resident mommy to any small child in sight, self-protector and comic relief. Little Mommy is her instuctional manul right now, she has the whole thing memorized, word & concept. Since our shipment from WA hasn't arrived yet, this is one of the 4 books we have (thanks to grampa & grama r.) and she has it with her all day, every day. It does start young, look out future husband. And she's such a smart little thing that keeps us on our toes. She can spin me up faster than any of the others & sometimes I think does it just for sport. (there's so much of her daddy in her, & why I love her so much!) We can wait to see what the big 3 brings!Ellie, these days:
has 2 1/2 new teeth... is so close to crawling she can almost taste it... loves to eat, but that's no surprise, she's an Arns'... is talking a bunch, "da da da da" when she's happy and "MA MA MA MA!!" when she's not... really responds to Chinese & has developed a precious bond with our Ayi... finally got a crib after 9 months of pack 'n' play dwelling... loves looking at pictures of family & friends, especially Whit & Kayla... is incredibly excited the Lockwood's are having a girl (and so is mommy :) )... has a really loving heart, she lays her head on our shoulders & gets excited when her family is near... blows kisses, especially to Tony, which is such a gift because he's having to work long hours right now... and is a really wonderful baby whom we are so thankful for.
Everywhere we go Chinese people comment, "san hei zi (3 kids)?" in disbelief. When we say, actually 5, they just shake their heads. In a culture where almost everyone only has one, they think we Western parents are either really amazing or really crazy. We just laugh, probably a little of both, but we wouldn't trade it for the world.
Ellie's New Bed
Liliana Hope & Ellie Anne are lookin' a lot alike these days, so cute!
Tal & Lil'
Sarah (& new sis/bro stand-ins)
Ellie & Lucy
Sean & Liam
Grama, Grampa, Sean & Erin out front.
They have 2 kids potter's wheels and S & E had a blast making blob masterpieces.
A homeschooling piece is coming together, yea!
Mukilteo Lighthouse Park
They just recently finished the renovations and it's awesome!
There are tons of cool spinning things. I almost got stuck in this one. Highlight of the day for Sean & my dad.
"Just one thing...." Curly would be proud.
Ellie's discovered the world of swings. Good thing there's 2 of them or she'd have Erin in her lap.
Doin' what she loves best!
Making sand sundaes.
Even with all the toys, God's ones are always the best.
He climbed up all by himself and was thinking he was pretty cool.
What a fun day!
The gorgeous flowers that mysteriously appeared on our doorstep from the most wonderful husband in the entire universe! Thank you again, sweetie, I love them!
The water was a big hit.
A big hit!
She did great with the party hat, Ellie that is!
"Happy 31 dear mommy, happy 31 to you!" 
We went to dinner at a great Thai resturant in Tanasborne with a fountain out front. 
Erin was keeping the boys in line, as usual. 
