Cupid and snow visit the Jorgensens

Cupid came to the Jorgensen house Sunday and brought Ella her first My Little Pony set. I enjoyed playing with them more than Ella, but that's OK. She also received Dora stickers, so life is good.

Don't touch my ponies.

With Cupid, came the snow. KC received its first (and hopefully last) few inches of snow of the season. While I did not enjoy the snow, Ella had a fantastic time playing with her daddy. We've had Ella's snowsuit, boots, mittens, sled, etc. since October, so at least they finally got some use.

Trying to lay down in a sled with a seat. Doesn't work too well.

Snow angel!

To add to the longest post ever, below are a few shots of what we've been doing this winter.

Sesame Street Live! Ella loved it, but now she's cheating on Elmo with Dora.

Ella and her new friend Eden enjoying themselves during our Super Bowl party.

Lunch party!

Ella received a table for Christmas from Memaw and Papa Jorgensen. She wanted to show off her new, snazzy table, so she threw a lunch party with her dolls, Belle and Cabbage Patch Kid. A good time was had by all.

The hostess with the mostess

Lunch guest Belle

And Cabbage Patch Kid

CPK needs some assistance

Our new tree

We may not have any trees in our backyard yet, but who cares when we have a wine-producing tree in the kitchen!

Ella + Breezy = love

 

 

Action shot

Poor girl slid right off the chair, head first, after I took this picture :(

Our first Christmas in the new digs

We hosted the Jorgensen/Johnson Christmas over New Years at our house. As always, the girls entertained themselves all day long and got all kinds of good loot.

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, how beautiful and bright.

Sorry, Breezy- dogs aren't allowed to have Pottery Barn stockings in this household.

Thank goodness for toddler lock.

Ella not sure what to open next.

Super excited about her new, bigger towels. We've finally outgrown infant towels!

Checkin out her Little People pink plane.

Glad to see the classic games are still cool.

Cheese ball snowman. Adorable and delicious.

Christmas at the Marsili house

Christmas was a success in the Land of Lincoln, except for Ella's slight moodiness on Christmas day. She partied it up with her friend Kennedy on Christmas Eve and missed her bedtime by about three hours ... oops!

We had a busy vacation that involved eating at Arthur's Garden Deli two days in a row. Yummy! We visited Aunt Lori's classroom and had lunch together. We also saw my good friends from high school, chilled on Christmas Eve with Uncle Brian and then had a Christmas day shindig with the entire family.

Ella loves all of her gifts but failed to open them as well as she did on her birthday. Hopefully she'll do better at the Jorgensen/Johnson family Christmas. She also now has a love affair with cookies. The girl was not much of a fan until she tried Grandma Judy's sugar cookies. Now she's hooked, like the rest of us. Welcome to the club, Ella.

And so it begins ... Ella's love of cookies.

Opening a present from Santa.

And what did Santa leave in here?

The Jorgensens all snazzy after Christmas mass.

Ella dressed Mrs. Potato Head all by herself.

Notice where she's putting the baby - on the potty. Hopefully that's a hint she wants to start potty training.

Eating more cookies.

Pushing her tiny dollhouse baby in her new wagon.