She's 4!

Look out world here she comes. Hard to believe but my little monster turned FOUR. She had a great birthday. I went to school with her the whole day. With about an hour left in the school day Daddy and Maddison came up and brought the cupcakes we made to share with her class. We decided on rainbow cupcakes. Found it on the web somewhere...mix plain colored batter with food coloring and spoon it in. The kids loved them. One girl said it was the best cupcake she ever ate. :) After school Mom and Dad came down for a visit. Ella picked pancakes for her birthday dinner then we had Hello Kitty cake. Ella was just SURE I could make the cake. I offered more than once to buy her one but she really wanted me to do it. With help from Dad to make the shape of Hello Kitty's head I think we had success. I used M&M's for her eyes and nose and licorice for her whiskers.

First Longies

I knitted my first pair of longies for my good friend's son. I can't wait to see them on him. For those of you who don't know what they are let me explain. They are a wool cover and pants for cloth diapers. All in one. You get the cuteness of little pants and the water-tightness of a diaper cover. Pretty smart isn't it?

An apple a day...

We are keeping busy and chugging along. Ella is doing great in school and has gone on her first filed trip to the apple orchard. It was a cold wet day to start off but once the sun decided to show it was beautiful. All week at school the teachers instilled in the kids that they should twist, twist pull when picking the apples. The kids each got a bag to fill. We are still enjoying the yummy apples.

Thankful

Today is one year to the day that Maddison had her open heart surgery. We couldn't be more thankful to the Lord for the way things turned out. He sure blessed us on the day she was born and again one month to the day when she had a successful operation. We just want to thank those of you that were there with us during that difficult time and for the prayers. It is obvious that they helped and we sure felt them during the stressful situation we faced. Big hugs from the Kloeckner house.

The last update from Maddison's cardiologist is that she is doing just perfect. She will not go back for one year and will not have any tests repeated until she is probably 4-5 years old. She said if a person didn't know Maddie's history and looked at her EKG they would never know she had a problem. Praise the Lord.

First day of Pre K

Ella did FANTASTIC today. She waltzed right in like she owned the place and had a great time. I made it to the car but not out of the parking lot before I started crying. I made it until 10:45 before I called to check on her. Miss Beth (her teacher) said she was doing wonderful and I didn't need to worry. When Bret and I went to pick her up after school she asked me if she, "HAD to leave." I am so thankful that she did so well and is enjoying it. It was quite an adjustment for Maddie and I. When we got home Mad's walked around the living room in circles like she was looking for Ella. After school we all went out to lunch and had a nap. Congratulations Jammer, you are a big girl now.

Where has the time gone?

Ella had her open house tonight at school. Tomorrow is her first official day. She seems to be pretty excited. She said she doesn't need us there at all. She got to play on the playground, play in the dress up corner, decorate a worn that will hang up tomorrow in the classroom and pretty much check out everything and anything she wanted. Here are a couple of pictures.

More bow holders

I made a few more bow holders and thought I should post them. They are fun to do.