Ellie & Arden
Ellie & Lily
Ellie finally mastered the Zip Line!
First time on the Zip Line! (not sure how Blogger gets these pics all out of order)
SWEET GIRL!
SWEET GIRL!We just got home from one of the best family evenings we've had. Well, I say "family," but it was just me and Ellie. Jeff and Fisher had a guy night and it sounds like they had a pretty good time, too. Jeff took him to the mall and to Amigo's for dinner. Of course, Fisher just had a cereal bar, but you would have thought Jeff had given him a candy bar. That was his first one and he gobbled it up and then was doing his sign for more! So Sweet!! Anyway, I was a little nervous about their outing b/c Jeff has never taken Fisher anywhere just the two of them, but they made it! Yea. And, too, I can really tell that Jeff and a great time with little Fish! He's used to spending some one-on-one time with Ellie b/c I've encouraged it a lot, but not so much with Fisher. I think he enjoys it more when they're able to communicate more with him probably b/c it's easier.
Anyway, back to our evening..... We went to the Carsons for a Bonfire, weiner roast, smores, hot chocolate, etc. You name it, we ate it. I'm actually feeling a little belly ache from all the goodies. It was super cold, so we layered up, boggin', gloves and all. Ellie did much better with the fire this time and didn't act nearly as scared of it as she was last month when we went to Fall Creek Falls, which was great. Of course, she really didn't have an interest in getting close enough to the fire to cook her hotdog, so that ended up being my job.
They had a zip line set up as well (at least I think that's what it is called), and Ellie tried it very cautiously the first few times, but by the end of the evening she was ready to do it all by herself. She's so much like me, very cautious about stuff. I'm trying to help her get rid of that trait. I don't want her to be so cautious that she misses out on doing stuff like I did. She needs to experience life to the fullest!!
The big hit of the evening was a magician that the Carson hired from Dunlap. He was great and really entertained Ellie. The best part of the evening for me was watching her try to perform magic tricks. May have to find her some little magic kit for Christmas. She really was too funny!
I'll post some pics when I download them to the computer!!
Anyway, back to our evening..... We went to the Carsons for a Bonfire, weiner roast, smores, hot chocolate, etc. You name it, we ate it. I'm actually feeling a little belly ache from all the goodies. It was super cold, so we layered up, boggin', gloves and all. Ellie did much better with the fire this time and didn't act nearly as scared of it as she was last month when we went to Fall Creek Falls, which was great. Of course, she really didn't have an interest in getting close enough to the fire to cook her hotdog, so that ended up being my job.
They had a zip line set up as well (at least I think that's what it is called), and Ellie tried it very cautiously the first few times, but by the end of the evening she was ready to do it all by herself. She's so much like me, very cautious about stuff. I'm trying to help her get rid of that trait. I don't want her to be so cautious that she misses out on doing stuff like I did. She needs to experience life to the fullest!!
The big hit of the evening was a magician that the Carson hired from Dunlap. He was great and really entertained Ellie. The best part of the evening for me was watching her try to perform magic tricks. May have to find her some little magic kit for Christmas. She really was too funny!
I'll post some pics when I download them to the computer!!
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