Caught on video.....

....Ella singing in the shower! She was taking a shower in our bathroom, which she rarely does, and started singing the second I walked out. I couldn't get to my camera fast enough. It is just too funny. She definitely started to show off a little once she realized I was filming her. I still laugh till I cry every time I watch this.

Disaster....

Last weekend we had one of the 9 foot shelving sections in our master bedroom walk-in closet fall. What a MESS! We decided to make the most of it and completely gut the closet, paint it and have closet maid closet professionals come in to hang new shelving and shoe racks. If only it could stay this clean. Afterall, it is a closet, and that's where all the "junk" goes. It was a good excuse to clear out some clothes though. Dave and I are both making large contributions to this years garage sale. This was only the start of what turned out to be a bad week...keep reading!

Sick!

We have all been a little under the weather this past week. It started with the girls having the sniffles...Taylor missed a 1/2 day of school on Tuesday and then a stomach bug Tuesday night and Wednesday. Emma starting vomiting Tuesday evening followed by me into Wednesday. Thank goodness it only seemed to be a 24 hour thing and neither Ella or Taylor got it. Dave also got his walking cast this past week. For those of you that don't know, Dave has been complaining about shin pain in his left leg since December. He finally decided to see a doctor last week and after a bone scan, it was discovered that he has a broken tibia. If he follows doctors orders(which is sometimes very hard for Dave) he can stay in the removable walking cast for hopefully 8 weeks followed by therapy for a full recovery.

snow, snow, snow...

and more snow! We have been staying home, it seems, for the last couple of weeks due to the snow, school cancellations, wind and cold. Last weekend we got over 10 inches of nice fluffy snow and it was sunny and warm enough to be outside. All the girls spent over 2 hours outside shoveling, sledding, sliding and making snowballs and snow forts. We got this really cool snowball maker that makes perfect round balls and better yet....it keeps your hands warm. It has a handle for scooping and releasing the snowballs so you don't have to touch them and your hands don't get wet and cold. Emma made all the ones above in the photo. The best part is coming inside for hot chocolate with LOTS of marshmallows.

EMMA DID IT....

She got her ears pierced! She has been wanting to do it since Taylor had hers done last spring but mom was more nervous with Emma. I don't know why because she was a trooper. She wouldn't even hold my hand when I asked her to. She had them done New Year's Day so we have been counting the days till she can change them (8 LONG weeks). I have heard every day...is today the day? So, we hung a calendar in her room so she can mark the days off herself. Ella wants nothing to do with the ear piercing....she says she is still thinking about it. I think she may be thinking a long time.

MiMi's Visit

MiMi's visit with us was great, as always, but way too short. She only got to stay a week and the girls were already asking when she was coming back before she even left. It is hard for them to understand how busy she is with grad school and her internship. The girls got to spend lots of time playing MiMi's new instruments she got for Christmas. We invited our friends Beth, Averie, Baylor, Reagan and Kylie over for a musical jam session with MiMi on the guitar and the kids on their instrument of chose. We also got do some shopping and drink slushi drinks.

Santa Claus is coming to town!

It is an annual tradition for Santa to make a visit to Grandma and Grandpa Sharpe's house to deliver presents. It is also an annual traditon for Ella to not want anything to do with him. Although she says he is a "nice" guy and will take his gifts, she will not go anywhere near him. When we got to their house, she would not even take her coat off because I think she knew what was coming and she was trying to stay in her comfort zone. After gifts were passed out and Santa was gone, it didn't take her long to start having fun. Taylor and Emma love to sit and talk with Santa.