It has been a while...
Sorry, I know that it has been two weeks since my last post... I have been busy!! For starters I got a new (to me) car! Horray!! I will take a picture of it this week to post so you all can see it! Anyway, here is a recap of the last week or so... Enjoy!Schatzie... Post bath tonight. Believer her face, she really isn't too happy with me!!

I love being nudie!!!
Schatzie and Ellie racing up and down the halls post bathtime and naked as jay birds!!
Yes, it is just what it looks like!!! Ellie is bathing a large stuffed animal elephant in the tub. She accidentally peed on him and the floor before her bath and then when she tried to wipe herself clean she teetered head-first into her puddle and then balanced herself there while she kept cleaning herself. Yes, it does sound gross but it was really funny when it happened and she was getting ready to get into the bath anyway!!
We went to Target on Sunday to do some shopping. Ellie found some beautiful accessories to try on... So, what do you think??
Saturday at the Natural Science Center
Bill and I took Ellie to the zoo at the Natural Science Center on Saturday morning.
Ellie and the goats.
Pee-u, stinky goat poo-poo!
Ellie and more goats. She sure did like the goats!! They were lind of like Schatzie, just not so crazy (and a little more stinky)!!
The sheep say BAAAAH!
Ellie and the tiger. He says ROAR!! We even got to see the two tigers wrestle, much more exciting in person than on Animal Planet!!
MONKEY!!! OOH, OOH!! AAH, AAH!!
Ellie and Bill in Kiddy-towne while we waited for the zoo to open.
Ellie at the puppet stage... Peek-a-boo!!
Learning about engines...
... and boats!!
Ellie trying to catch a few Zzz's before the morning rush!
Ellie in her new sneaks.
Struting into daycare with her new Chuck Taylor's on. Grandpa Jer must be so proud!!
That sneaky little weasel sliding out of the pool.
Water on my head!!
That is one way to cool off on these 100 + degree days!!
Coloring outsid and taking a break from the pool.
Watch out... here I come! A lean, mean, racing machine!!
I may be practicing now but on of these days someone is going to have to pay my speeding tickets ( but hopefully it won't be in Emporia)!!
Ellie in the ice cream truck at Hanes Mall.

Baltimore Visit

August 8-13, 2007 Playing in "Tiny Town" in the mall on out big shopping trip... Queen of the mountain!!!
Vroom, vroom!!
Getting ready to be a teenager... lounging around and chatting on the phone. I rally am going to have my hands full!!

At the nature center in Oregon Ridge Park: Look Mommy, turtles!
Here Gen, I will help you up!
All of these buttons make sounds! Gen looks amazed as Evie and Ellie try to figure it all out.
Shhh! We are learning!
Kisses and hugs all around!
Bubbles with Carey, horray!
This one scares me... They all look almost comfortable sitting in a car like that, three pretty girls cruising in a convertible. I think we will have big trouble in fourteen years!!
Girls with the boys... Gen, Ellie, and Evie with daddies Dan and Louie.
Angie, Evie, Louie, and Baby in tow with Carey, Gen, and Dan at the playground.
All of the girls... Gen, Carey, Ellie, Mary Beth, Evie, and Angie
Erin and Dan's baby shower
1 puppy,
2 puppies,
3 puppies... more!!!
Margie and Megan look on as Andrew and Ellie give hugs!
Mom's side of the family: (Starting form the top left to right) Jim, Sharon, Meme, Jim, John, Shaggy, Mandy, Margie, Brian, Angela, Julie, Heather, Jay, Lou, Mary Beth, Fran, Andrew, Colleen, Mark, Ellie, Nelson, and Cindy
The "kids": Julie, Brian, Margie, Heather, Mandy, John, Megan, Cindy, Patrick, Colleen, Doug, Andrew, Mary Beth, and Ellie (on the bottom)
It almost looks like they are getting ready for prom pictures!!
Andrew and Ellie, do I really need to say anything else?
Smooch!
Mornin'! You are inperrupting my Wiggles!!
CHEESE!
Sitting pretty in her sailboat dress!
Ha Ha Ha!!! I am the funniest girl in the world!!!
I NEED TO GO TO SLEEP!!!!

First Weekend of August...

Ellie snoozing... notice the legs through the rails. I sometimes wish I could sleep that sound!
Mommy and Ellie say "Cheese!!"!
Muscle lady putting lotion in her hair like mommy does in hers (but I use styling products, not hand lotion).
Pee-pee in the public potty at Tex and Shirley's.
Weeeeee!! Ellie goes down the slide!!!
At the bottom of the slide pausing for a photo.
Pam and Ellie hanging at the park.
Miss Adventure... Conquering the 5-12 year old's jungle-gym with no fear. And I wonder where my silver highlights come from!!
Our attempt at big-girl panties... Failure!! At least this time. She held strong for at least the first few hours and then at the dinner table when my back was turned, I thought that she had dumped her cup of milk over. When I turned around... there was a puddle of pee-pee under her chair. I guess we will try again another day!
Pool side with Ellie on Saturday!
Look... She is a Rock Star with those Elton John shades!! There must have been a theme for Sunday, you'll see later...
At work with Mommy... Playing on the lab counter with volumetric flasks. To be honest, Ellie is the only one I have ever seen balance one of these upside down! Now there is some talent!!
What a big help, Ellie is helping me set up some cups for my tox testing. I am trying to teach her early!!
Elton John #2 for the day!! See, I told you!
Ellie and Pam on the Tox floor at work... Thanks Pam for helping me out!!
Safety first!! Ellie is wearing my safety glasses in the lab! But, if they are upside down are they still safe?
I told you, I am teachhing her early. Not only was there science in the morning but in the afternoon there was vacuming (notice the multi-tasking with the cell phone in the other hand)!! Talk about independence... Strong woman in training, watch out!!