Ellie Updates

Ellie had an amazing time at her dance performance.  She danced very well.  At intermission, we were able to congratulate her and she sat in the audience with me for the second half of the show (Victoria took Cooper home for a well-deserved sleep).  Ellie was excited to see her instructor dance on stage and yelled out to me that 2 of the older girls helping out in her class were on stage dancing.

Ellie swam in a friend’s pool for 2 hours this weekend.  She didn’t need any help from me and even dove to the bottom of the pool, shallow and deep end, to retrieve sinking disks, tubs, and a few rocks by herself. 

Party Dress

Look at Ellie's new party dress.  Thanks, Grandma Gwynn and Grandpa Bobby!  Ellie has been wearing it around the house, shown it off to friends and even brought it along for a outdoor tent sleepover.

Posing with Earrings

Ellie’s friend came over to our house to play and brought some clip-on earrings.  As the girls were playing they asked if I could take their pictures so they could see what they looked like wearing the earrings.   Normally when I take pictures of Ellie I try not to tell her what to do or to pose her.  This time it was a little different as they wanted to be able to see the earrings, so I had them look off to the side.  Her friend went first and when it was Ellie’s turn, she posed herself.  I didn’t say anything.

Ballet

Ellie’s year end ballet recital is Saturday.  She loves to dance and very excited to dance on the stage.  This dance school is different than the last one, as we haven’t been able to watch her practice or see her dance in costume. She said she gets to be a marsh mellow!  Victoria, Cooper and I are all going to watch her perform on Saturday! 

Morning Vitamin

Ellie normally has a vitamin everyday with breakfast. A few weeks ago, I thought I would do something special so I hid her vitamin under a strawberry top.  Not because she doesn’t like the vitamin just something funny.  Now, every morning as breakfast is being prepared she asks to have her vitamin hidden.  Sometimes I create whole scenes around the vitamin and then there are days like yesterday when I am tired and just put it between two apple slices.  After I did that, Ellie stared at the plate and said “Daddy, I can’t figure out the scene”.

Ellie's Yogurt

“I think the cherries are the best because they make pink.”  Ellie said this about two months ago before strawberries were in season.  Now, for breakfast every morning Ellie has fresh strawberries and Daddy’s yogurt.

Boys

Ellie, like her friends, doesn’t like boys.  They are loud and rough.  She doesn’t really play with them and on her cardboard playhouse she has a sign that reads “No Boys Aloud”.  There are a few exceptions to this rule, Cooper and sometime one or two other boys from Coffee group.  

After a weekend barbeque with a group of friends the kids were worn out after a lot of playing and running around outside.  After dinner we turned on a video for them to wind down as the adults ate their dinners.  When we went in to check on them, this is how we found Ellie!