Ellie's Birthday Week

Ellie has been a little confused because we had her party on Saturday and then we celebrated her actual birthday yesterday (Monday). She thinks the entire last week has been her birthday. Man, this is a high that is going to be hard to get her down from! She was such a sweet birthday girl though and had a blast at her birthday party. She even humored Worth and I by blowing out her candles again on Monday for her birthday. It just seems like yesterday when Ellie made her appearance at 1:16a.m. and stole our hearts forever. We love you peanut!

Playground and family update

I've gotten behind once again on updating the blog. We've had a busy couple of weeks. After traveling to Athens to watch the Dawgs lose to South Carolina last weekend we returned to Valdosta on Sunday with news that my paternal grandmother, "Bobbie" as I called her, was not doing well. I went to Tifton on Monday to say one last goodbye to her with the rest of my family, and she passed away Monday night. She suffered for about 8 years from Alzheimer's disease and finally her body couldn't take it any longer and her kidneys failed. I know she is better off in heaven where she doesn't suffer anymore, but we will still miss her so much. Alzheimer's is a terrible disease, to find out more information or to donate, visit www.alz.org.

On a lighter note, I will spend this week gradually updating the blog. Today is Ellie's 3rd birthday and we suprised her last weekend with a swingset/playground that Worth put together. She was so excited and the pictures are below. This past Saturday we had a birthday party for her at our house. I will post those pictures later with pictures from our family celebration that we will have tonight.

Please excuse Ellie's bedhead in the pictures- she had just gotten up from her nap when we took her outside to see her new playground! As you will see in the pictures she was VERY excited!

4 months and other crazy pictures

We've been very busy in the Bowers' household! Ellie is in full swing with her preschool, Emma and Ellie are enjoying 2 mornings a week at Parent's morning out, Mommy is feeling like her old self working a few part time hours, and Daddy passed his boards! YAY! Not only are we so proud of Worth, we are proud of our little one who just turned 4 months old. She is beginning to become more active, rolling from back to side, she loves a new toy - the exersaucer, and she is cooing and blabbering all of the time. Her big sister is becoming more of a fashionista- coming up with new and even crazier outfits to put on every day! I've included pictures in the slide show of her newest creation. Yes, in one of the pictures she is using a suction that is similar to the one we use on Emma (not the one we use on Emma of course)! Ellie is obsessed with the "booger sucker" as she calls them, yes, eccentric is a good word to describe Ellie at this point in her life. Also the bunny outfit on Emma in the pictures is an outfit that Worth put on her one morning. It was an outfit of Ellie's and their clothes are opposite seasons, obviously. Anyway, at least her daddy helped by getting her dressed for me:)