Ella and Zoë: The Making of the Noodle Necklace

Friday, January 29, 2010

The Making of the Noodle Necklace

Dyeing noodles bright colors . . .

. . . and making them into a pattern necklace . . .

. . . is always a fun activity --

and the girls are learning quite a bit without even realizing it!!

Ella chose the pattern: Blue, Yellow, Green.

Zoe's pattern was Yellow, Blue, Green --

but she didn't want her picture taken. Ha!

1 comment:

Annie said...: What a fun craft. I like it and think my girls are going to love it.

Have a SUPER weekend, too.; January 29, 2010 at 6:55 PM

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The Beginning of the Adventure . . .

After trying and waiting for a long time, June 26th 2006 was the estimated due date of Baby A and Baby B. We were thrilled. But a little over 10 weeks early our doctor decided it was time for us to meet the babies. On Wednesday, April 19th at 6:49 pm, Ella Marie was born. We named her after Tom’s mom, Della Marie, and her name means 'Light'. She weighed 2 pounds 14 ounces, was 16 inches long and was perfect. At 6:51 pm, Zoë Dianne was born. We named her after my mom, Dianne, and her name means ‘Life’. She weighed 3 pounds 5 ounces, was also 16 inches long and was perfect too.

Both girls stayed in the NICU for almost 2 months and did really well, especially considering all of the 'what could have/should have beens'. It was a 'one step forward two steps backwards' type of dance those first few weeks, but after 47 days we brought Zoe home and 10 days later brought Ella home. FINALLY, we were all four under the same roof, and were ready to start the next exciting chapter in our lives . . .

Ella and Zoe turned FIVE this April and are THRIVING. They are fun, funny, naughty and sweet. The joy they bring to our lives is immeasurable. They are also really fun to take pictures of : )