The "new" Ellie...

Joshua was too busy today to do our Teenage Talk...it's baseball season, plus the football coach sees something in him, so he's been weight lifting 4 days a week, as well. So crazy..the boy has never played structured football, so it makes me nervous and I hate the thought of it, but they see something in him. Probably his speed. Either way, he asked me to scoot it back a day. Who knows if we'll even have time tomorrow. Did I mention we are leaving for Disney and I still have SO much to do? GAHHH! I'm always like this before we go away though, so I'm kind of used to it. It will all get done. Deeeeeep breaths.

Real quick. I forgot to post about Easter and definitely want to share a few photos before that is in the waaaayy past and Disney is our focus. We had a wonderful day, as usual. The Easter Bunny left a "jellybean" trail for the littles...really it was those Annie's bunny snacks, I just feel better when they eat something like that. There was way too much for the Easter baskets, as always. Poor Joshua just got candy because the game he wanted hasn't come out yet.haha. The egg hunt was fun...even if Madeline didn't really show any urgency to find any eggs. She did, however, play with the big girls (her cousins and the neighbors) the entire day...every time I would come outside, she would politely (most of the time) ask me to go back in. She is getting to be such a big girl. Joseph was our happy guy, as always...just crawling around, doing his thing. Joshua packed his own clothes and kind of looked like a hobo on Easter....that's the last time I trust his packing judgement!

And...the ending...we changed "Ellies".haha. I should have went with my gut feeling from the beginning, but I went with the chocolate labradoodle because that's what I was originally searching for. Well, tonight, as I was showing Anthony the pictures and I showed him the other puppette I ended up choosing between, he said, "why didn't you choose her?"...and I knew it!!! Her face just melts our hearts. So, I contacted Michele and she finally spilled the beans that she thought this puppy would have been a better fit anyway...I kept asking for her opinion and advice, she kept saying she couldn't advise and any pup we picked would be perfect. I even emailed her after our choice, saying I had doubts....then tonight, she was happy our minds had changed. This "Ellie" feels right....I had to convince myself of the other....THIS is our girl right here...

 The "new" Ellie....haha....

NOW OFF TO BE UP UNTIL SUNRISE CLEANING, PACKING, PREPARING.....................