Ellie Belly

Ellie is growing up and her face is changing. It is becoming less baby-like. :-( I guess that is a part of life that you just have to accept whether you want to or not.



Here are some pictures that were taken on Sept 1st. We were playing around with her blanket. She is a happy girl.

This past weekend Ellie was at her dad's and he fell down some stairs face first. Poor baby girl!

All of the scabs have fallen off. It is now just a little red on her upper lip.

More pictures

I got more pictures from Jessica's wedding. They turned out pretty good.



I love this one of me and my siblings. Aren't we a good lookin' bunch?!?



Ellie looks so sweet in this pic. But we all know the true Ellie! hahaha



Here is Hayden. He is head of the elementary maffia. hehehe



Then there is me. enough said on that.

Side note: School starts on Monday! Woohoo!!!

Cereal Searching

Made a trip to the grocery store and Hayden wanted to get cereal. Of course he likes the commerialized sugar cereals that are attached to Saturday morning cartoons and PBS kid shows. Per the "Trim Kids" book, as long as the cereal has 3g of fiber per serving then it is okay for the kids to eat. Hayden was on the search for 3g and his favorite cereals were failing. Then he picked up "Choco Crunch" and exclaimed that it has 3g. I had to check for myself because I just couldn't believe that it would. Sure enough it does have the right amount of dietary fiber. It has a little green circle in the bottom right hand corner reading, "Smart Choices Made Easy". After that I notice the same symbol on several of the other Quaker Oat company cereal. The label means that the cereal is low in fat and a good source of fiber. I also bought more practical choices as in Kix, Cherrios, and Life Vanilla Yogurt Crunch which has 4g of fiber. Making the grocery store a learning enviroment and teaching Hayden about healthy eating is fun! Makes the trip a little longer but the long-term rewards will be amazing!