Elliette's Worship Dance Recital

Elliette participated in a Worship Dance class this past fall. Originally I wasn't going to sign her up for dance, but my friend's daughter took it, and they loved it. Elliette really LOVES to dance, so I went ahead and signed her up.

It was a great program! The kids met once a week for dance class, and the class consisted of Bible stories, devotionals and dancing. Elliette had two wonderful teachers, Chloe and Naomi. I highly recommend the program. If you're in the Aurora area, check out Celebration Ministry of Arts.

Elliette's dance recital was held on the Monday after Thanksgiving. She did a fantastic job!! Eric and I were unsure of how she was going to handle dancing on the stage in front of everyone, but she was a champ. The kids were so cute, and we were so proud of our little Nugget!

These pictures were taken at the rehearsal.

Recital Pictures!

Elliette and Scout

Elliette and Chloe

Elliette and Naomi

Thanksgiving Weekend at Snow Mountain Ranch

We had a low-key Thanksgiving, but it was still nice. We ate with our next door neighbors. It was great! The girls had fun playing together, and we were even able to watch a movie.

We spent Thanksgiving weekend at the YMCA's Snow Mountain Ranch. We LOVED visiting their Estes Park Center over the summer, and we were excited to spend a weekend playing in the snow.

Snow Mountain Ranch did not disappoint! We had a great time playing in the snow, tubing down the snow hill, swimming in the indoor pool, playing at the recreation center, eating the yummy food, and making crafts. Here are some pictures from our trip.

Tubing Fun!

Fun Activities!

Halloween Fun!

Halloween was fun and filled with a lot of activities. We kicked it off by trick-or-treating at one of the local nursing homes with the MOMS Club of Aurora. Elliette dressed up as Rapunzel, and Cadence was Wonder Red.

We met the Alexander's at the Children's Museum for some more Halloween fun. They put on a great event!

We had fun trick-or-treating with a group of friends in our neighborhood. Eric and I really like living on base at Buckley. It's a nice and small community. It was pretty cold outside, so Elliette traded her Rapunzel dress for a warmer ballerina bunny costume.

We had a fun time, and the girls ended up with way too much candy!

Sweet Monkey

There is never a dull moment in our house thanks to this little Monkey.

Elliette's 4th Birthday - Still Catching Up!

Elliette turned four on October 17. Our little Nugget is growing up way too fast! Here are some pictures from her special day.

Opening presents!

Elliette loved her special birthday waffles for breakfast.

My Mom visited us to celebrate Elliette's birthday. She also came to help me. At that time I was soooo sick (love the all-day sickness). She spent an entire day cooking and freezing meals for us so that our family would have dinner options other than chicken nuggets and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches!

We held Elliette's fourth birthday party at one of Aurora's recreation centers. She LOVES to dance, so we had a "ballerina princess" party. It was great! Our party host was a real ballerina princess. Elliette's friends arrived and got to color and decorate their crowns.

The girls had fun dressing up in different tutus, and then it was time for a dance lesson! Their teacher's name was Maggie, and she was fantastic!

After the dance lesson, it was time for lunch, cupcakes, and presents.

I took a ton of pictures, but it was impossible to get a good group shot!

Since we held the party on a Monday morning, Eric was unable to attend. Once he got home from work, it was time for more birthday fun! Eric was happy to try out the silly string.

We finished the evening with more cupcakes!

I think Elliette had a great fourth birthday!

Elliette is becoming such a sweet little Nugget. She's polite and thoughtful and loves her friends and family. She's also a bit sensitive and dramatic (like her Mommy!). She loves to dance, play outside, play games, and draw. She enjoys her school, and she is really smart! She is a bit tall for her age. Most of her clothes are 4t, but a lot of her pants are too short. I think she recently had a growth spurt. She's mostly wonderful to Cadence, and she's excited to have a new baby in the family. She's still strong-willed and challenges us daily!

We are so thankful for our little Nugget, and we are proud of the young lady she is becoming. I wish I could just freeze time for a bit because she is growing up way too fast!