Goodbye

After Three years of blogging. I am closing the pages of this blog and consolidating our family happenings into one site. From now on I will be blogging our family life on Andrew's blog. http://www.aolsenstory.blogspot.com/

I originally created E and A's blogs to capture milestones and highlights as they grew from infants to toddlers. For Christmas my sweet husband printed and bound the books for safe keeping. I now have a wonderful hard copy of my babies first years. Since I have two children who do everything together it seems more appropriate to capture our lives together as a family instead of individually. We are grateful to all of those who have visited this blog and smiled at our silly Elizabeth. She is a sweet girl.

Sarah

Play Dough Fun

Give a girl a little play dough and she will be happy for as long as you let her play with it. Elizabeth loved cutting out different shapes with her play dough. After 30 minutes of creativity, she asked for a baking sheet and proceeded to put her creations in the oven to "bake." After I had cleaned up the mess, she had a small panic attack thinking that her "cookies" were gone. I showed her the container of play dough and peace was restored to her world. Hooray for play dough!

Makeup

While Grandma Johnson was staying with us, Elizabeth loved watching her put on her makeup. I walked in the bathroom and this is what I found. Her first run in with lipstick didn't turn out too bad. :-)

New Outfits

Grandma Johnson sent the kids new church clothes. Don't they look great? Thank you Grandma.

Happy Halloween

We had a great Halloween in Bisbee. The church had a trunk or treat for the kids. They were giving candy out by the handfuls. Elizabeth loved being a cowgirl. She chased all the boys around for a good half hour before the trick or treating started. She did a great job of saying trick-or-treat and thank you when the candy was put in her bucket.

A Great Party

Elizabeth had a great time at Aunt Jeremy's baby shower. When we arrived, she walked upstairs and told Aunt Jeremy, "I'm ready to party." Then she said, "we need candles."
Elizabeth loved the game of finding safety pins in rice. She watched Aunt Jeremy do it, and immediately wanted to try it herself. So, she hopped up on the chair and grabbed the bowl. Then Grandma Johnson elisted her help when it was Grandma's turn to find the pins.

Thanks Aunt Jeremy for such a fun time. We love you and can't wait for our new cousin to arrive.

Brrr

"Mommy, I want to make a snowman."

It snowed in the mountains yesterday. Now every time Elizabeth looks at the snow, she wants to make a snowman. She might get her wish over the weekend.

Making Cookies

Grandma Ross and I baked cookies today. Thanks Grandma Ross. I had fun.

Coloring with Great Grandma Ross

Great Grandma Ross and I are having a great time coloring.

Corn

I helped Grandma shuck corn today. She taught me how to peel off all the layers to find the corn. It's fun.

I also tested a few for quality purposes.

Up and Down

Elizabeth loves running up the hills at Grandma's house, especially when Grandma is waiting with open arms at the bottom of the hill. Tonight she ran up and down the hill 12 times.

Fall In Idaho

Fall in Idaho is beautiful. Elizabeth has had a great time picking up the different leaves. It has been a great teaching tool to determine if the leaves are the same, or different.

Put To Work

Grandpa has many projects that he needs help with on Hurricane Hill. One of them is putting a gate at the county road so they can close the gate and head to Arizona for the winter.

The Zoo

Uncle Eric and Aunt Jeremy treated us to the Idaho Falls Zoo today. We had great time looking at the animals. Elizabeth loved the monkey house. There was a crazy monkey that was swinging all over the place. Elizabeth was mimicing the sounds of the monkeys. It was fun to watch.

Elizabeth really liked the animals she could recognize by herself. The pig and lion were a big hit. Uncle Eric was really good about helping her see into the lion enclosure when she wasn't tall enough.

Thanks for a great day!

I Like To Ride My Bicycle

Grandma Johnson is teaching Elizabeth how to ride a bicycle. Elizabeth thought it might be easier to use the peddles with her shoes off. Since taking the picture she has gotten pretty good at riding it. By the time we head back to Arizona she should be a pro. Thanks for all the help Grandma.

Loving Freedom

We took an afternoon drive to Carr Canyon. The kids enjoyed picking up pine cones and climbing over stumps and rocks. Elizabeth loved having her picture taken. She wanted to sit at every picnic table to pose and saying...cheese.

How? When? Why?

I went to check on Elizabeth while she was sleeping this afternoon and found her naked as a jay bird. I have no idea when she took all her clothing off. I don't know if she got hot, or just upset that she had to wear clothes. She wouldn't tell me why here clothes were off when she got up. I think she was just as confused and surprised as I was. Silly Girl!

Toddler Time at the Bisbee Library

Today for Toddler Time at the library they had one of the Mom's do a class on tumbling. Elizabeth loved it, but had a hard time waiting her turn and standing on the line. She kept saying, "Elizabeth's Turn" over and over. Toddler time at the Bisbee library is great. They read a story, sing songs, do sign language, do a craft, and have a snack. There are also toys and puzzles to play with in the children's reading area. This is where you will find us on Friday mornings from now on.

Wahoo

Elizabeth can finally say her name!

Markers=Fun

Elizabeth found the markers in WalMart the other day and HAD to have them. I put her in the high chair complete with a new notebook and markers. I then proceeded to take a quick shower while she watched Curious George and tested out her new markers. This is the aftermath of a Toddler using markers unsupervised.
It was all over her face, hands, and shirt. The marker had even soaked though the shirt which turned her chest blue in a few spots. It's a good thing kids are washable.