De-Ja-Vu

It has been almost a year exactly since I posted this picture. Ella made this mess with stickers one night while I was trying to let her entertain herself to give me a few minutes to fix dinner...


You would have thought after a year of having two very active children I would have learned my lesson, but no. We have been stuck at home with the flu for a week now. The kids are definitely going crazy, but not fever free so we cannot leave. I was just trying to do something different so I pulled out the stickers again. I don't know how it happened so quickly but somehow Miller dumped out all the stickers (same box, no matter how many times we use those stickers they just will not go away. it is like they multiply over night) and spread them all over the floor. This time they were so spread out that I could not get a good picture to really capture how great a job Miller did of creating a mess!

We Survived the Summer

At some points, I did not know that it would happen. But, we survived through the rough part of the pregnancy (now I feel great). I think the only reason we made it is because we traveled a lot and I had lots of help! So, be warned, lots of pictures follow. Here is a glimpse of our summer.


Lots of trips to the lake:
I had just told Ella we were going to the lake and need to pack and when I walked in Miller's room she was packed and ready to go.

Sea-Do rides...

Lake Trip to Tennessee:
Granna's Birthday

Miller upset because he has to wait to have cake

Caught lots of BIG fish with Uncle Rich and Parker. A couple of times we thought Miller was going to jump in after the fish.

Ella got her first scooter (look how grown up she looks!)


Digging for shells

Miller working very seriously on his Blackberry like Daddy and Uncle Rich



Miller had his first serious injury. He fell off a bench and busted his head open. So instead of stitches, Daddy super glued it together. Now Daddy and Miller have matching scars.

Ate lots of marshmallows!

Trip to the Beach:

Ella learned to swim (all those swim lessons finally paid off)



Ella's First Day of School:


Ella's first Alabama Football game with Daddy

Miller's first pair of cowboy boots. Too bad we have to take them back. Miller's feet are so big that the boots are too tall. They go all the way up to the crook of his knees and he cannot walk. So, I am still on the look out for that perfect pair.

The Magic Kingdom was Magical!

We took Ella to Disney World a couple of weeks ago. It was amazing! She absolutely loved every minute of it! Here are some highlight pictures of the trip.

This is a picture of Ella when she has just seen Cinderella's castle.

When we walked in Daisy Duck was right there. Ella just could not believe that she was going to get to meet Daisy.

Ella loved the teacups! She rode them 4 times. I did not know if Ella would like the rides, but she loved them all! Even the rollercoaster!

Alice rode the teacups with us (not in our teacup, but on our ride). So right when we got off Ella ran up to give Alice a big hug!

Ella driving the race cars

Oh the Princesses! Just like every little girl, Ella was in awe of the princesses!

This picture captures just a little bit of the awe Ella had when she first saw Mickey and Minnie Mouse. We thought Ella would be most excited about meeting the fairies and princesses, but it was Mickey!



At story time with Belle, Murray was chosen to be the Beast. He did great!

I wish this picture was a video. Ella is yelling at the top of her lungs during the light parade, "Hey Mickey, Hey Mickey, It's me Ella." It just made your heart melt!

Day 2: We went straight to the fairies. The first day we went 10 minutes after they "arrived" and the wait was 90 minutes! We did not make that mistake again.

By the second day, after seeing a few parades, Ella knew what was coming. She was so excited, dancing in the street with all the kids to the band preview.

It is never smart to try to get the picture in front of Cinderella's castle at the end of the trip. Ella was so wired, there was no way she was going to stand still. But we have something:)

We are Still Here!

After being quiet for so long, I figured I better enter back into the blogging world with exciting details of our life.
The most exciting news is...
We are having Baby #3!!!!!
I am pregnant and due January 5!

So, that is my big excuse for not updating in awhile. I think that I have taken a nap everyday since I found out I was pregnant with the exception of maybe two days. My goal everyday is to make it to naptime!
Here are some pictures of what has been going on with The Lee's.

Miss Pattycake came to Birmingham! Ella loves, loves, loves Miss Pattycake. It was just a dream that she got to meet her!


Ella's last day of school.

Ella's last day of gymnastics

We have been to the lake several times already and so far it has been sunny about 2 hours while we have been there. But that has not stopped the fun!


Ella and Miller were invited to a "Super Hero's" birthday party. We have not really gotten into that at our house yet so Ella and Miller got new capes! Miller got Superman and Ella got SuperPrincess. (of course Ella would not let me take a picture from the front, but it was too cute. Just imagine...her pink cape, pink tutu bathing suit, princess crown headband, pink dress-up shoes and goggles! She was a sight!)

Nothing Like a Big Sister

Miller loves, loves, loves his big sister! For about the last month, Miller has been very determined to do everything Ella does. Sometimes it makes things a little bit more difficult, but it is so sweet! One of the things that Miller has decided he is going to do like Ella is brush his teeth. Here are some pictures of our morning routine.


(can you see how Miller is looking at her, so sweet!)

When Mommy's Gone

Friday morning I had to take Ella for a very early doctor's appointment so Murray was left with the task of dressing Miller. When I got home this was the outfit Murray picked out. And yes, the shirt was left off on purpose!


Papa had to come and watch Miller because Murray also had an early appointment. I guess Papa did not think it necessary for Miller to wear a shirt either.