Brave Elena

Elena was hard at work clearing the land so we could put up a large fenced area for the chickens to live a little more safely from predators.

When we got to the bottom of the wood we were moving we were surprised by two inhabitants of the dark, wet pile.

Elena was very brave and picked them both up and moved them to a new hiding place under the shed.




And her chickens got a beautiful new place to roam.

Jazz hands!

Elena loves jazz and will patiently dance the ballet portion of class until the switch over.  She loves the music, the moves, and it is super exciting because it's new!  Who wants to see her recital in June?

Hula girl!

Should hooping be allowed in the house?  With our new exercise hoops Elena can endlessly hoop like a pro.  And without worry of putting a dent in it!

Bo Peep is my best friend!

We made a new chicken pen today - 29'x24' of scratching heaven.  Right now it's just Bo Peep and RC inhabiting the poultry pad, but in 2 months it will also be the home of Butter, Caramel, Phantom, and Black Ghost.  Elena loves spending time with chickies of all ages!

Going out with a bang

Grandma had a lot of snow at her house and we didn’t get any at our house.  Her snow was lots of fun for sledding and making snow angels. The snow wasn’t so good for making snowballs or snowmen.  Mommy and Aunt Kiki helped Aubrie and I shovel the snow into a big pile to form into a snowman.  He has a bucket hat, carrot nose, and skis. The four of us also made a tunnel.  It was really fun when Aunt Kiki pulled me and Aubrie through it on the sled! Aubrie shared her Rudolph blanket with me when we watched movies.  I also liked playing dominoes with Grandma, Mommy, and Aunt Kiki. It was super cold outside even with the fire, so we make s’mores inside.  I love marshmallows!Everyone got s’mores and super sticky.

Happy New Year!

Love, Elena

Merry Christmas!

Winter break means staying in your pajamas all day!  And having popcorn for lunch :-)The Band Hero box was a great bed for story time.  Reading Christmas stories of course! Elena carefully laid out cookies and milk for Santa and carrots for his reindeer.  Up early on Christmas morning.  Elena’s stocking was full of stuffed animals Santa said she could have back (including Pinkie), candy, and Littlest Pet Shop animals.Dressed in holiday clothes and ready to open presents!  Let’s get the party started!  The present from Santa is always the most exciting…  Did he bring what I asked for? Not quite…  It is a Disney Prince, but not Aladdin.  It is Prince Naveen from the Princess and the Frog.  Elena already has two Tiana dolls, so she’s very happy to have Tiana’s prince.  Great movie by the way, Elena can’t wait to own it! This will forever be known as the Christmas of Barbie and Barbie clothes.  Not only did Elena get numerous new Barbies and Barbie clothes, but all the Barbie items that were in time-out were returned back to her per Santa’s instructions.  Time to reorganize the bedroom to make room for Barbie!Elena’s Barbies fully dressed and lined up to party. Merry Christmas everyone!

Winter Party at the Children’s Museum

Since the museum had such and awesome Halloween party, we had to attend their winter party too!  There were wooden ornaments to decorate, hot cocoa kits to make, cinnamon ornaments to make, and disco carpet skating!  We did all the usual activities too.  Elena loved making money and charging everyone to ride the bus, float a boat, or have their pet examined in the vet clinic. Maddie and her mom joined us too.  No one wanted to visit Santa, but everything else was loads of fun! Daddy used his holiday gift card from work to buy Band Hero for the Wii!  They have Elena’s favorite song, You Belong with Me by Taylor Swift!  She loves playing the drums, and is learning to enjoy the guitar and singing.  Daddy likes it all!!!