Breakfast

I always enjoy eating breakfast with Ellie. She is in a good mood, we talk about the days activities and she responds in full sentences, and she also tells stories. It also helps that she likes most breakfast food. We do vary the food, but usually she will eat 1 to 2 eggs, 1 banana, hand full of blue berries or grapes, and a plum.

Packing

Victoria has been very busy packing everything we don’t need into boxes, preparing for our move this weekend. Ellie being the huge help she is, has been watching and learning from Victoria. At first she watched Victoria pack away most of her plastic containers and Sippy cups. Then she would help by trying to take a drink for each and every Sippy cup that was packed and then helped even more by placing her Sippy cup with water in the box. Yesterday, she was handing different things to Mum to pack in a box.

On the other hand, I have been busy spinning Ellie around on a flat cardboard box and then turning it into a tunnel for her to crawl through.

Relaxing?

Don’t think for a minute Ellie is relaxing on the couch. I was taking pictures of her playing with the Lacing Cheese Learning game (you can see the mouse in Ellie’s hand) when she threw herself backwards on the couch. She only stayed still long enough for me to take the picture then she stood up and started bouncing on the couch.

Trolley Adventures

Ellie loves her trolley. Once at the beach she will load it up with a snack, her or mum’s water bottle, shells, and possible a pine cone. Off she goes. After 15 steps she will turn around wave bye to us and tell us something that she clearly understands but we don’t. Then she turns back around and heads off. We have no idea how far she would wander, but it’s much further than we would let her go. Then one of us goes running after her and turns the trolley around and points her in the direction of the beach blanket. Ellie then finds her way back, just to repeat the whole thing again.

Never Enough Water

Being water conscience and not wanting to waste the water she pours out of the table, Ellie takes advantage of the wet and slippery deck by sliding around on her belly. When that gets boring she stands next to the table and puts her head in the water, then proudly shows off her dripping face.

Tiger, Where?

Ellie is sporting the new and fashionable “Tiger” look. I know I shouldn’t annoy the baby, but sometimes it’s funny. She couldn’t figure out where the tiger was, but she knew something wasn’t quite right.

Climbing into Trouble

Ellie has mastered climbing on to the sofas. She likes to climb up, get our attention and then jump up and down. She brings toys up with her and watching them fall of the back of the sofa. We are trying to teach her that she should sit on the sofa, but she thinks it’s a place for fun.