Ellyphant

Another Tooth

2010-07-30T08:49:00.004-04:00

Bites the dust!

Elly came running up to Jon and I yesterday, she was at a all day camp for daycare, smiling very tooth fully. (They took them to a camp ground where they swam, played in the dirt and even rode on horses. Quite frankly I think she was bored to tears, yes?) Anyways she ran up to us and smiled widely and something was missing...hmmmm...

"I fost my fop (top) foofth (tooth) Momma!" I love the lisp talk, that I made her say it again and giggled. I just know that second fop foofth will be coming out shortly and then it will be a riot to hear her talk.

All ready for bed with the tooth pillow...sweet dreams!

Tooth Fairy left her 2 $1 dollar bills, she was excited!

Chalking

2010-07-29T07:32:00.003-04:00

Nothing says SUMMER more to me then sidewalk chalk. We love it...and it's 3D....ooooo!!

Faces

2010-07-27T07:00:00.000-04:00

Sometimes I'm just blown away with how gorgeous she is...

Ouch, ouch, ouch

2010-07-26T07:00:00.001-04:00

So this running/training for a half marathon business...umm ya. I mean why didn't someone tell me it would be painful? That I would have liked to know. The blisters I could handle, wrap a band aid around it and I'm golden. The shin splints...not so much. I'd rather poke my eyes then have to deal with them. I had them for a solid month, so much pain I could hardly walk. I've used liberal amounts of icy hot/biofreeze that my legs probably have a permanent minty smell to them. Eh better then smelling like something else I suppose. My running buddies keep telling me oh it'll get better? Seriously? Really...
Tell that to this poor legs wrapped in ice and a ace bandage. Side note my jammies are super cute, huh?!

Or tell that to my shin braces that represent more of Forest Gump look then a hard core runner...although Forest did run in that movie, hmmmm....

But sometimes that pain is worth it when I get a note from a really hot guy at the gym, when I'm struggling to run the last few miles because the stupid rain prevented me from running outside:

Kidding...well it was from a really hot guy, Big J and my ass does look smashing after 9 miles.

T Ball

2010-07-23T07:29:00.006-04:00

Well we are half way through the season. You can really see an improvement from the first practice.

Now we are progressing to the coach pitching...

And the kids hitting the ball...ummm off the T.

But doesn't she look so cute in her helmet?

All about fashion here.

Elly 6 Year Shots

2010-07-21T07:28:00.002-04:00

Dare you to find a cuter six year old! =)

Guilty Smile

2010-07-19T07:43:00.000-04:00

Wasn't me...

Friday Quote

2010-07-16T06:00:00.000-04:00

"I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God's business."

- Michael J. Fox

3's

2010-07-13T07:14:00.004-04:00

I was tagged by Stephanie over at Lexie Loo and Dylan Too.

3 NAMES I GO BY:
Mommy
Kaci
KK

3 PLACES I HAVE BEEN:
Washington, DC
New York City, NY
Vegas baby!

3 FAVORITE DRINKS:
Iced Coffee
Diet Mountain Dew
Chocolate Malt

3 JOBS I HAVE HAD:
Coffee girl (I would so do again)
Photo Center
Cake Decorator

3 TV SHOWS I WATCH:
Biggest Loser (of course)
Cake Boss
Home Sweet Hollywood (I know!)

3 PLACES I WOULD LIKE TO VISIT:
Hawaii
Italy
England

3 FAVE RETRO TV SHOWS:
Full House (I totally follow Candace Cameron on Twitter!)
Family Matters
The Cosby Show

3 FAVORITE DISHES:
Mozzarella Tomato Basil Sandwich from Panera (so good)
Cowboy Veggie Burger from Applebees
Berry Cobbler from my favorite vegan restaurant here (they stopped making it but it was so good...RIP Berry Cobbler)

3 THINGS I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO:
Going on vacation to California
My 1/2 marathon in September
Going on vacation to New York (yes I'm a globe trotter)

3 PEOPLE I'M TAGGING:
Sara
Leah
Betsy

Happy Birthday Sarah!

2010-07-12T07:40:00.003-04:00

Burgers and ice cream make a great canine birthday treat yes? Mmmmm thanks sister, I love vanilla ice cream. It's hard getting the last bit that's in the cone. Scoop it out for me will ya Elly?
That's the ticket, now just let it slide right down my throat. Mmmmm...you're the best!

Friday Quote

2010-07-09T07:22:00.001-04:00

"It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
-J.K. Rowling

Cross Eyed Wonder

2010-07-07T19:58:00.002-04:00

HA! Come on you know you are laughing!

Just Once

2010-07-06T07:21:00.002-04:00

I'd like to just get one...just one...picture with out having to threaten I'll tickle her until she cries Uncle. I think she likes to be tickled.

Gotta love her...on our way to swim lessons.

Happy 4th of July!!

2010-07-04T12:44:00.001-04:00

Elly ~ 11 months old

Friday Quote

2010-07-02T07:18:00.003-04:00

Okay I know in the past I've done Friday Funny and Happy Friday and blah blah blah...but now I wanna do Friday Quote, and it's my blog and I'll cry if I want to. HAHA! I kid, I kid!

And now drum roll please....my first Friday Quote:

"Do not try to fit in. You fit perfectly in you."
~Guru Singh Khalsa

T-Ball

2010-06-30T08:30:00.002-04:00

Power snack before heading out for practice...teddy grahams...yummy!
Look for the pink glove...but of course...that's our little pitcher.
Swing batter, batter, SWING!

HOME RUN!! WOO HOO!

Dave Matthews Band

2010-06-28T19:31:00.005-04:00

Jon and I spent last Friday night at a DMB concert...it was awesome! We had lawn seats and I don't know what I liked more...watching the concert or people watching. It was great to get out and about with just my hubs but we did miss our Ellyphant a lot.

PS Check out my mileage...I'm up to 90 miles now...shut up!

Elly's 6th Birthday Party

2010-06-25T06:00:00.000-04:00

We celebrated Elly's 6th birthday at our local park. Ever since we've moved to Ohio this park has been our home away from home. Many summer weekend you will find us here, we love it! It was one of the reasons we bought our home where we did.

Presents and cupcakes....mmmm!

Happy Birthday to you! Darn wind kept blowing out the candles before El could. It was quite funny actually. =)

Cupcake attack...

Then all the kids thought it was hilarious to use the frosting as lipstick.

Come on Mommy gimme a kiss....

Ooookay! Smooch!

Jon and I...we shared a cupcake promise. Every now and then you can't resist a pink cupcake!

Aunt Colleen loves cupcakes!

Uncle Brady loves cupcake as well!

Presents!!!

She had a lot of helpers and got such great gifts!!

The aftermath...Andrew really wanted the goody bags...or the cake popsicles (my favorite).

So cute if I do say so myself...Elly decorated.

Nana Joan, Papa Ray and Great Nana Mary came to celebrate.

All her friends...and a new furry friend that she got for her birthday. We had a great day!

And about 1 hour after the party while showing her Aunt and Uncle our town....it got very quiet and someone got very sleepy.

Surprise!

2010-06-23T07:28:00.003-04:00

We surprised Elly after dinner with a little mini party at home...balloons, streamers, and a yummy cake. After dinner at her favorite place (Red Robin) Jon and Nana Joan distracted her for an hour-ish while Uncle Brady, Aunt Colleen and I ran home to decorated.Little blurry but doesn't she look excited? Hooooray! Happy Birthday Elly!
Mmmmm confetti strawberry cake! So good! (I still have a little skill from my cake decorating days.)
Yipee!! Every time she sees this commercial (3D sidewalk chalk) she begs, "Mommy I want that! Mommy can I have that please!" So she wished on the Birthday Fairy and *poof* it came!

~My Internet has been down at home, the cable guy is scheduled to come today...please be patient with me...promise to have more pictures soon.

My Little Big Brother

2010-06-21T08:19:00.001-04:00

I was very blessed this weekend. My brother and his beauty queen wife drove 13 hours to be with us to celebrate Elly's 6th birthday. I haven't seen my brother in a few years so it was extra special!
It was very hard to say good bye yesterday. We will miss them and their little dog too!

Happy 6th Birthday Elly

2010-06-18T07:42:00.001-04:00

Keep dreaming...and dream big!
We love you so much!

For the Love of Books

2010-06-16T07:17:00.003-04:00

My little Elly Bean loves to read! I'm soooooooo excited about this. I was secretly hoping that she would share my passion in reading. For as long as I can remember I've loved to read. I remember my Mom even yelling at me in the middle of the night to turn off my bed lamp and go to bed and I would holler back, "Just one more page!!!"

Now that Elly is getting more into chapter books it's been amazing watching her little brain work. Lately we've been reading Junie B Jones before bed, they still are a little advanced for her to read alone but she knows most of the words. That Junie B Jones though let me tell you...WOW...that girl needs a time out! Feisty little girl!! HA! Elly will tell me after we read a funny part, "Mommy I would never do that."

Whew, good! Happy Wednesday...2 more days until Elly is 6!

This Beauty Queen...

2010-06-14T08:04:00.002-04:00

is celebrating her 6th birthday this Friday. Let the spoiling begin!!

Running is Bad for my Pedicure

2010-06-11T07:34:00.004-04:00

Never really knew what this shirt meant:
until I became serious about running a half marathon. I've seen this shirt at Jon's races and kinda chuckled but was like okay, weird, gross, ewww, as if.

Well...welll...welllll...I'll spare you the picture of my horrific feet and my ten toes but nine toenails!! GAG! I just got a pedicure too like a month ago. What a waste of money. Hmrph!

But Jon tells me that just makes me a true runner...sob...does he not know me? I want pretty toes in the summer.

And no I did not text people right away that I lost a toenail...I'm way more classy then that.

Too Quiet

2010-06-10T07:22:00.001-04:00

When things are too quiet I usually get nervous...but then when I see this...I laugh! Newest way to play your DS. =)~