A little bit of a brag

Tonight was the first time that I have ever made cornish game hen and I must say it turned out to be a good dinner. When Ben came home from work he said it smelled better then Thanksgiving. This recipe will surely be added to the rotation.

Spring has sprung! Kind of.....

Last week we had some great weather. It got so warm that I was actually sweating while sitting in the back yard with Ella. Today is a different story however.

It also happens to be that time of year when military families start preparing for transfer season. Which is fun when you are not the one transferring because you can end up with some great deals. A fellow Coastie family was selling this slide for $10. I had just been talking to Ben about how I wanted something in the backyard for Ella to play with when we got the message about this slide. She loves it. She needs a lot of help to climb up the steps and needs verbal directions on how to slide down but once she gets there she has a huge smile on her face when she reaches the bottom of the slide.

Something else I'm a little late on reporting on is Ellas 18 month check up. Wow.... I can't even believe she is going on 19 months now! As usual the doctor praised me and said how impressed she is with Ellas vocabulary, and was happy to see she was at a healthy weight. Ella has some nights when she is picky about food but for the most part she is eating more then the usual toddler. She loves food, just like her parents. Here are some of her measurements as of 3/22/11.... Length was 32 1/2 inches (75%), weight 27 lbs and 3 oz (85%) and head circumference 48cm (86%). I've totally skipped the 18-24 month size clothes and I'm going straight to 2T. I hate spend money on clothes that will only fit for a few months but I hope the 2T will last a little while as long as she conts to thin out some.

As the weather continues to warm up we will be taking more family outings. Ben is preparing my mountain bike so we can go on some family rides, and Ella might even get a bike of her own soon (with some parent steering). I can wait for it to warm up and stay warm!!!

Daddy is Home!

So I know this posting is a few weeks late but we have been busy since Daddy came home. I couldn't get any good shots of the homecoming at the airport since we were late picking Ben up. Thanks to Oakland traffic and a winter storm. But as you can see everyone was happy to be home as a family again. Ella was thrilled to see Ben at the airport. As soon as she saw her Dada she wanted to be put down and ran right into his arms. It was too cute for words. The rest of the night was filled with tickles, and laughs. Ben and Ella couldn't get enough of one another.