time away

this weekend ted let me get out of the house for a while on top of singing at church. so, i was gone most of saturday. it was a really nice treat! while i was at church singing this morning ella looked at ted and said, "daddy, i wanna go home". ted of course said, "ella, you are home". the same two sentences were repeated (if you have or have had a 2 year old, you understand this) and then ella said, "daddy, where's mommy? i want mommy"...sometimes it's nice to know you're needed.

bonds

i love these sweet moments. corinne was upset because she was tired and ready for a nap. ted put her in her carseat and by the time i got in the car there was no more crying. ella was comforting her by holding her hand.

fun!

today a friend of ours hosted a fun-filled fall day at her parents apple orchard. we had lots of fun playing in the playground, picking apples and chatting with friends (i did the chatting, in case you were wondering). before we left ella found the mud puddles. she not only jumped in them, but she also sat in them...fun! to top it off she mistook the mud for chocolate milk. that probably won't happen again. like i said, it was a fun-filled day.

the other dancer

this is ella's version of dancing. funny thing is that i remember dancing to music by going in circles, too.

baby boogie

corinne loves to dance. i caught her dancing to her little turtle toy. she will pretty much dance to anything...

choo choo!

a few weekends ago we took the girls to train town in sonoma. it turned out to be such a beautiful afternoon and a really nice little "outing". at first it took some coaxing to get ella on the train, but, other than the tunnels, she really enjoyed the ride.

both girls liked the merry-go-round.

right out near the entrance they have these old train cars that you can walk through. ella got such a big kick out of sitting up in this seat with ted.

closet finds

saturday night i was getting ready to head out to church to sing for the eveninig service. ella was hanging out with me in my room while corinne was napping. she was in my closet for a while before asking for my swim cap. then she asked if she could wear it. i couldn't believe she sat still while i shoved all her hair in there. she thought she was so cool. i don't know how long she wore it. but, it was still on when i left her with the babysitter.