It's a New Year!

This morning Ellie came bouncing down the stairs with a huge smile on her face. The very first question out of her mouth was "Mom it's next year, can I start school now? Do I start kindergarten now?"

Not only was I suprised that she comprehended the new year has come, but made the connection that next year "you will start school." What she does not understand is the next year is not 1/1/2011 but when school starts again after we move this summer.

Creating a Build a Bear Christmas Gift

Ellie got a Build a Bear kit to build at home for Christmas on today brought me all her pieces with a hugh smile telling me she needed help fixing Elizebeth.

With a huge smile on her face I watched as she began stuffing her bear. Soon the heart was filled with her love and kisses, the bear stuffed, and she smiled bigger as it was time sew the bear closed. Delightfully, she grabbed the threaded bright red plastic needle and carefully pushed the needle through each pre-stamped hole. With a look that bounced between smiles and careful concentration Ellie found each hole then then pulled her thread as tight as she could.

Once her bear was finished Ellie beamed with delight than ran up stairs to introduce this new bear to her growing collection.

 stuffung her bear

 goofy faces

 sewing the bear closed

 see that look of concentration

 thrilled she did it

 new bear for her teddy bear collection

look who is in love again