Happy Birthday Phil!

Today is Philip's birthday, he is now 3! And, in our house, when you turn 3, you can eat chips. Every one of us has had to wait until we were 3 in order to eat chips, thanks to Dad who was sorta kidding when he made the rule that has now lasted around 17 years.

I can hardly believe how big Philip has gotten! He talks in complete sentences, he can count to 1o, he is almost completely potty trained, and he is just as cute as a button! We love you Phil!




On a more serious note, our youth group went on a ski trip and one of the freshman girls hit a tree on Monday and was seriously hurt. She hasn't been awake since the crash (they have kept her sedated), and they have done surgery twice to reduce swelling in her brain. Please pray for her, she is not doing very well.

~Ellentia

Not Much

Yesterday Mom, Jc and I all came back from picking up Jc at camp. The concert on Saturday and encore on Sunday were both wonderful. Great job Jc! I hope to join you next year!

The summer music camp for kids is approching fast, and with the coming of the camp, my babysitting is increasing. Libba and Phil are determined to drive me crazy! Haha, Phil has picked up the habit of staying in bed after I wake him up from nap. He'll shake his head and say "no" and then about 15 to 20 min later he'll call and be ready to get up! I wish I could do that in the morning...




~Ellentia

Happy Birthday!

So today is baby Philip's 2nd birthday! Happy birthday Phil! Mom made a yummy looking cake and then after lunch Philip (and Libba) opened presents. He got a fire truck that he has enjoyed quite thoroughly so far.

Blowing Out the Candles




Big Grin




Yum Yum!




Opening Presents





New Toys




Happy Birthday Philip!

~Ellentia

Hello!

It seems like it's been awhile since I last posted. Last Wednesday my small group (at church) actually had a focused meeting! I was very excited that we were able to get something done!

As JC said in one of her posts, we went and saw the von Trapp children sing last Friday. I really enjoyed the concert, the orchestra and the children were really good! My favorite song that they sang was a French folk song. I don't remember the title but it had something to do with windmills I think.

Last Sunday I had to miss church. My littlest brother was sick with who knows what and since the handbells were playing mom couldn't stay home so I got to babysit. We went outside for awhile and Phil sat on the swing with his arms stretched up as high as they would go! I tried to get him to pull them down but he wouldn't. It looked very uncomfortable.

Well, I need to get off, we have choir in a few minutes and I will be in trouble with Nat if I make him late!

~Ellentia

Stuff

As Specter has noticed, I'm home. I would have posted sooner except that when I was going to post I discovered that jc had already posted about the trip so I decided to wait till I thought of something else to write about. I still don't have much to say but since I had a request to post I decided to go ahead.

One thing I am excited about is Philip. I think he might turn out to be left-handed! I am left-handed and I need a partner in crime! I am the only one in my immediate family that is left handed so I have high hopes for Phililp. Just for fun here are some statistics and trivia (I'm not sure if they are true though)

• Did you know that only about 13% of people are left-handed? (I looked this statistic up and found two sites that had the same number)
  

• Left-handers have an advantage in softball and baseball because we stand closer to first base (this I can say is true from experience).

• Sinistrophobia is the fear of left-handedness.
  

• During the 1600's, people thought left handers were witches and warlocks.

• They say everyone was born right handed, and only the greatest overcome it (he,he,he). ...Brilliant Author unknown

• August 13 is left-handers day

• The left side of your brain controls the right side of your body, and the right side of your brain controls the left side of your body. So only left handed people are in their right mind!

I had fun reading these statistics and random trivia, hope you enjoy them to!

-Ellentia

A little crazy

I havn't posted in a while because things have been a little crazy around here. Last Sunday at 9:32 AM, Philip Michael was born and wieghed 7 lb 12 oz and was 20 in long. He and his mother are doing fine and he is a healthy baby boy. Then, on Wednesday, my mothers parents came to visit us all the way from Las Cruses New Mexico. That's a fifteen hour drive! They stayed through Saturday morning and then left at two AM. On Saturday morning i had a softball tournament and our first game was at 8:00 AM, so we had to be there by 7:00. We played four games, two bracket games and two pool games (a pool game dosn't count in the ranking of the tournament). We lost all four of our games but we all had a blast. I got an incredible hit in the first game and got on base several times throughout the day and one girl on my team got a homerun. We are ready for the season! On Saturday we had some friends who live three hours away come visit the new baby and they stayed the night then left at about three. Well, that's how crazy things can get during a busy week at my house. : - )
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