sandwich artist:

"Mom, I need to make some poop sandwiches for the flies in the bathroom."
--ella 9/18/07

footnote:
a) there are NO flies in the bathroom
b) generally, we don't eat poop at our house.
c) exception to item b, 8/29 post

I'm not certain what the plan was here, this is how I found her:

...and yes, that IS the original "Memory" circa 1980-
match the mama animals with the baby animals.

veggie tales:

"Bockie, I can't take a nap because there is a pea under the mattress!"
--ella

mommies can be silly too:

The test results are in...

....there is absolutely no question that Grant is MALE:

(all he needs to learn now is to put his hand in his diaper)

the great minnesota butterfly-together:

Ella made some new friends while on her first trip to the Minnesota State Fair...we spent nearly 30 minutes in the butterfly room...she especially liked the 3 inch caterpillars. Overall, she didn't really care for the "...on a stick" concept. Personally I found the birthing Cows interesting, the babies are 130 pounds at birth...and I thought my kids were big...

Sometimes I eat my poop. by Grant Albrecht

So last night I pooped in my diaper. It leaked out both sides and ran down my legs. I found this cool trick, that when I sat down the poop would squish out the sides....so I did it over and over again until there was a puddle of poopie on my mama's rug. Then...guess what I did?! I scooped up a handful, and ate it! yup! and it was good....then mama saw me and put me in the tubbie. bummer, my fun ended.

last night:

Ella was climbing into bed holding the ends of a blanket around her neck like a cape. I asked her if it was a superwoman cape, she replied with "No, it's a night jacket. Do you have a night jacket?"

((What on earth is a night jacket?!))

It's official....I am a SOCCER mom, minivan and all...

torren and the ladies:

coolest dude in town:

como zoo nap:

girl's night out:

sore armpits:

"Mommy, when I was in your tummy my armpits were sore." (hmm??)

doll's names:

Last night we were reviewing all of the names of Ella's dolls: Claire, Lucy, Camille, Stella, Henry, Betty, Betty's Sister, Charlie....."Mom, don't forget about Johnson and Burrito!" (Burrito?!-what the, where does she get this stuff??-and who's Johnson??)

K is for Cat:

ella: Mom! K-K-K-Cat starts with kah, K!
mom: This is a tricky one, because sometimes the K and the C sound the same. But cat starts with C, not K. C is for Cara and C is for Cat. C-C-C-Cara and C-C-C-Cat.
ella: Oh Mom, you're all mixed up, you've got it all wrong. Cat starts with K not C.

alright whatever you say...

boongie looks at the world from a new perspective:

we got our hairs cut!

no dancing:

this morning as I was dancing to the intro theme song to Curious George (which is quite catchy by-the-way) ella told me in her crabbiest morning voice: "Mom! Stop! You're giving me a headache!"

an appointment with the bathtub:

ella-ism: 7/9/06

To grandma's dog, Petey:
"Petey go away. I know you love me, but I don't want so much love today."

grant's first time at the beach:

(he pooped sand for a week)

ella and the giant tomato!

happy 231st birthday america!

ella-copter:

it's too hot for this:

In regard to seagulls:

driving home tonight ella saw hundreds of seagulls circling the bay near our home, she asked what they were doing, I told her that they were searching for fish to eat. She then asked if they ate at night, I told her that I didn't think they did as they couldn't see the fish in the water at night. She said, "Well, if seagulls had eyes like squids they could see the fish at night, because squids have the biggest eyes." Of course...perhaps God should have consulted with ella in regard to the seagull's eyes.

Allergies:

Sunday Morning:

-Daddy singing Sweet Caroline-
Ella: Daddy stop singing!
Daddy: Why?
Ella: You're making me allergic!

Father's Day 2007, Twins VS. Brewers:

Ella, the Veterinarian:

Jake was neutered yesterday, and this morning as we were heading out the door Ella said, with her hands on her hips:

"Now Jake, no licking on your penis today, or your surgery will worsen-ok?"

Last night while doing a picture find:

mommy: Ella, great job finding all of those pictures, I didn't even see some of them!
ella: I know, I'm so talented!

helping mama in the kitchen: