Creationary Creations

The kids got the Lego game "Creationary" - think Pictionary, but instead of drawing, you need to build it out of Legos. Here are some of our creations: Evan's barbecue, Ellena's sand castle, and my elephant.

Evan's Pictures

Evan took these pictures - all his favorite things!

Ellena's School

Ellena attends a pre-preschool program through Bellevue College. She and I go once a week to explore the different sensory stations, have a snack, and enjoy circle time. Ellena absolutely loves school and is looking forward to going to Evan's school this summer!

Ellena glued googly eyes to her bird and then spread glue all over its body. There were feathers available to glue on, but she insisted her bird only needed glue - lots and lots of glue. So much that it leaked onto the back of the bird, so we placed it on the paper for stamping. Ellena then stamped the dogs all around her bird.

Here she is with one of her buddies, Hayden. The girls were holding the "telephone" and just giggling - too cute!

A New Neighborhood Friend

The kids and I made a new friend in the neighborhood - of the 4-legged variety! A little black kitten was roaming our neighborhood and came by to visit while we played outside. She was very friendly, curious and daring! She climbed the cherry blossom tree a few times - the first time she used the branches and ground cover to break her fall - the kids were AMAZED by this acrobatic feat. The following times she made it down herself. The last time I had to help her down (and I think I made a friend for life - uh oh!) Because she is mostly black, Ellena thought it was Poki and was very concerned that Poki was running into the street. We explained that this is a different kitty, but she does look like Poki. So the kids named her "Poke-a-roo".

Ellena-antics and One Evanism

The other day Pops complained about the twisted straps on Evan's carseat. The next day I went to buckle Evan in and the straps were not twisted. I exclaimed to Evan, "What's Poppa talking about?!" He then huffed out, "Oh Pops... he's such a... MAN!"

Ellena has a pair of maracas that are blue and green. She asks me what color they are and I purposely give her a wrong answer. She then cracks up and tells me the right answer. After this went on for a while, she finally said, "Momma, you're not very good at this game!"

I mistakenly addressed Ellena as "kiddo" - I think I usually save that for Evan. She exclaimed, "I'm not kiddo! I'm... (you could practically hear the wheels turning in her brain)... Sweet Ellena!"

I had a shirt with the Polo Ralph Lauren logo on it. Ellena was examining it and asked what it was. I explained that it was a man riding a horse and playing a game where he swings a stick to hit a ball. Ellena repeated it all back to me and then said, "That's not very safe!"