Princess?

So Sunday night Ella begged us to go eat at Moe's. We have been eating at home so much lately to save money and its much easier with the kids. But she was relentless. So we did just for her. Afterwards we went by Blockbuster and rented a movie. We let her pick one and she chose Cinderella III. She watched it a few times now and has been asking me to watch it with her and so finally last night I sat down with her and watched it. Half way through she leaned over to me and said, "Mom, you know I am a princess" I said, "Yeah, I know". She said, "But Mom I have been trying to make friends with the birds and they just run away from me. You know mom princesses can talk to the birds." I didn't know what to say and I was kind of laughing and then she looked at me and said, "Mom, who's going to be my bird?"

So I kind of told her that the movies were pretend but she didn't really buy it. I immediately called her Aunt Karey who loves Cinderella movies too!  

I love Ella's imagination. You never know what she is going to say next!

Guest Post from Ella Harris

This is what she said, " I love all of guys and I want to make funny faces for you to make you laugh." She thought of this all on her own. 

Outside Pictures

I know I post a lot of pictures of us playing outside but the girls are just so darn cute out there. So here are a few more. Ella didn't want her picture taken and tried not to smile and then tried to get the camera from me. Still I managed to get a few cute ones of her in action. 

Liv loves it when Ella leaves the back door open and she can sneak outside without shoes or a coat. But I was close behind her with shoes, coat and hat since the temperature was in the 30's. 

Teaching Liv to Smile for the camera

Isn't this funny? This is what Liv does when we tell her to smile. She sees Ella smile really big and show her teeth and I think that is what she has been trying to do. I think it is hilarious and I can't stop taking pictures. 

Movie or Book?

While my dad was here he watched a movie called Kingdom of Heaven. We happened to own it but neither of us had seen it. Dad said it might of been the best movie he had ever seen. So of course we have to watch it now. Kevin turned it on last night and was so tired he fell asleep after like 2 minutes of it. I couldn't believe how good it was once I got past a few of the bloody fight scenes. Anyway, I am not finished with it yet but so far it has really got me thinking. 

The knights take a pledge to be honest at all times, to do what's right even if it doesn't benefit them and to protect the helpless. It is so inspiring. Here is my favorite line so far: Your soul is in your keeping alone. When you stand before God you cannot say but I was told by others to do this or to do that or that virtue just wasn't convenient at the time. That just won't suffice. 

So if you are looking for a good movie and want to be inspired check it out. 

Oh yeah here is the crazy thing - It is a lot like the book Kevin just finished reading called Tale of Three Kings. It was an awesome book! So there you go  - A good book or a good movie - your pick! 

Outside Pictures

I am so grateful for my parents. They are not just my parents they are my best friends! They came to visit last weekend and we had lots of fun! The girls had a blast playing with my dad in the back yard. Here are a few pictures I took on his camera. It has a really good zoom. 

Catching Up

Singing Happy Birthday to Ella. 

Some of the candy at Ella's party
Yes this is Princess Leah! 
Even the babies knew what to do with the light sabers. This is Stone who is almost a year. He loves to play with Liv. Kevin was proud of Liv's skills. 
Ella's friend Savannah Grace.  They had so much fun!