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:

Ladies Man:

the girl:

Ella is four!

the boy:

Boongie is One!
What a handsome little squirt...

Ella-isms...volume II:

6/3/07 -"Mommy let's dream about caterpillar poop tonight."

6/1/07
Mom: Ella, what do you think about going to McDonald's today? (very rare event)
Ella: I think that is a splendid idea!

- "Don't worry about me right now, I 'm not making good choices" (in response to why she was doing something she isn't supposed to do)

- "Mommy look, Ruby (the caterpillar) made his chrysalis!" (she didn't say cocoon, no, she said chrysalis...of course, why wouldn't she-don't most kids?!) This is, btw, just after she woke up with her bugs, yes, her bug box sleeps with her.

the may birthdays! - part two

On sunday we had a bbq in celebration of Boongie's 1st birthday. He loved his cupcake, and the tissue paper and boxes. Next time we have a party at our house, please, just bring tissue paper, bags and boxes-those seem to be the best gifts, and SO affordable!

the may birthdays!

On May 6th, we celebrated Ella's 4th birthday!
We had a "Wizard from Oz" party and had twelve, yes, 12 kids over...it was crazy!

Drama Queen Vs. Mr. Maintenance-Free

Below is a typical day in Albrecht-ville.
As you clearly see, the siblings were not signed up for the same personalities.

tubby-time!

Availability of the road:

Driving away from my parents' house on monday night around 9:00pm, Ella says:
"Mom, it's a good thing cars have lights on the front or this road would be unavailable to us right now."

Deep Thoughts - by Ella Albrecht

A conversation in the car last fall between Ryan and Ella:
I don't think one needs to be spirtual to think this is pretty intense.

[A little background: I had a miscarriage 3 months before I got pregnant w/Ella. The first baby was due in January, Ella was born in May-She knows nothing of the miscarriage, we've never mentioned a word about it]

Ella: Daddy where did you get that ring?
Ryan: I got it from my Boppy (grandpa), he's in heaven now.
--silence for a bit--
Ella: Daddy, I was going to come to you and Mommy, but then I got sick and Jesus had to take me to Heaven, so I came to you in the spring.

She went on to tell about heaven... she said there were lots of snacks and gummi bears.

ella's funnies - volume one

I decided to set up a blog to easily share with everyone the trials/tribulations and funnies of everyday life as a mom.... (or whatever else it is I feel like sharing)

First blog starts now:

Last thursday morning we were sitting at a stoplight (yes, in our minivan) and this was the conversation Ella and I had:

Ella: Mommy....
Mommy: Yes honey?
Ella: I was just thinking about pooping in a cymbal
Mommy: Pooping in a cymbal? That seems like a funny thought.
Ella: Yes, because then you could bang them together and smoosh the poop.
Mommy: (no comment)