: : : : : A Guest Post From Ella : : : : :

Today, Ella started using an old Nikon CoolPix camera we had tucked away in the closet.  It's fun to see what a three-year-old can capture with the lens...things of interest only to her, at her level.  Quotes are from her.

"I took a picture of my rocks."

"This is Cub sitting on rocks."

"This is my birdhouse."

"That's our neighbor flying in."

"That's a new bamboo shoot."

"I took a picture of the sun's particles."

"That's a pail of nails." 

"This screw can be dangerous, if you step on it."

"Those leaves are just sitting in air."

"Hmmmmmm...reflections"

"That's my lady bug sun catcher."

"This is my self portrait."

: : : : : Silly Sally Day at School : : : : :

Silly Sally http://www.amazon.com/Silly-Sally-Red-wagon-books/dp/0152019901 is a rhyming story of a girl who makes friends as she travels to town--backward and upside down. 

Silly Ella was giddy at the thought of a fun day of cumulative nonsense--at school;).  

 

A silly sweet, upside down, fantastical experience!

In the Jungle

Insights and adventure lie around every corner.  Today, small yet magical things transported Ella's imagination to a place she's never seen before:  the mighty jungle.  I am always so surprised at the beauty and wonder she finds in the little things.

So take a peak, step inside her world, and let the story unfold.  Great adventures await!

Animal Soup

She mixed yellow and blue to make green water (colors she also used in class today to make green play dough)

After bath, she and daddy watched a few minutes of the Lion King before curling up to read beneath her giant banana leaf.  Before she closed her eyes, she looked up at Troy and said, "I can't wait to be king."

Hakuna Matata!

Simonella

Their smiles are infectious...and I'm thinking these two are gonna be friends forever!

Galimoto Races

Nap pretenders

...and that sweet, sweet smile.

Simon's Siblings

Look at those beautiful eyes

Fabulous Four

Brother Nathaniel (2), Big Sis Josie (12), Ella (3), Big Sis Vivian (4)

:  :  :  :  :  Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil :  :  :  :  : 

:  :  :  :  :  Already Looking Up to Her Big Sis :  :  :  :  :  

 :  :  :  :  :  Let the Personalities Shine :  :  :  :  :  

  :  :  :  :  :  and the fun begin... :  :  :  :  :  

:  :  :  :  :  What a difference two years makes :  :  :  :  :    

"Once upon a time, I prayed that God would somehow let me grow a family of my own. It seems He had bigger dreams for me than I did for myself and grew my family in ways I never even imagined. We are truly blessed!" Kasey LeDonne (Vivian's mom)

Night Magic

:  :  :  :  :  Story time under the clouds  :  :  :  :  : 

Discovery Green Girls

Sister play in the heart of Houston

Interactive fountains

Misting Tree

Fun time with the LeDonnes!