Driveway Art

The artistry that Taylor displayed in this post is not unusual. I had forgotten to post pictures of his driveway road map...

(I've had this post in Draft for a while because I was unable to locate the photos... Finally found them!!)

Sweet Girls

Daddy caught the girls in the sweetest moment...

Notice how Averi is helping Ella to swing? Here is the footage Daddy caught!



Wow, I just noticed the hazardous rake right behind them! ;)

Trampoline

I've mentioned the new trampoline before but haven't had a chance to post these pics I took after Shawn set it up...

My Little "Papercrafter"

Taylor drew this fabulous picture on our front porch:

He told me that it's a "card" for everyone's birthday! I love his little banner!! As an avid papercrafter, I love his enjoyment in making "cards."

Video Links

If you couldn't view the videos in the last post, it was due to the privacy setting I selected. Hopefully,  I have fixed it! Feel free to view the videos now, if you didn't get a chance to before.

Ella's 2nd Birthday!

My baby is two years old!!

This video clip was taken yesterday morning, as part of her birthday "documentation." ;) It's a little long but there's some good stuff in here. :D



Ella found a toque on its way to the winter clothing bin and decided it would make a terrific birthday hat???

She's so adorable!!

Here are the kids, plus a friend of Taylor's, jumping on our relatively new trampoline.



Ella's birthday cake! A delicious vegan recipe, perfect for if you don't have eggs or milk (I did have milk and eggs, just touting uses of a vegan recipe for those reluctant to try). I doubled the recipe and used 2 circle pans for only 30 minutes (lots of helpful hints in the comments)! I put some strawberry jam in the middle and made up some vegan "buttercream" frosting for the top. Yum!!

Daddy Mommy

I will often take the kids to play at the Burger King play place nearby. I usually buy a small drink or something so I don't feel guilty about just dropping in (I don't care for their food).

Ella has never seemed to have difficulty going up or down the play place, perhaps because Taylor is usually around. This past weekend, Taylor went to Bellevue with Daddy, and Averi deemed herself incapable of aiding Ella when she started crying from the top of the play place.

Hm.

I had no intention of climbing to the top to retrieve her. I had had to do that once when Averi was little, being grossly pregnant with Ella at the time. I strained something or other, only uncomfortably so.

I listened as Ella kept calling for me.

The young fathers that were also with children at the play place kept trying to decide which of their children was calling out. I had to clarify:

That's actually my kid... She calls me "Daddy!"

Since I finally decided that Averi was absolutely helpless and the other children too young to give me a hand, I once again climbed up to retrieve a child. It wasn't difficult, just a little embarrassing.

I continue to correct Ella's use of "Daddy" when calling me...