Saturday, April 2, 2011

Catching Up!

So, I know I haven't posted anything since Ellie's birthday. I guess not much has happened since then. So here is a little recap of the rest of January until now.

In February, DFW had a crazy ice WEEK, so the schools were closed and ice and snow remained on the road for four days. Ellie got croup (go figure) and we couldn't take her to the doctor because NO ONE was open...but before she got sick, we had fun playing in the snow. We couldn't build a snowman because it was the kind of snow that was just fluff and wouldn't pack, but we made snow angels and just had some good fun anyway. That night after their bath, the girls played together on the rocking chair in Ellie's room. Sisters are so fun!


Yes, that's still my Christmas wreath up in February...but the scenery screams Christmas!


Our snow angels (it's kind of hard to tell)


We attempted sledding down the hill in our front yard. Epic fail.


Ellie loves the snow!


Our cute girls!


Weeeeeeeeee!

By Valentine's Day, the the weather had warmed up so we went to the park...but first I went to get Juliette out of her crib and she had stripped out of her sleep sack, pants, and most of her onesie.

Hoodlum.


Ellie had to climb into the crib and be part of the fun.


Dancing together!


Walking hand in hand. (Melt my heart.)

They love the swings.







Two days later, Aunt Nanny came for 10 days to hang out and run The Cowtown Half Marathon with me. We went to the aquarium (surprise, surprise!) and just had a great time.


Ellie loves her Aunt Nanny














In Mommy's boots




We did it! (Suz's 1st, my 3rd...she did AWESOME!)


Our cheerleaders

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Happy 3rd Birthday, Ellie!

This post is better late than never. Pretend it was posted January 18, 2011.

We had a fun little family birthday for Ellie this year. She woke up, opened her presents, and got special birthday donuts and hot dogs (pigs in a blanket) for breakfast. She wanted to go to Going Bonkers again, so we went and had a blast climbing and sliding around. We went out to dinner and came home and finished our celebration with a gigantic purple birthday
cupcake (thanks, Mel) topped with a big "3" candle. She had a wonderful birthday!


Birthday presents!


It's Cindelella!


"I'm free! (three)"

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Sliding at Going Bonkers


The fam with the cake


Make a wish!

3-Year Stats
Weight - 29 pounds, 15 ounces - 44th percentile
Height - 36.8 inches - 46th percentile
Head Circumference - 49.3 cm - 66th percentile

Likes
All things Disney - Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Special Agent Oso,
Toy Story (1,2, & 3) and every other movie (especially the Princess ones)
LeapFrog ClickStart Computer
FisherPrice iXL game
LeapFrog Tag and all her (Disney) books
Chocolate/Candy
Singing
Sparkly
lips and eyes (lip gloss and pretend eye shadow)
Nursery
Playing with Julesy

She knows all of the capital letters and several of the lower-case ones.
She can recognize every number and can count to twenty.


Here is my favorite new video of Ellie singing "I am a Child of God."



Dear Ellie,
I can't believe 3 years have gone by since you were first placed in my arms. I am in awe daily over how smart you are, the things that you know, and what a beautiful little girl you are. You bring such light and happiness to your Daddy and me and make us laugh and smile like we never knew we could. We love you so much and are so grateful for the blessings that you bring to our lives.

Love always,
Mommy and Daddy

Monday, January 17, 2011

December Blogging in One Day!

Hi Noojen family blog followers!

Please scroll down to see the seven new posts highlighting our month of December leading up to Christmas!

Holiday Family Pics

Thanks again to my wonderful cousin, Julianne, for taking our family pictures. She is totally available for hire so check out her photo blog at juliannewinzenzphotography.blogspot.com. Here are some of our favorites!

















Santa Came!

We woke up to find the wonderful presents that Santa had left for the girls in Houston!


Julesy with her Minnie she had gotten the night before from Nana and Tata


Julesy and Nana


Julesy getting her Christmas jammies (she was too tired to open them and put them on the night before)


Ellie and her Toy Story 3 Legos from Santa


Santa brought Lotso, too...even though Mommy and Daddy think he's evil


The girls got new matching argyle sweater dresses and bows from Santa


Ellie playing with her Legos


Ellie and Mommy


Christmas hats!

We decided to drive back to Plano that day to avoid the heavy traffic back to Dallas that usually follows a holiday and imagine our wonderful surprise when we found that Santa had left stockings and presents for us at our house, too. I think Ellie thinks Santa is pretty cool now.


Julesy on her rocking snail


Ellie got a Jessie doll from Santa


She LOVES this thing!


Juliette and her stocking stuffers


Ellie, Daddy, and her stocking stuffers

From our family to yours, we hope you had a wonderful and Merry Christmas!

Christmas Eve

We traveled down to Houston to spend Christmas with Rich's family. We had a wonderful time seeing Nana and Tata, Great Grandma and Grandpa Vo, and all of the aunts, uncles, and cousins. In their tradition, we have the big family dinner and open all the family presents on Christmas Eve before Santa comes Christmas morning. Here are some of our pics of the festivities.


Ellie and Nana the day before Christmas Eve


The girls scoping out their presents under the tree


The girls having fun with their cousin George


The girls opening their kitchen from Nana and Tata


Julesy with the Pillow Pets from Aunt Maria, Uncle Loc, and George


Julesy loved her Whack-a-Ball toy from Nana


Some more of the presents...
A cute dress and leggings for Julesy and a Fisher-Price iXL handheld game and learning system with Princess and Toy Story 3 Games for Ellie (she LOVES it!) from Uncle Phillip and Aunt Linda
Hand-crocheted hats from Christine and Tata
Zhu-zhu pets with beds and blankets from Aunt Maria, Uncle Loc, and George


Ellie loves stacking her Legos from Aunt Maria, Uncle Loc, and George


Santa's elves brought Ellie and Julesy Christmas jammies