August 19, 2015

Elle is 4!

Elle, at FOUR you are imaginative! You've fallen in love with the movie Frozen, especially the characters Anna and Elsa.  You now live part-time fantasy world where you are usually Elsa.  
-When we were driving south and passed the Mormon Temple, you gasped and yelled, "There's my castle! But not with the guy on top (angel). You need to take him off."
-"I want to go see the trolls instead of that doctor (for your well-check) and it needs to be winter and
I need to wear my running shoes because I might slip on the ice on our way there."
-"Mom, I'm your sister."
Some fun things you've said lately:
You told your substitute teacher at preschool all about your two dogs and cat.  
Mom, I want a leotard like Jae's that goes up her gyna.
Spicy makes my tongue angry
Engine stomach (growling)
My sister Merida does that (princess from the movie, Brave)
She beed sick
Hers be black 
I love you super much
I'm just a little bit shy
Reecer's my boy
After Hawaiian shaved ice-That beed amazing!
Elle, do you like the color red? Neva!
I want an alligator. That girl has one. (Shelby with a Gatorade)
It's not from my imagination because I didn't say "in a galaxy far, far away"
-At your four-year well-check appointment, you took the nurse’s hand and instantly began chatting away with her.  You told her that you have a big brother who is five and looked at Reece with a big smile.  I held you as you received your shots. You were so brave and didn't cry! All of the nurses and doctors gave you high-fives and praised your bravery.  You left on a high.    
-You love to listen to Taylor Swift on the radio, especially when Shake it Off comes on.
-You absolutely love being chased. Try to get me!
-You LOVE to pose for pictures, inspired by your older cousins.
Nicknames  Ellers, ElleBelle, ElleBellecita, Bellecita, BelleBelle
What is your name?  Elle
How old are you?  Four, the number 4 (put up four fingers)
What is your favorite color?  Pink and purple
What is your favorite animal?  Monkeys and elephants. My sister calls them germaphants… that’s a type of animal, like a leopard.  The baby sits on the mom’s back, and then he falls off on his belly button.  Them walk upside-down… (told all of this very matter-of-factly)
What is your favorite book? Elsa
What is your favorite TV show? Masha and the Bear
What is your favorite movie?  Elsa
What is your favorite song?  Let it Go
What is your favorite food?  Strawberries
What is your favorite drink?  Purple lemonade
What is your favorite snack?  Fruit strips
What is your favorite game?  Elsa game... My sister and I play the monster game.  He tries to get us and we freeze him with our powers.
What is your favorite toy?  Soap in the bathtub
Who is your best friend?  You (Mom)
What is your favorite thing to do?  Play outside being naked (giggles)
What is your favorite thing to do outside? Be naked with the hose and pool
Where is your favorite place to go? The library
What is your favorite restaurant? In-n-Out
Where do you want to go on vacation? Umm, like what is it? (frustrated) I don’t know.  Oh, with our family at the lake, like with Jae and Dakota and all of them. (Big Bear Lake)
What do you want to be/do when you grow up? Be a princess, like Elsa.  But mom, you have to put powers and ice in my hand. After I grow up.  Okay, Mom? (I had to promise her to try)
What makes you happy?  Hugging you and flowers
What makes you sad?  Peacock shots (Chicken-Pox shots)
What did you do on your birthday?  Haved light shoes (Twinkle Toes) & played with my cousins.  We went jumping (trampoline), swam, and ate pizza and cupcakes!
(We had her party in Visalia at T-Tara and Tio-Mon’s.  Elle wanted to make sure Toby was there!)



February 19, 2015

Elle at 3 1/2

Oh, Elle!  How are you 3 1/2 already?!

I awake mama! (at 4am)
I want reeree, whole bag (raisins)
I neva... (can't, don't know how, won't)
    I neva obey
    I neva draw dat
    Neva see me (when in trouble)
Mommy hold you (hold me)
Watch you, mommy (watch me)
Lay with you (me)
First day of dance!
Sleeping after your VCUG procedure at Rady's Children's Hospital
Miss Independent! <3



January 31, 2015

Reece is 5!

Reecer, you're FIVE! Amazing!

After days of fussiness, impatience and crying... the day before your birthday you asked if I would lay down with you after lunch. You slept for 2 1/2 hours!  When you came out you were a new person! Just in time for FIVE!!!



Nicknames  Reecer, ReecerBoy, Reece-Reece, & Reesah by Elle
What is your name?  Reece Beck
How old are you?  Five
What is your favorite color?  Green and Black
What is your favorite animal?  Rattlesnake
What is your favorite book?  One Fish, Two Fish… by Dr. Seuss
What is your favorite game?  Checkers
What is your favorite TV show?  Wild Kratts
What is your favorite movie?  Planes Fire and Rescue
What is your favorite song?  The ABCs
What is your favorite food?  Bacon and red, ripe apples and strawberries
What is your favorite drink?  Apple cider
What is your favorite snack?  Vanilla Nut Kind Bars
What is your favorite toy?  My whole collection of cars, especially the taxi I just found, and my Zoobs
Who is your best friend?  Dad and Jeffrey-he took care of me when I was a little boy
What is your favorite thing to do?  Go golfing
What is your favorite thing to do outside?  Play football
Where is your favorite place to go?  The library
What is your favorite restaurant?  Fritz’s where a train picks up your food and drops it off at your table
Where do you want to go on vacation? Grandma and Grandpa’s
What do you want to be when you grow up?  A football player so you can watch me on TV.  I’ll be on the Ducks team (Oregon)
What makes you happy?  Pretending to build real things
What makes you sad?  Elle hitting my face
What did you do on your birthday?  Went to the park and played with my friends.