Thanks for another fun afternoon!
Ellen

Favorite Place to Eat

Hey Everybody!  Ellen Here!

Have you ever been to a place called Buffalo Wild Wings?  It is my FAVORITE place to eat.  They have the best celery and carrots.  I LOVE their celery and carrots.  Aren't I just a big girl!?!

Hope you all are enjoying the super bowl!!!
Ellen

Fun with Daddy (and Mama too!)

Daddy likes to keep busy on the weekends, which is fine by me, no need to sit around the house when there is plenty of fun to be had.

We decided to head to the movie theater and check out the new movie, Penguins of Madagascar.  It was a pretty funny movie, and Daddy was in it!  He was the the Evil Octopus named Dave!

Ellen wasn't so impressed with the movie, she slept through a lot of it...Silly girl.

After the movie we headed over to the curling club to watch Daddy curl.  Mama and Ellen just hung out in the warming area, but I had more fun sitting out where I could watch Daddy and cheer his team on.

Another day, another adventure,
Linden