EVB: 5 Years + 6 Months Old!

Miss Ellen is halfway through her year of being 5 and she's turning in to quite the little lady! Here's what EVB has been up to lately:

• Still loving preschool. I'm not sure she realizes just how soon her time in the Frog Room will come to an end ... Ellen thoroughly enjoys seeing her teachers and friends every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
• Gearing up for preschool graduation. Ellen's class has been hard at work learning songs and practicing logistics associated with the big graduation ceremony in May. Apparently, it's a big deal.
• Growing like a weed. Ellen gets lankier by the day and is quickly losing any remaining physical characteristics of a preschooler/little kid.
• Deciding which activities to partake in this summer. So far, we've signed Ellen up for Princess Camp (her choice), Zoo Camp, Vacation Bible School and Soccer Shots.  She'll have the busiest summer schedule of everyone in our house! (Swimming lessons have wrapped up and will remain on hold until the fall ... leaving plenty of time this summer to practice swimming skills in Boppa's pool!)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Matching game champion!

Our Angel in Heaven

Ellen and June's Omma went to heaven on April 16, 2015. Our hearts are beyond broken, but we all are so thankful to have been recipients of her love. Because Ellen and June are still so young, I realize that memories of their Omma will fade over time ... I just hope and pray that they will never forget how much she loved them. xo

JEB: 3 Years + 1 Month Old!

June had a great first month as a 3-year-old! She got a glowing report at her 3-year-old well visit, she's still doing great in the potty-training department and she continues to enjoy her weekly ECFE class!

Enjoying a Shamrock Shake

Healthy girl at her 3-year-old checkup

Making a football team out of her farm animals

Easter 2015

Happy Easter! The girls had a very exciting Easter ... They awoke to find the Easter Bunny had left them plenty of candy- and sticker-filled eggs, which they had lots of fun hunting for. Mr. Bunny also (quite generously, I might add) left them a number of Paw Patrol buddies and the much-coveted Paw Patrol Lookout. Jackpot!

After church, Ellen and June went with Dad to the annual Johnson Easter celebration where they ate more candy and other treats and caused a ruckus with their cousins. (Mom stayed behind so she could spend time with Omma who was in the hospital for her chemo treatment.)