Oh, our little baby girl is growing up! Although she is displaying some stronger lung power when she's upset, she is still just a sweet Ellie Anne through and through, bringing such happiness and tenderness to our family.
She still loves most of all to be held and cuddled and tickled and talked to. She's also liking to follow us around in her walker, play with crinkly toys, try out some new foods (carrots, sweet potatoes, rice cereal...), touch our faces, go outside, touch and hold and teeth new things and wiggle and wiggle and scoot all around.
I am amazed at how quickly this little one has grown from a newborn to this precious baby girl stage of learning and exploring and moving... what a dear one this Ellie is!
Today we were on a rollerblading adventure and Jordan was bracing me to go down the hills on the river trail tunnels. Landon asked why he was doing that and I told him I was a little scared to go down the hills, so Daddy was helping me to be careful. So the next why question was "Why were you scared Mommy? Was there a lion?"
followed by the Macey's french toast breakfast, a little break at home then another rollerblading trip over to catch the end of the parade.
After some good long naps, we checked out the Freedom Festival booths downtown where we got some delicious Tucano's food and watched a "Scales and Tails" show w/ lots of cool animals. Landon brought a bucket full of toys, and was so content to sit in the stroller and hold on to his treasures that we really even got to look at all of the booths and take our time seeing all the fun things.
A happy time with our little family!
we will not seek to receive what we have not earned by our own labor.
It means we will remember that government owes us nothing.
• As Jefferson said, “If a nation expects to be ignorant and free … it expects what never was and never will be.
• Have we read the Constitution and pondered it? Are we aware of its principles? Could we defend it? Can we recognize when a law is constitutionally unsound?
• As citizens of this republic, we cannot do our duty and be idle spectators. It is vital that we follow this counsel from the Lord: “Honest men and wise men should be sought for diligently, and good men and wise men ye should observe to uphold; otherwise whatsoever is less than these cometh of evil.” (D&C 98:10.) Note the qualities that the Lord demands in those who are to represent us. They must be good, wise, and honest.
Landon: I'm not liking my tummy very much right now. I want a new tummy Mommy!
Me: What's wrong with your tummy Landon?
Landon: It's feeling really bad. I want a new tummy.
They had a fun last day of class today w/ an obstacle course (super for Landon who LOVES to run and jump and dive!) and some great races. It's been fun to see Landon so proud to practice and show off his new 'tricks' and activities learned in his class. Today I noticed more than ever how he wanted to show off all his great spins and jumps to his teacher. Jordan and Ellie came to watch today too and at one point Landon went and grabbed his teachers hand and pulled her over to Ellie to say, "Look! That's my baby sister. Her name's Ellie!"