This was a great weekend. (Well, in my opinion.) Saturday was picture day. Ellie is 14 months and Madison is a little past 3 years old. I know you are “supposed” take pictures at milestones (i.e. 1 year, 15 months, 3 years, etc), but that hasn’t been the tradition here. We do it when we get to it! (That may be my new motto! Whoa, I am in a quirky mood right now; watch out!) Anyway… It actually went really well. Our pictures were at 9:15am. Ellie cooperated; Madison cooperated; and Jeremy and I were pleased. Here are a few of our favorites:
When we got home, Tara and Grace came over for lunch and to play a little before nap time. I miss Tara and the time we spent walking and talking in Columbus, so it is so nice when we can connect back here. I am lucky that her family lives in the area we moved to! I have no pictures, but the girls seemed to have fun in princess dresses, with shopping carts, and a little arguing about whose is whose. That is three-year-olds for you.
The girls took good afternoon naps, while I hung out here, and Jeremy picked up a few things at the store. During their nap, I had a phone call from my Ashland friend, Laura. She said she and her family were in our town… just down the street! We met them there shortly after the call and invited them to come play a little at our house. Teagan and Madison played Dora house for most of the time they were here. Teagan is MUCH better at that than I am! It was a day of friends visiting, and it was so good!
Sunday we played with friends in the church nursery since we had nursery duty. Afterwards we went to Jeremy’s parent’s house. Jeremy’s sister, Jen, is in town for a few days, and we wanted to spend some time with her. There were a few other extended family members that joined us for lunch as well – David, Marianne, Erin, and Kristen. After naps, we went outside to play for awhile. The day was PERFECT - sunshine, breezy, warm. It was everything that I look forward to because we have a winter here. (I do like winter, too, but the changing seasons make everything more exciting.) Madison ran in her dress and barefeet bringing back a feeling of freedom I think she had forgotten – or maybe tries to relive every day in our house in dresses and no socks.
Madison said Jen is so fun. I love playing with Jen!
Ellie discovered things she wouldn’t have remember from last year. We touched the grass.
We piled rocks.
We took laps (her walking, holding my hand) around the house. We gave wagon rides.
And she tried walking all by herself. She was so proud!
It was a good day.
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