Ella Grace's Hoppy Easter Poem

Ella

Our Ella was a flower girl at her mommy's friend's wedding. She had fancy hair and beautiful dress.

Ella's Xmas Gift

PoppieNan (that's us...we're like Brangelina, a blended couple) sent Ella Grace a cash register for Christmas. She got to open it early. (Thank you, Amazon...loved the free shipping this year!)

Peanuts for Ella Grace for Christmas

Good grief! It's not much fun being away from your granddaughter at Christmas.
Charlie Brown: I think there must be something wrong with me, Linus. Christmas is coming, but I'm not happy. I don't feel the way I'm supposed to feel.

Ella's Artwork

Granddaughter Ella, 3, has learned a lot about coloring inside the lines and choosing appropriate colors since we last saw her. She was a scribbler then, but now she's an artist!

Shutterfly and All Its Greatness

I did it! I got all the 1,000+ photos from this year gathered together in organized sections, sorted through them, selected the best 100, made decisions about which ones would be full page, and which ones grouped on pages, then opened Shutterfly.
Shutterfly is a miracle website for people who want a physical copy of their digital pictures. My daughter-in-law and I use it year round to send cards and photos, but we especially love it once a year when we make Granddaughter Ella's photobook for that year. Beginning in her first year of life, we have made three books so far and look forward to compiling an annual book of her photos until the last one which will be her wedding year or her university graduation year or some date in the far future. Here is one of my favorite photos from this year's book: (click on it to see just how adorable she really is)

Movies for Ella

Granddaughter Ella, currently 3 yrs old, must have an education in great films, so here's the first post of many which will list films she must see or own:

Holiday Movie List (updated often)
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
A Charlie Brown Christmas (plus the soundtrack)
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas