Granny & Grandpa Visit, etc.

*edited to add photos I forgot we had*

At the Arizona Center for lunch after the Children's Museum, where Ella made her cool hat.

Playing with her cool new peg set. Thanks G & G!

On the train at the RR Park

On a walk with Granny

We had such a nice visit with the Franklins last weekend! Greg actually got off work at decent hours, giving us all time to be together for once! We ate a lot of good food, Ella got attention-spoiled, and we all had lots of fun.

This weekend, the Johnsons were in town for the tail end of their Spring Break, and no one took a single photo. Bummer. The girls played so nicely together, it is a shame we don't have any documentation of it! They were especially tolerant of Ella's latest obcession: Role Play with Bert and Ernie. It goes something like this:

Ella (with Ernie finger puppet on her finger): BBBBEEEERRRTTT...Why you keep waking me up?
Adult (with Bert finger puppet on finger): Ernie, you keep waking me up playing the drums. Go to sleep.
Ella: BBBEEEERRRRTTTT. Let's go to the park!
Adult: Okay.
Ella: Hi.
Adult: What should we do at the park, Ernie?
Ella: Let's swing! (swings Ernie by his arms)
Adult: (puts Bert down and goes to do something less annoying)
Ella: (picks up Bert, carries him to closest adult) Here! (shoving Bert into adult's hands) Hi!!
Adult: (sighs, puts Bert on finger) Hi Ernie.
Ella: What you doing, Bert?
Adult: Just hanging out. What are you doing, Ernie?
Ella: Why you keep waking me up, Bert?
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And we are keeping busy preparing for Baby Sister. Her room is officially set up, but not photo ready. The diapers and clothes have been washed, folded and put away and we've bought all the supplies we need for the early days. G-ma and Papa are on-call (maybe even spending the night with us when Greg is on-call so I have a ride to the hospital), Ella has been taking it all in stride, and I'm pretty much just huge and tired and enjoying the last couple weeks of having only 20 finger-and-toe-nails to trim.
On moving day, Ella helped by wearing Baby Sister's pj's as a cape, and her old hat (to be handed down to B.S.), and ran around crazy-style. No, she's not back in diapers...this was just a bad day~ after peeing in her car seat not once, but TWICE, we aborted the panties-only mission and opted for a diaper for a couple hours.