Ellie's birthday party at the park

Ellie-our little princess


A soft bunny


Look at this get up. A tutu with princess accessories.


Blowing out her candle. She did it all by herself!


Ellie is imitating Grandpa.


Ellie sitting in the shade watching the world go by.

Happy Birthday Ellie!! I Be 2!

Ellie and Mommy got their nails done for Ellie's birthday. Ellie picked out the color herself.


We went to Chuck E. Cheese for Ellie's birthday dinner. Both Nate and Ellie had a great time riding rides and playing games. Ellie is on the clock ride holding on for dear life. She liked the on the ground moving experience of the bus much better.


The picture on the left is of Ellie holding the present Nate gave her. He even wrapped it himself. His comment was that while wrapping the present he needed a lot of tape. The right picture is Ellie posing with her new movies.

Easter

Ellie in her Easter outfit


Mommy's boys in their Easter best


The Little Lambs crew: Michael, Jacqueline, Kaitlyn, and Nate


Ellie, Avery, and Kaley investigating what is in their bags from Pastor John


Nate playing with his train with his new milk tanker train car


Ellie coloring the egg with chalk while we wait for the dye tablets to dissolve.


Nate too.


Ellie's method was to fish out the eggs with her hands instead of using the provided wire lifter.


Nate trying to fish out his egg with the wire lifter. He did really good.

Ewww, Ellie the dye is not soup!


The end results! They are very proud of their pretty colored eggs!


Ellie's tie-dyed looking paper towel when she was all done dyeing eggs. Thought it looked kind of neat.


Nate got sidewalk chalk in his Easter basket so they colored on Grammy and Grampy's concrete. If you look carefully you can see Nate's version of writing his name in pink. It even includes an E with 5 lines out to the side instead of the usual 3.


Playing hopscotch. Nate's pretty good at this game.

More zoo animals

Ellie strolling at the zoo


Nate trying to walk as close to the edge of the path as possible after being told not to go off the path and Ellie running out in front. Kaley and Phil Steenstra are walking in the middle.


Nate, Kaley, and Ellie on the rock


Nate brushing the goats


Ellie brushing the goat


Wanna hitch a ride on our tractor?

Zoo Animals

Giant Tortoises


Elephants


Turtles sunning on a log


Baboon yawning


Gazelle


Leopard


Otters poking their head out of the log (mom and baby)


Monkey hanging out on the rope


Giraffe


Ostrich ready to intimidate the animal that was chasing it


Tiger


Male lion (We actually got to see the lions this time and awake even!)


Female lion