Easter Egg Fun

We used Kool Aid to dye our Easter eggs this year.  We had fun watching the eggs change color and another plus of using the sugary drink to dye the eggs is that they smelled wonderful.

Winter Wonderland

I am not a big fan of cold weather or snow, especially when it comes to winter clothing.  Gloves, coats, hats, snow boots, etc. make everyday tasks more difficult than they already are.  However, I must admit the snow creates a beautiful winter wonderland.  Yesterday and today I tried to capture just a little bit of the beauty.  Photos hardly do it justice. 

Nature Preserve near our home

Dock in the frozen lake

Solitude

A Morning in Mostly Pictures

This blog is often neglected as I try and keep up with a very active four year old, adoption paperwork, and keeping my house from being in shambles.  However, I am not entirely ready to part with this blog since it has been the story of our lives for the past 8 years. 

Saturday, Daniel was gone to a conference and E and I were home trying to keep ourselves busy.  I decided to take pictures throughout the morning to  document our day.

 This little girl loves her some pink and princesses

A special breakfast of pancakes with M&M's and sprinkles

 

 

 

 

 

Sledding in the freshly fallen snow

Snow bunny

Hot cocoa with marshmallows to warm up

Journal time

E loves to put the dishes away

Working on school valentine's day cards

Another trip outside to play in the snow

From Our Family to Yours

For to us a child is born,
    to us a son is given,
    and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
    Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
    Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 9:6 

Merry Christmas from the Cooley Family! 

We Give Thanks

A Happy Road

Not sure who all visits this blog but wanted to let you know we have started an additional blog HERE.  Please hop over and join us in this new chapter of our lives.  I will still post here on occasion as this serves as a baby book of sorts for E.

Pack Rat

E:  Mama, Daddy is a pack rat.  That means he doesn't like to throw things away. 
Me:  Eleanor, where did you learn that word?
E: Caillou, of course!

Eleanor on the Doctrine of the Atonement

This morning Eleanor was being dishonest about something and this is the conversation which insued.

Me: Eleanor, you are not telling the truth.  The Bible tells us that dishonesty is a sin.  It says, you shall not lie. 

E:  Mama, Jesus already died for our sins.

Me: But that doesn't mean you should keep on sinning.

Daddy: Yes Eleanor, that is correct but when we love Jesus we do not want to sin.

Theology with E

E:  Mama, when did God die?
Me:  Well E, Jesus died on the cross for our sins about 2000 years ago.
E:  No Mama, when did God die?
Me:  God did not die, Jesus died and Jesus is God's son.
E: Mama, Jesus is God so God is God's son.  Now that's funny!

ROY G BIV

The other day E and her Na Na were coloring a picture.  E asked me, "Mama, what colors are in the rainbow?"  I replied, "ROY G BIV" and E replied, "I don't have that color!"

Friday Funny

This morning Eleanor crawled up in my lap while I sat at the kitchen table drinking my coffee.  After a couple minutes she poked at my belly and said "Mom, you are getting a little squishy!"  Nothing like your child telling you that you are getting squishy to motivate you to exercise.  It's a good thing I joined the gym this week.

Yee Haw Cowgirl

Eleanor has spent the week at horse camp.  A local riding place was holding a Vacation Bible School/Horse Camp and we decided to let E participate.  This girl loves her some horseback riding.  She has even started talking about taking riding lessons.  It has been interesting to hear the things she has learned about horses while at camp.  She can tell you all about how you can tell how a horse is feeling by the way it holds it ears (if they are flat back they are mad and will nip you) and she knows why they flick their tails (to rid themselves of flies) and she can tell you that their eyes are on the sides of their heads unlike ours.  She was one of the youngest kids at camps and I would chuckle watching her try to mount the horse.  Her very long almost 4 year old legs are still not long enough to reach the stirrups.  I am looking forward to many more horseback rides in the years to come!

Our Little Track Star

Wordless Wednesday/ Where Did My Baby Go?

Lake Cherokee

Here are a few pictures from our trip to the Cooley Lakehouse over Memorial Day weekend. 

 Eleanor and Mama riding the wave runner.

 Splish, Splash

 The beautiful backyard

 Cutest boat captain ever

My handsome hubby skiing slalom

First and Last

Last Wednesday was Eleanor's last day of Pre-K 3.  She had a great year and loved her teachers and friends.  Over the year E developed a love for letters and writing.  She has also become quite the crafty little girl despite her mom's craft deficiencies.  Eleanor loved to be the pledge helper and as her teacher's have told me she is quite the mother hen in the classroom.  Her teachers also said she loves to help and was always willing to clean up (hmm, how come that doesn't happen at home?!?).

Sweet Friends Swinging

Re-Post

Tonight at the dinner table I told Eleanor she was acting like an animal.  Her response, "Mooooooo!"  Not what I was looking for.  Her daddy looked up and said "I don't think that was an insult to her."

Oh are we in trouble when we hit the teenage years!

Pure Awesomeness

Eleanor loves to dress herself and has a very unique sense of style.  Yesterday we were getting ready to run errands and this is what she came up with....PURE AWESOMENESS!

Facebook Repeat

E just said "Mama, I need to put on my stinky booger shoes." At first I could not figure out what she was talking about but then it hit me, KC and the Sunshine Band, " I wanna put on my my my my my boogie shoes."