I finally have some PICTURES! Not sure why the last part of that word underlined. This past weekend we spent in CO Springs with Grammy and Grandpa Knipp, celebrating Gabe's 30th birthday. As parents will do, they spoiled us greatly and we had a great time!
Here is Ellis "helping" with the leaves:
All of the girls went to the pumpkin patch. Ellis picked out a pumpkin for each of us and mentioned picking one out for Grandpa Duffy, too.
She was concerned with the pumpkins that were "broked" and wanted us to fix them:
You can't really see my pregnant belly in these pictures, but let me assure you, I look pregnant. Upon arrival, a lady commented to me something about smuggling pumpkins INto the pumpkin patch.
Other news:
Ellis licked her finger the other day in order to wipe something off my face. Wonder where she got that?
Ellis is making big strides in the world of potty-training. She is wearing undies all day except when she sleeps. Since lowering my expectations of having a child fully toilet-trained in a week, I've found the process to be much less frustrating. When she is on the toilet doing what one does on a toilet, she without fail announces, "I'm doing it!!"
Ellis was sitting in one of her many nests the other day sort of gazing blankly into space. Gabe snapped a couple of times in front of her face and I explained to her that he was trying to get her to snap out of it. She replied, "Daddy, I don't want you to snap me out of it! I want to stay in my nest."
I've found that I cannot make empty promises for a later time in order to placate Ellis in the present. Her memory is rock solid. No matter how seemingly small the promise was.
We went under contract on a house in Arvada, CO and the inspections are today. Hoping for no major surprises. Will let you know when there's more to tell...!
Gabe is in the 3-0 club now! Ellis picked out balloons for him from her. A green one. A pink one. And a Disney princess one. All his favorites---she knows him so well :)
Gabe and I got to go on a date together while we were in the Springs (thank you Ken and Vickie!). Not sure when that last happened. We went to a restaurant that would not have suited Ellis, took our time ordering, took our time eating and talking after. So nice! I didn't have to clean Gabe's hands, negotiate with him to eat more of his food, take him to the bathroom, pick up food he tossed on the floor, or ANYTHING! So much more relaxing that way. And also, they had lavender lemonade, which is maybe the tastiest drink I've ever had.
So, a 30th birthday, a new house (hopefully), potty-training, and I had the one arts/craft fair I did all year. October is only half over, but it's been quite a big month!
Ellis has decided on her own that she wants to be a princess for Halloween. No surprise there.
Ellis and I were doing a little children's devotional the other night. It talked about God loving everyone. So I said things like, "Does God love Daddy?" yes. "Does God love Aunt Janae?" yes. And eventually, "Does God love you?"...Ellis: "Yeah, but everybody loves me."