I just bought this wagon for Ellie yesterday; she has LIVED in it ever since! She watches TV from there, stores her goodies in its seat compartment, practices going in and out of the little door over and over, etc. Endless hours of entertainment! Great purchase, Momma! Ugh, but you should've seen me trying to put the thing together while Ellie was screaming to get into it.
At the park today with her buddy, Sloan. I think I'll definitely have a Momma's-Little-Helper on my hand when #2 comes along=)! You should've been there to see her major meltdown on the 15 minute walk back to the car, though...somebody's beginning her terrible two's a bit early!
We went over to our friends', the McAlpins', house last night for dinner and hanging out...Ellie had a ball sitting the whole night at her little desk that Cindy had set out for her. She must've climbed in and out of that toddler chair a thousand times before the night was over. She's starting to look so grown up these days, and it's killing me! Thank you, McAlpins, for a wonderful evening and for saving me from the boredom and loneliness of an empty house.
With Joe already gone to Spring Training, Ellie and I have had to find ways to entertain ourselves in the evenings. So, we've been going to Barnes & Noble to hang out in the kiddie section every once in a while. I caught her reading like a big girl the other night. Pretty cute! Soon thereafter, though, she took a big spill and spent the rest of the night limping around...so sad. She recovered by morning, so luckily, we avoided a trip to the ER... phew!
Ellie's been dressing up like daddy in his cap...and like mommy with her purse and "bracelets." Such style!
OK, so we really got him two shirts, instead, but we contemplated lingerie for a bit. Pictured is Miss Eleanor carrying her picks throughout the store. We were in Victoria's Secret for about 20 minutes, and she carried those things the ENTIRE time! Needless to say, I got lots of giggles.
Grammy Sones just sent Ellie this little purse for her Valentine's Day gift, and she absolutely LOVES it! She's been carrying it with her all over the house and filling it with all of her most prized possessions: her wooden blocks and sippy cups. She has a total meltdown, though, if she can't get it to stay all the way up on her shoulder, just like mommy wears her purse, when she walks around with it. Too cute!
She woke up this morning with this hair...and it stayed like this all day long...hillarious!
Ellie figured out how much fun a fan can be yesterday. She totally posed for this picture. She knew just how cute she was and loved that I was taking her picture. We were both in a fit of giggles.
Ellie has been really sick lately, so her moods have been all over the map. This picture was taken right after she woke up just the other day... not happy! And check out that hair!
We had ten (or so) people over last night for a pre-Super Bowl BBQ, and Ellie had her little boyfriend, Sloan, to play with. She had such a ball pushing him around in her dolly stroller. This was the best picture I could get of it...they were on the move! Hope this is a good indicator that she's ready for a little sibling=)!
I just took this picture about five minutes ago, while we were playing with her building blocks, and it is my favorite picture EVER! Annie figured out and taught me last night how to get pictures of her smiling...just have to put the camera super close to her face, then move it back again and again...she thinks we're playing with her. Whatever it takes! Gotta love those crooked teeth!
