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For a few weeks, things were so slow that I had nothing to post about. Now, so much has been going on I haven't had time to sit down and post anything. But since I can't sleep most nights, I decided maybe I would use that time to post.
Last weekend (yes, Easter weekend - who planned that???), Elianna had karate tournament. She performed Pinon 3 for her form and sparred in her belt/age division. She ended up winning 3rd place for sparring which was pretty exciting since they don't spar very much at her lessons. She did great and was super excited to have won a trophy. We were very proud of her for working hard.
We have (finally) decided on a name for baby girl. Her name will be Selah ("say-la") Joy. We had a list of names that either Chris like or I liked but nothing on our "together" list. Then one Sunday, someone mentioned the name Selah. Chris loved it at first, but I had to take a little time to process and think about it. It has been the perfect name for this little one.
Selah means "to pause" or "to reflect". So put together with Joy - her name means to pause or reflect on Joy. We think her name is perfect for this time and place in our lives.
We can't wait to meet you Miss Selah Joy!
While my aunt and uncle were here, one day the guys went to a local coffee roaster and the girls stayed here and had a tea party. I made a GF Bob's Red Mill chocolate cake mix, attempted a coconut cream frosting which ended up being the middle layer between the cakes, and a buttercream frosting made with half ghee (it would have taken the whole $8 container of ghee and I just couldn't justify that) and half coconut oil with chocolate almond milk. I quickly frosted the cake and then let Elianna decorate the top of the cake. Amazingly enough, the cake turned out very good tasting and looked good for Elianna's first cake she decorated!
We had peach tea, cake and we played Sleeping Queens. Then the girls got distracted with their BABear animals and scrambled off to play while the rest of us "girls" sat and talked until the guys came back.
My aunt and uncle came into town this week to visit my cousin and his family. Jennifer (my cousin's wife) had given Elianna a gift card to Build-a-Bear for her birthday and this past Tuesday, we finally used it. Jennifer also had a few other gift cards that Grace (her daughter) also used.
The girls did very well at quickly picking out which animal they wanted. I had envisioned a lengthy process but they did great! Elianna picked a rabbit with colorful dots all over it, a flowered dress, "glass" (silver) shoes, and bows to put on the ears. Grace picked out a teddy bear with flowers all over it, the same flowered dress as Elianna, pink shoes and a hat on a headband.
First, the girls picked out a sound to put into their animals. Elianna picked rabbit sounds (hopping, eating, sniffing) and Grace picked the Care Bears theme song. Next they did this song and dance with their animal's "heart" (rubbing it on their back so their animal would have the girls back, rubbing it on each others backs, kissing it, and making a wish). Then it went on to filling the animal with stuffing. Next they "washed" their animals and then they picked out their clothes. Lastly, they named their animals and put them into the database.
Elianna named her rabbit, Goldie. Grace named her bear, Twinkle ??. I'll have to ask Elianna exactly what the other 2 names of the bear are.
Since getting her rabbit, Elianna has taken to pushing her rabbit around in a stroller so "she can get some practice for when her baby sister comes."
