Monday, November 15, 2010

Ella is 7!

Where does the time go? My Ella Bella is 7! We celebrated her birthday and for the first time ever both sets of grandparents were there to celebrate! She had a great weekend, with several birthday dinners and lots of gifts and love. Grandma Matlock even made a special castle cake for her. She is a very loved little girl who is growing so big and beautiful. She is so loving, constantly thinking of others and how she can help. She is very bright, both mentally and spiritually. Ella is joyful. Always! She reads like the wind and loves to gain knowledge! We are so lucky to have her with us. And as soon as Kodak releases my pictures I will post some! Right now its holding them hostage.

Our girls

I love random pictures of my girls and the things that they do. So enjoy a few!


I heard Vi in the play room whining and whimpering. When I went in there, this is what I found. In case you can't tell that's Vi upside down in the baby swing. And stuck! I laughed pretty good, ran for the camera, and THEN I rescued her!
 My girls riding ponies at the local Pumpkin Patch. Ella, as always, is thrilled, Violet, not so much.
 My favorite ... the girls reading books. Ella loves to read and Violet loves to listen. And since she's 1, Violet is almost always 1/2 naked!

Jillian's Blessing Day

Our Jillian was blessed on September 5th and all the grandparents and our friends came to celebrate! It was a beautiful day and we're so grateful for our family and friends ... and of course for Jillybean!


 Erick Peterson, Jimmy Matlock, Wayne Nielsen (holding Jillian), Cory Nielsen and Bryan Smart
Sheryl Peterson, Melissa Smart, Julie (holding Jillian), Ella, Kathy Nielsen (holding Violet), Kathy Matlock

Halloween 2010

Halloween is my favorite time of year! What other time can you dress up and get free candy! I love seeing all the kids come to our house. In Keizer we would go through maybe 1/2 a bag. Here, we went through 2 big bags in 1 hour. Had to turn off the lights early! In years past Ella has always been something pretty. This year she opted for scary. I think I did a pretty good job turning my beautiful girl into a deathly looking vampire! Violet was a rabbit, and I giggled all night as she fought to keep her huge floppy ears out of her face. Jillian was an "unimpressed-with-this-whole-thing" LadyBug. I could not get a pic of all 3 looking even remotely happy. Ella as giving me her "Vampire Face," Violet kept trying to get away and Jillybean was screaming. Gotta love it! They were all so cute! I love Halloween!



Ella the Soccer Girl

My girl is playing soccer! She started as a newbie, knowing nothing, but by mid-season she was a soccer player! She even got into the whole aggressive side of it. One day she had her "game face" on, and she made a play for the ball right in front of us. After clearing the ball out of the huddle, she full on shoved the girl she was fighting for the ball with. I gasped, but the other moms totally laughed. Afterward we had to explain that you can "nudge" but not full out shove like she did. She was just way too into though! She had the best coach (as you can tell - he joined in the "funny faces" photo below) and a great group of girls to play with. A wonderful first experience with soccer!



Tuesday, November 9, 2010

My Great Grandma

My Great Grandma lives a few hours away and while my parents were here for Jilian's blessing, she came to visit. Violet and Ella fell immediately in love! We are so glad she came to visit!