has it really been almost 3 months.....

(****WARNING**** this is a pretty long post with a lot of pics…..you’ve been warned)

I know, I know….it’s been like FOREVER since I posted anything……did you miss me???

Well, I’m hoping to get back in the groove of things and start posting more….I don’t know how some people post things everyday (I can’t even read posts everyday)…..I just don’t have enough time….with work, mom duties, wife duties…..HA I said doodie (childish I know….but I can’t help it)…..hehehe.

Wow…it’s been since May 15^th since I posted something…..i didn’t think that it was that long ago…..time flies!!!

Anyway

So, what have the Wilkins’ been doing for the past 3 months…..

1. Ellie had her first experience in a “school” setting. Being an only child I wanted to make sure that she was getting plenty of interaction with other kids.  We signed her up for a 6 weeks Children’s Day Out (CDO) program.  It was twice a week from 10-1:30….and she loved every minute of it.  She is always asking when she goes back to school…..she’ll start Pre-School this Fall 3 days a week.

2. We added a new addition to our family.  Ellie named him Sweet Heart (don’t be fooled by the name….cuz he is NOT that sweet)!!  A lady at work had a few litters of kittens that she was giving away so we decided to get one for Ellie….cuz she is FINALLY POTTY TRAINED…..WHOOT WHOOT!!!

3. I finally organized my craft room (although you wouldn’t know that now).  I still want to paint it and I want to cover one of the walls in cork and peg board…..I’ll just have to add that to my HUGE to do list.

4. I had my 32nd Birthday. I didn’t do much, had a family dinner with a little lemon cake.

5. Ellie’s cousins from Tulsa (Hubby’s Brother’s Kids) came up to Wichita for a few weeks and stayed with Grandma and Grandpa.  A is 14 and J is 10 and Ellie was attached to A at all times and she was so patient and took the time the play with Ellie. Thanks A!!

6. 4^TH of July was a lot of fun!!!  As a family we celebrated on the 2^nd.  Tons and tons for fireworks.  Ellie liked to watch all of them….but felt a little safer watching them from inside the house or inside a car.  On the 4^th, the Rouse’s and Joseph’s came over and we had more fireworks.  It was kinda a crazy night for me; Ellie burnt her hand on a hot grill while playing outside with all the kids…..so her hands were stuck in ice water most of the night….but everything is fine now…you can’t even tell she burnt her hand.
 

7. A couple weeks after the 4^th, Ellie went and stayed at my Mom’s for a long weekend.  So Russell and I lived it up for a few nights…..yeah…not really!!!  We did enjoy a really nice meal at Newport Grill and we went to two movies that weekend.  It was nice just to relax for a few days!!


8. At the end of July, the Wilkins’ Family took a vacation together (13 people).  This is the first time we did this and to be completely honest…..I was a little nervous…..but it all turned out great.  No fighting, no arguing (well the kids still argued but no adults did) it was truly a great vacation.  First we traveled up and saw Mt. Rushmore, the Badlands, and Custer National park and then we ended up on Glacier National Park.  While we were there the hottest it got was about 77 and the lowest it got I think was 39 or close to that.  It was HEAVEN….cuz back in KS….we’re on our 40 something day of 100 degrees….I’ve stopped counting. We saw beautiful scenery, saw some wild life and even hiked a little.

 

  9. The last day of our vacation happened to be Ellie’s 3^rd Birthday (July 31^st).  We drove from Denver to Wichita that day and got home around 4….we took Ellie to Build A Bear and out for Chinese food (one of her favs) and stopped at Dillons and got her a cupcake so she could blow out some candles. She loved it!!

 

 

Well, that’s about it….i think…..I’m sure I’m forgetting a TON of things!!!!

Hopefully it won’t be another 3 months before I post again!! 

TaTa for now.

ellie's 1st hair cut

she was ubber excited.....and she was FANTASTIC......jumped right up in that chair and sat pretty still....she only turned her head when she heard a blow dryer going and wanted to see what the noise was....(warning....lot of pics)

before her cut

during her cut

after her cut...she got a sucker too!!

no more mullet....YAY!!!

once we got home, ellie had a bath and a change of clothes and she let me put a bow in her hair.....but it only lasted about 30 minutes.....oh well, at least i got a few pics before she took it out

i'm so happy at how the cut turned out

margaret ruth (aka maggie)

better late than never right......

my sis had maggie on december 28....she made her arrival 3 weeks early and weighted almost 9 lbs.....good thing for my sis that she was early ;)

she's a very serious baby....it always looks like she's analyzing everything....just like her mommy

huh?? what was that??

proud grandma

ellie had to get her turn too

good morning

good morning....hope everyone has a great day!!

fun in the snow

with all the snow we got the past few weeks, ellie had a chance to go out and play a few times......i got a chance to snap a few pics.....

all bundled up and ready to go

this is when it was freezing outside....like -12 or something crazy like that but i had to go to work and couldn't get out the drive way so i put the hubby to work....and he had a little helper....but not for long....it was so cold

then it finally warmed up and we got to go out again before it all melted.....she really didn't need the snow suit but she insisted on wearing it

did a little stomping in the melting snow

had to splash with her hands too

it wouldn't be ellie if she didn't try to eat it (i always say that she is going to be the glue eater in school)

then we had to throw it and watch it break apart

snow angel

daddy wanted to make a snow angel too

lot of smiles and laughs......fun was had by all