Ella is as crazy and rambunctions as ever - her stitches are really starting to heal, they've almost all dissolved - yay! And her hair is starting to grow a bit in the bald patches - another yay!
So my family has been pestering me for pics. So here you go. Just for you! Although, believe me, it was no easy task getting these. Ella is anything but cooperative when it comes to having pictures taken. There is just way to much fun to be had running around or making goofy faces.
So, to start, here's what our Easter looked like - Yes, you guessed it - Snow! Our friends Gerrit and Michelle and their family - Tessa who's 5, and Nathan, 1 - came up for the weekend, and we had a wonderful time! Lots of playing in the snow, playing Settlers and Euchre, and catching up with each other. They were our first official visitors since we moved here, and we couldn't have been happier to have them over!
Here are the dads and the girls, getting ready to play in the snow. Tessa went sledding for the first time!
Nathan wants to play outside too!
Then, the following weekend, we had more company - Dave's dad, sister Ardell, and friends Susie and Bea came to town. The ladies stayed with another friend in town, and "Grandpa" stayed with us. Ella absolutely loved all of the attention and activity. She was Grandpa's little buddy when they first arrived - bringing him books to read, and making a spot to sit right next to his. They were quite the pair!
One of the must-visit places on their list was a restaurant called "The Pannekoeken" - specializing in Dutch food. We have two locations here, so we dined at each one, making sure everyone had their fill. Ella thought it was pretty funny how they ran really fast, and sang about pannekoeken when bringing them to the table.
Here's a picture of Ella I took on the Sunday after Easter. You can see what her stitches look like fairly well here.
Here's another picture - I took this just last Friday.
Ella terrorizing/loving the cat:
And lastly, a pic from this past Sunday - look! NO SNOW on the ground! YAY!!
8 comments:
Wow! I certainly was shocked not to see you having "fun in the snow" still. Thanks for the update. Glad to see (the evidence)that you are all doing well. :-) Ella, you're lookin' good! Thanks for posing.
Annette
I was on the same page with Annette. I was beginning to think you drowned in the snow or something! Glad to see you are still alive and kickin (although we had a huge snow storm over Easter too). Ella looks great!! Glad to hear of the update.
Great update, thanks for including us! We had a super time with you too--looking forward to Tulip Time. Michelle
I was so happy to see no more "fun in the snow!!" I was beginning to wonder if you all had been buried :)! Ella is looking great... cute as ever! Thanks for the update! Take care...
Yeah! the snow is gone!! (hopefully for good... or at least until next winter.) Ella looks GREAT!! I can't wait to see you all in a few weeks. (Can we go to the pannekoeken restaurant??? I never would have guessed!!)
Yes, thanks for finally sending us some news along with some pictures. Looking good, Ella! Beppe
Dave and I were just reading your blog together. When we got to those last pics of Ella we both exclaimed, "She is such a cutie!!" Her big brown eyes are gonna get you in trouble! :)
Did you know you had so many faithful blog checkers? Thanks for the updates!
Wow! I've got lots of followers! Glad to set all of your minds at ease, knowing we are okay, and not buried in the snow!
Michelle - we look forward to Tulip Time too! Can't wait!
Rebo - We are getting SOOO excited to see you! A visit to Pannekoeken? It's a date!
VM's - Ah, thanks for the sweet words, and faithful blog following. (:
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