the christensen's: UTAH!

9.24.2008

UTAH!

My Mom, Ella, and I were able to go to Utah a couple weekends ago to celebrate my cousin Amber's 30th birthday. It was a surprise party, and it turned out super fun. She has been battling Inflammatory Breast Cancer since May 2007. She is such a wonderful person and has been such a great example to me with everything that she has been through. We all put pink in our hair to show our support:) Even the kids had pink in their hair. Whenever I get down and think I am having a hard time, I stop and think whatever I am facing at the time is very easy compared to my sweet cousin Amber. Please take a second to check out her blog here.

We had a great weekend and Ella couldn't be outside enough. My grandparents has the best backyard ever- its about 1 acre with tuns of flowers and a few ponds.

My sweet cousin Amber (they even put a pink hair extension in her hair)

Little miss Ella on her first ever plane ride.... she loved it.

Holding baby Stratten/ Hanging with mom in my grandparents backyard

We made a quick trip to see Grandma Abate

All of us, including Granny with our pink hair extensions

Grammy& Ella- Me and cute Ashlyn

My darling cousins Ashley and Emily (we played together tuns when we were little)

Grandma and Grandpa with all great granddaughters and granddaughters (minus one)

Grandma with all the greats

5 comments:

Danielle said...: i love the pink hair :) I think Ella should've gotten some! :D; September 24, 2008 at 10:17 PM
Brittney said...: What a good time. I love suprises.Everyones pink hair looks so fun. Ella is getting so big!; September 25, 2008 at 11:05 AM
Adam and Ashley said...: It was really good to see you guys and visit. Ella is soo stinkin cute. I wish we could see you more often. I think you got a better "funny" picture of the three of us than I did. Good times.; September 26, 2008 at 5:48 PM
alexis said...: what a good time you guys must have had. it's too bad she is going through all that.; September 26, 2008 at 8:29 PM
Dax and Marie said...: love all the pink hair!!!!; September 28, 2008 at 7:33 PM

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The funny things Miss Ella says

Stewart and I were trying to decide what to do with Ella so we were spelling out words. We talked about going to the p-a-r-k! We didn't even think she was paying attention. In the car she says, " I want to go to the p-r-ck and play." I don't even know how she knew what we were spelling. A few letter off but that is pretty good:)

We asked Ella if she wanted to go get ice cream after the park and she said, " I want strawberry ice cream with sprinklers."

We were shopping and I said to Ella, "you are a monkey," and she looked at me and said.... " I not a monkey I a child of God!"

Stewart and I are getting new phones in a few days. Yesterday I said to him, "guess what we get in just a few more days?", and Ella says to me (very excited) "PRESENTS."

The other night I was getting Ella ready for bed. I was brushing Ella's teeth in the bathroom and she was acting really silly so I called her a tool. She says to me, " no, I a hammer:)"

Ella's fav pastime is reading books. My Mom got her a book about the Nativity. We were reading it and she was pointing everyone out. She then pointed to one of the wise men with a white beard and said, "this king Triton." (The little mermaid)