Wahlman Family Blog

Big Day

2012-01-22T20:53:00.002-06:00

We went to Navy Pier and went to a show called "Witches, Wizards, Spells and Elves."

At first Ellie was afraid of the witches, but she wanted an autograph when it was over.

It was really foggy in the city this morning.

Ellie dressed up as a Chicago firefighter at the children's museum.

Ellie helped Dad make a snowman right before sunset.

Bookworm

2012-01-21T13:02:00.001-06:00

Lately Ellie wants the light left on before naps and bedtime so she can read her books before she falls asleep.

I went to check on her and found that she had fallen asleep with a huge pile of books on top of her chest.

Swim Lessons

2012-01-07T18:03:00.002-06:00

Ellie started swim lessons at our gym this weekend.

They have you put your face in the water and kick and jump in. Ellie really likes her class.

Ellie's First Haircut

2011-12-31T17:58:00.001-06:00

Ellie got her hair cut for the first time. They let Ellie watch a Care Bears movie and gave her a certificate and a balloon for being such a big girl.

Rain Rain

2011-10-13T18:33:00.002-05:00

Rain Rain Go Away

Go CARDINALS

2011-10-04T22:08:00.000-05:00

We are so excited that the Cardinals made it to the playoffs

but it is nerve racking

Rain Rain Go Away

2011-10-03T22:19:00.001-05:00

We sang Rain Rain Go Away

We were so happy it did

that we danced

and blew bubbles

Ellie Making Dinner

2011-09-13T22:30:00.001-05:00

Ellie making Pizza

Bon Appetit!

Ellie and her Tricycle

2011-09-10T22:31:00.000-05:00

Ellie playing at playground

Watch me go.

C is for Corn

2011-08-17T22:09:00.001-05:00

Learning to play guitar

ABC - C is for Corn

Turning Two

2011-08-14T23:01:00.000-05:00

Ellie's Hairbands

Building a Sky Scraper

I'm TWO

Tuckered out from our first day as a TWO

Weekend in Chicago

2011-08-13T22:00:00.001-05:00

Its a walk within a walk

Saying Hi to the dolphins

Ellie thought it was hilarious that they swam upside down and tried to stand on her head to watch them.

Playing in the fountain

Reflecting on all the fun

Bean-ing funny

Ellie and John Checking out their reflections in the Bean

Ellie Loves Dress Up

2011-08-06T23:03:00.000-05:00

There is no place like home

I'm off to see the wizard

My babies are care bears too

Playground

2011-08-04T23:05:00.000-05:00

Dupage Co Fair

2011-07-30T21:05:00.000-05:00

Tractor Trails.

That bunny is moving

Milking the Cow

Ellie's first Pony ride

Tea Party

2011-07-24T10:18:00.001-05:00

Monkey, Ape, Bunny... would you like tea?

Let me pour you a cup

Hmm... good tea.

ALL GONE!

Flight

2011-07-08T21:10:00.000-05:00

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Headed to Ben's wedding - had to pull our own bag

and drive the truck to get the bags on the plane.

4th of July

2011-07-04T09:55:00.000-05:00

Uncle John and Ellie laughing at the BBQ

Wheaton Hillside waiting for fireworks

Mr and Mrs Uncle Sam and their daughter Ellie Uncle Sam

Kaboom

Ellie at the 4th of July Parade

Their is nothing better than sprinklers on a hot 4th of July

Vacation at the Lakes

2011-06-25T22:02:00.000-05:00

Boating Babes

Paul Rockin the Wake Board

The girls on the patio

Quilted Cammie

Loving Laughs

Here is what you have to know about me... I don't always open my eyes for pictures

Wahlman Family at the Lake

Outside!

Okoboji Trip

2011-06-21T21:54:00.000-05:00

Fishin'

Cousins

4 generations

12 Princesses Play

Grandpa Ruby

Puppet Party

2011-04-09T20:53:00.001-05:00

Botanical Garden with the Mullins

2011-04-02T20:43:00.000-05:00

Documented Sharing

Mullens, Louis & Clark Adventure

Spinning outta control

Top of the heap - of hay

High Fives in the Hive

1st Face Painting

Run Ellie Run

Tower Grove Playground

2011-03-20T20:46:00.000-05:00

Racing down the slide

Can be a hair raising experience

Our bud checking out the buds on our tree

and smiling with Daddy

Chriswisser Visit

2011-03-12T21:30:00.000-06:00

Cousin Breakfast

Look a Butterfly!

Getting a little worn out.

Spring Break Magic

2011-03-12T21:28:00.000-06:00

Static Electricity at the Magic House

Doctor. Doctor.

Could you grab me some of that water please?

Spring Break

2011-03-12T20:59:00.000-06:00

Wagon Women

Chriswisser's visit

Giraffe Kisses

Our Monkeys by the Monkeys

I am bigger than that Penguin

Chriswisser in the house - the penguin house that is...

Little Reader

2011-03-10T21:26:00.000-06:00

Ellie reading the Paper with Dad

Are we potty trained yet? No not there yet.

Super Bowl XLV

2011-02-06T18:56:00.000-06:00

Ellie tweeting about the big game from her doll house.

Weekend Fun

2011-02-05T22:05:00.000-06:00

Sesame Street Live - Ellie was scared at first, but liked the music

Sledding in Forest Park is so much fun

John and Ellie watching sledders

After the sledding, after the cocoa - we tried to balance spoons on our noses

Garage Sale Doll House

2011-02-05T20:04:00.000-06:00

Ellie cleaning house - doll house that is.

Snow Day

2011-02-02T21:49:00.001-06:00

We didn't get 20 in of snow, but it was cold and icky.

So Ellie and I made homemade chicken noodle soup.

cold weekend

2011-01-27T21:19:00.000-06:00

Ellie mowing the snow off the ground

Pass the comics

Sledding - Grand Basin

2011-01-22T19:49:00.000-06:00

We had a great time sledding today in Forest Park.

There were lots of families - it was super fun.

Blizzard

2011-01-20T20:01:00.000-06:00

Tower Grove Park after the snow storm on Wednesday night.

Play Date

2011-01-08T20:25:00.000-06:00

While the guys where at beer club the kids had a tea party

Playtime

2011-01-05T20:16:00.001-06:00

I am the Queen of this tea party

Keeping an eye on what is happening outside

I keep my wooden toy fruit in the Harry and David Box

Check out my book

tea party

2010-12-26T21:01:00.000-06:00

Christmas Day

2010-12-25T20:52:00.000-06:00

Playing with the toys Santa left

Opening presents with Grandma Christmas day.

Christmas Eve

2010-12-24T20:49:00.000-06:00

Grandma and Grandpa and their girls

Sammie and Cammie

Pretty Sisters

Cousin Time

2010-12-22T20:41:00.000-06:00

Samantha and Ellie had a great time playing before Christmas.

They had fun sledding

Check out the air Sammie got going off that jump.

Then before bed they put on a concert

The duo played a mean duet

seriously

2010-12-15T21:59:00.000-06:00

Yeah, I wasn't kidding about the wearing the santa hat on her radio flyer.

Putting up the Tree

2010-12-12T21:22:00.001-06:00

Ellie supervised John putting up the Christmas tree from her Radio Flyer.

For some reason, she likes to wear her santa hat when riding her RF

Thanksgiving

2010-11-26T20:14:00.000-06:00

We spent Thanksgiving at Julie and John's beautiful home in Arizona.

Ellie loved the patio.

and hiking with John and Julie

especially when daddy was carrying her.

working side by side

2010-11-21T19:52:00.001-06:00

"check out my facebook page mommy"

Picking up Leaves

2010-11-20T19:26:00.000-06:00

Get to work Kiddo

Fall Day in Forest Park

2010-11-19T19:24:00.000-06:00

Fun Pictures from our day in the park.

Planting a Tree in Tower Grove Park

2010-11-19T19:21:00.000-06:00

Ellie gave John a tree in Tower Grove Park for Father's Day

We planted the tree this fall

Here is the family by the Yoshino Cherry Tree

message to Daddy

2010-11-13T14:04:00.002-06:00

Message to Daddy!

Mommy and Me

2010-11-13T13:41:00.001-06:00

Ellie woke up at o'dark hundred - so we tried to make the best of it.

Went to some garage sales- this princess dress was $0.25. Stopped at our bakery and went for a walk in the park.

It was such a busy fun morning, that Ellie needed a nap at Gelateria Del Leone.

After the nap/coffee we went to the library. Ellie loved pulling books off the shelves.

Luckily the librarian was really nice and thought that was the sign of a to be reader instead of an annoying little kid.

Fall Fun

2010-11-06T13:30:00.000-05:00

Ellie loves playing in the leaves

and mowing the lawn

Trick or Treat

2010-10-29T20:31:00.001-05:00

We were in Ames for Halloween, so the girls went trick or treat-ing

Witches love little Pirates

Little Alligators will eat you - or beat you with a stick

Sammie showing Ellie how to trick or treat

Emerson day at the Zoo

2010-10-23T20:48:00.000-05:00

Ghost Ellie

Frankenstein Alex

Ghost Kate

All got together to haunt the zoo

check out some pumpkins

hang out

and play.

Weekend with Dad

2010-10-17T21:39:00.005-05:00

On Sunday we went to the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey circus and saw an elephant painting...

and tigers and clowns and motorcycles!

Then we had dinner at Hard Rock Cafe in Union Station.

On Sunday we went to mobot and Ellie played the xylophone...

played with leaves and chopped wood...

smelled the flowers...

and served hard time.

Eckert's Orchard

2010-10-09T20:19:00.002-05:00

Running around in the ghost yard

Looking at pumpkins with Dad

Waving at Tractors

I love you!

Clapping for the pumpkin lancher

Climbing giant pumpkins

Driving a tractor

Climbing around

Twirling

2010-10-09T19:31:00.003-05:00

Baby Stroller

2010-10-09T14:07:00.000-05:00

Ellie loves the baby stroller Meg and I found at a garage sale

She straps the baby in

and pushes her all over the house.

Peas and Ears

2010-10-09T13:05:00.001-05:00

Ellie can now identify her ears

and found that peas fit into them

and thinks it is hilarious

Music

2010-10-03T13:09:00.000-05:00

Practicing signing at a recording studio

Playing the Alligator xylophone.

Best of Missouri Market

2010-10-02T19:51:00.002-05:00

We had a great time at the Best of Missouri Market at MoBot.

Ellie picked out a pumpkin and made herself a name tag

She met a cow

and dressed up like a baker and decorated a cookie

Guitar Lessons

2010-09-14T12:53:00.001-05:00

Ellie playing guitar

The Pied Piper

2010-09-11T19:19:00.002-05:00

Ellie has graduated from the hand flute to the straw flute.

After walking comes carrying

2010-09-11T17:29:00.001-05:00

Ellie wanted a drink from the lemonade jug.

Ellie is a girly-girl and loves jewelry, bags and shoes.

City Garden

2010-08-29T12:50:00.000-05:00

Julie, John Greek, John Wahlman and I met Beth Mullins and the kids at City Garden

Ellie and Alex Running through the fountain

Conducting the spray

Alex waiting for the water to shoot up

Kate jumping on the musical chimes

Walk a Walk a

2010-08-19T20:31:00.002-05:00

Our little toddling toddler.

Bike Ride

2010-08-17T20:24:00.000-05:00

Sweet Corn

2010-08-15T20:43:00.001-05:00

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Our sweetie and her corn

Ellie has started to scowl... it is pretty funny especially since she doesn't quite understand when to use it yet.

1st Birthday

2010-08-14T21:38:00.000-05:00

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My birthday began with chocolate chip pancakes and blueberry pancakes.

Then we went to MoBot and I modeled my new tutu for a fashion shoot.

This shot is out of a Monet painting

We went to my favorite French restaurant for lunch and the owner baked me a special birthday cupcake. Then we went to the my first movie, Toy Story 3.

After the movie, we went to the Butterfly House and one landed on my hand.

Daddy pushed me really high on the swings. It is fun to be one.

lake fun

2010-08-09T21:19:00.000-05:00

John and Paul coming in from sailing.

When you need both your hands to help you walk, you have to be creative in how to move your little people around

Lounging in Gma Diana arms

Clapping for the pretty sunset with Gpa Ruby

Sunday Fun

2010-08-08T18:30:00.001-05:00

We went to the Vatican exhibit at the Missouri History Museum.

Elizabeth dancing to the harp music in the lobby.

Ellie enjoyed the Indian restaurant

Spaghetti

2010-08-07T18:24:00.000-05:00

Spaghetti Sequence...

old photo

2010-08-07T17:44:00.001-05:00

Not a new photo - but one that made me laugh today

Size matters not.. Look at me... you judge me by size do you? - Yoda

Ronald McDonald

2010-07-24T18:20:00.001-05:00

Ellie's new friend

Jack Johnson Concert

2010-07-23T18:17:00.003-05:00

Elizabeth's first Jack Johnson concert

Hanging out in the grass - Sharing a bagel

Loving the crowd

Singing along

Enjoying the scene

Too much excitement - she didn't make it through the concert

TACOS

2010-07-15T18:07:00.000-05:00

Check out the Taco Eating Sequence

lake fun

2010-07-09T21:19:00.000-05:00

2010-07-05T22:10:00.001-05:00

John and Diana at the shelter

Phillip and Paul chatting about the race

Loren and Bob

Swings

Fireworks on the Boat

2010-07-04T23:59:00.001-05:00

Good Company - evening of the 4th on Katherine's boat

Good Tunes - Listening to KUOO patriotic songs

Good Show - Watching the boat lights, the fireworks and the reflections in the water

4th

2010-07-04T21:51:00.001-05:00

Diana and Dave Kinnetz

Playing with the girls

Elizabeth Grace holding Elizabeth Grace

Grandma!

Vacation Begins

2010-07-03T21:36:00.002-05:00

Enjoying the first day of vacation

breakfast and babies on the patio

Enjoying the morning

and a cup of coffee...

while figuring out everyone's plans

Weekend fun

2010-06-28T09:42:00.002-05:00

Monkeying around

7 teeth

Lotus in full bloom

Happy Birthday John

Stair Master

2010-06-24T08:15:00.003-05:00

We're in trouble now.

giggles

2010-06-22T08:37:00.001-05:00

Giggles Giggles Giggles

Father's Day

2010-06-20T22:37:00.001-05:00

We had a really fun Father's Day

We went to the botanical garden to see the lotus flowers

Ellie chewed her sunglasses more than she wore them
We grilled at the house

then went to city garden to play Frisbee (watch Ellie - small but hilarious)

and play in the fountain

and have desert - WATERMELON

Green Seats

2010-06-16T22:25:00.000-05:00

The green seats

Close to the action - Ellie even got a game ball

Ellie looking for the sign from her Dad

Mowing?

2010-06-13T15:23:00.004-05:00

Either Ellie is mowing the wood floors or walking the crocodiles.

Whitaker

2010-06-09T21:58:00.000-05:00

John and Ellie went to the Whitaker Music Festival
at Missouri Botanical Garden and listened to some great jazz.

The gang enjoying the show

Ellie texting all her friends that she is at the Whitaker

Shakespeare in the Park

2010-06-06T15:09:00.001-05:00

Picnic in the Park

Friends in the Park

Laughs in the Park

Shakespeare in the Park

Family BBQ

2010-06-01T14:31:00.000-05:00

Diana and Dave had a BBQ.

Grandma and Ellie

We are trying to play here

Great Grandpa and Ellie talk Poppies

More Memorial Day

2010-05-31T22:40:00.002-05:00

Somebody get a count

Grandma Maurer's 8 Great Grandchildren

Instant friends.

Memorial Day

2010-05-31T22:10:00.000-05:00

Not quite awake, but cute in matching PJs

Eyeing the Rattle - Preparing the Attack

Camryn Defending her Rattle

Three Peas in a Quilted Pod

Happy Girl

2010-05-29T13:56:00.003-05:00

Toothy Smile

We love Pappy's

2010-05-27T13:39:00.003-05:00

Ellie has always like going to Pappy's, but she liked eating there even better.

Difficult to get a drink from this fountain

Botanical Garden

2010-05-23T13:37:00.002-05:00

I love this photo of Ellie and John in the Botanical Garden

We let Ellie play in the fountains in the Children's Garden.

She loved watching the other kids and splashing around.

Katie's Birthday

2010-05-22T13:16:00.002-05:00

On my B-Day we went over to the Butterfly house
and watched the butterflies, rode the carousel
and stopped for lunch at the French Bakery.

Ellie loved watching the butterflies

No, those aren't my wings.

Butterfly Whisperer

The baker gave Ellie a free cookie - she was so excited

Cookie Monster

DinoQuest

2010-05-16T18:24:00.000-05:00

We went to DinoQuest at the Missouri Botanical Center.

Dino Ellie

I thought I saw a T-Rex

Dino want a bagel?

Scavenging for Food

Coffee Shop

2010-05-16T09:53:00.005-05:00

We had fun hanging out at Hartford Coffee Shop

Standing up

Rockin' Baby

tag you're it

2010-05-16T09:31:00.000-05:00

In hot pursuit

Take me out to the ballgame

2010-05-02T09:15:00.000-05:00

Take me out to the Ballgame
Take me out to the crowd

Buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks
I don't care if I never get back

Let me root, root, root, for the Cardinals
If they don't win its a shame

For its 1-2-3 strikes you're out at the old ball game

The Hand Flute

2010-04-22T20:45:00.002-05:00

Hand Flute Recital

Posse Reunion

2010-04-18T20:00:00.000-05:00

Elizabeth and Victoria playing

The original four...

and their families