Life With Ella

Ella and I had a great day on Friday and then Sunny, Ella and I had fun on Friday night at the gym. I took Ella to Patagonia to get a new jacket and she loved walking around town. She stopped and sat on a stoop and she loved walking on the yellow bumps on the corners of the sidewalk. Right before we left for the pool, Ella broke into “Hey Lolly Lolly” non-stop and she was dancing around and being so kooky. We captured it on film and you can enjoy it at the end of this blog.

Ella sitting on the steps outside of the Patagonia store.

Here she is wearing her new jacket – it’s exactly like her vest but it has sleeves (duh)

In the pool with mommy…”This is the way we wash our nose”

“This is the way we wash mommy’s mouth”

Today we took the girls to see the Velveteen Rabbit. It was at the Yerba Buena theater. We made it all the way up to the break. Stella was terrific – completely still, mesmerized – I think she really enjoyed the show. Ella and Juliet were great but they didn’t quite get the fact that you’re supposed to be quiet during a performance. They were really sweet, squealing, talking, and eating Pirates Booty. At one point Ella was yelling “End ballet, end ballet” at the top of her lungs. It was pretty funny. After the show, we ate at the Bistro in Nordstrom. The girls were really terrific there too. They finished off their lunch with mini ice cream sundaes. Helen brought over a dress for Ella to wear since Stella and Juliet were looking beautiful and fancy. Ella loved wearing the dress. She pretty much loves everything.

This was the best shot I was able to get of the 3 girls together

Ella and Stella at the restaurant

Here is a little video of Ella in the park

It’s pretty late here so I’ll make this a short entry. Tonight is the first night of Chanukah and we gave Ella her BIG present first…a shiny red drum set! She loved it. She started drumming like a pro right away.

Check out our little drummer girl!

Here’s Ella working the crash cymbal

We spent the first night of Chanukah with our beautiful friends Helen, Ron, Stella and Juliet. First we had some latkes, then we lit the candles and then we ate a delicious Chanukah dinner that Helen cooked. After dinner, we gave the kids some of their presents. The big theme was ballet. Helen’s parents gave Ella a ballet outfit and we gave Stella a light up tutu. We gave Juliet that same adorable hat that Ella has so Ron and Helen made sure that she had her regular ballet outfit so she didn’t feel left out. Helen and Ron gave the girls matching warm up suits. I’m sure there will be some incredible pictures of the girls in their outfits very soon. The first video is of Ella drumming and the second video is some priceless Chanukah footage.