Ella's First Haircut!

The BEFORE

Clearly this is a child in need of a bang trim, yes? YES.


So...off to Cool Cuts for Kids. After waiting a while, Ella had a shampoo. Mama C loves getting shampoos at the salon, so she of course thought Ella would also enjoy such an indulgence.


Mama C was wrong.
Very very wrong.


There are no pics of the shampoo because Mama C had to hold a crying and screaming Ella down with both hands so the poor hair stylist could shampoo Miss Ella Capri. (At least mommy and daddy don't have to shampoo her tonight--yay!).

Ella's trying to make  a break for it!

Things started looking up after the shampoo though. Ella was in her very own taxi cab! 
And, each booth had it's own DVD with a movie playing. Ella choose Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. (Fortunately, this distracted her from the rest of the haircut).


All in all, not a horrible experience.

The AFTER

FAIRY TALE TOWN!

Leaving the House

It was a beautiful Saturday morning in April, so mama C and daddy M decided to bring little E to Fairy Tale Town for the first time. Our goal was to get there when they opened; we planned to leave at 8:30 AM sharp (which means that we actually left at 8:50 AM), but still arrived early. Hardly anyone was there yet which was quite nice.

Entrance to FTT!

Upon arrival, we purchased Ella a Fairy Tale Town Key so she could put them in these special boxes that play music and tell the tale of the exhibit. Ella, who loves playing with keys, was not interested. Fortunately, these keys are good forever, so hopefully on the next trip, she'll feel differently.

As the day wore on, Ella met some chicks, sheep (which she immediately identified as "baa baa"), pigs, goats, a stray cat who hissed at all the other animals, ducks, and donkeys! She loves animals. So, M & C are thinking a trip to the zoo is next in line.

Ella and daddy walking into the castle

Ella crying. Castle a no go.

Miss Ella was too small for most of the slides there, but she enjoyed the small playground, chasing after the ducks, the pirate ship, and of course, snack time. She did not enjoy the castle, the key, and the endless circles around Dad's Kitchen (the restaurant) looking for a parking space, so she promptly feel asleep in the car (mom and dad opted for take out instead).

It was a great day! Next stop, the Sacramento Zoo.

Ahoy Matey!

Easter 2012

Ella and Papa Grumps at the Rail Town Easter Egg Hunt--Ella's first!

I'm blogging?!?!?

Hi there,

1st blog alert!!! Let me start off with a disclaimer: this is my first blog ever and I have no idea what I'm doing. That being said, the purpose of this blog, I think, is to capture EMC's (Ella, Mitch, Christina's) life as a family as a keepsake for us, and as a way for our loved ones who live out of town to stay connected to Ella (and her parents too)!  Every year, I'll have the blog made into a family year book (thanks for the idea, Stephanie!) so that we all have a memento of our time together. It's so important to preserve these memories. Ella is growing fast!

Love to all,

Mama C