Disney On Ice - Toy Story 3

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Last night, we took Ella Grace to Disney On Ice - Toy Story 3. It was so cute! Of course, they are masters at setting up merchandise stands everywhere so she got a Buzz Lightyear and flew him around during the performance. We had 2nd row seats off rinkside so had no troubles see everything.  After it was over, she said "that was so much fun" and when I asked her favorite part, she said "the garbies" (barbies). She also calls Buzz "lightyear, the space ranger." Highly recommended if the show comes to your town:)

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11.11.11

Probably the coolest date in the world and I'm one of few to be able to 

celebrate a special day on it.

Another 100 years before anyone sees this date again.

Veteran's Day.

My Birthday - 30th to be exact!

The day Ella Grace announced she's going to be a big sister! 

Baby #2 is due May 25th!

Signed, Sealed, Delivered

We're finally doing it! The paperwork is signed, boxes will be packed and sealed in the next 6 weeks, and delivered to our new home on Jan 1....in the suburbs! We're leaving our city life and exchanging it for a house about 25 minutes East of downtown Seattle. It's in a great neighborhood full of parks, peacefulness, more space, and many Amazon friends of ours who have kids. Below are some pics of the new place.

And, the description as I'm too lazy to type it out myself.

3 bedroom/3.5 baths. Great room concept with 2-story ceilings in the family room. Granite counters and stainless steel appliances in kitchen with eating bar. Dual master bedrooms with full baths; one up and one down. Spacious with lots of light, wood blinds, California closets and patio. Close to shopping, dog park and I-90.

We're really excited! Ella will finally have a playroom which means I can have my sanity back (and she can no longer be deprived of toys like a kitchen set)! And, even though we don't have a grassy backyard, there's a huge greenway across the street, dog park and 2 playgrounds 2 blocks from the house. Oh, and guess what, we have a 2 car garage! No more parking on streets and getting soaked from the rainy days. Oh, the little things...

Baby A

Congratulations to my sister, Emily and brother in law, Josh! They are expecting their first child in late June. We're super excited to be aunt, uncle, and cousin and can't wait to meet that cutie patootie! It's going to make our family get-togethers, especially the beach, that much more fun!

Halloween 2011

This year, Ella Grace was "minnie house" for Halloween. After correcting her a few times, she finally started calling herself Minnie Mouse. She wore her costume to school and later in the day, I picked her up to take her back to our work for Trick or Treating. She enjoyed meeting all the doggies (we're allowed to have dogs) and getting lots of candy. Afterwards, we headed back to West Seattle for the neighborhood Trick or Treating event. Local businesses handed out candy from 3-6. I much prefer this to house-to-house trick or treating because around here, we have very few street lights and doing so after dark is a little scary. She ate her candy as she went making for a very hyper child later in the night. We had dinner at Angelina's before calling it a night. By the way, 0 trick or treaters this year! We've been in this house for 3 Halloween's and have not had anyone stop by yet:(