Snuggly baby

Ellie has learned how to cuddle. She cuddles stuffed animals, baby dolls, and of course, brothers.

Alex's Return

Alex was in Denmark for the month of July. He had a wonderful time at CISV, but we missed him a lot. This is Ellie's reaction to his return. She let him hold her, so clearly he wasn't a stranger, but she is trying to figure out who, exactly, this handsome young man might be.

Techno-girl

Ellie likes to copy what we do. She bangs on the keyboard, wondering what the attraction is. She also tries to talk on the phone, and somehow figured out that the toy phone is a phone, too.

Mama's birthday picture

While we were on the road, I turned another year older. We stopped at the American Folklife Festival in Washington, DC as a special treat. The festival was pretty lame (NASA??!!!), but we had fun anyway. Bhutanese food was pretty good, we all agreed.

Ellie had her first carousel rides, one each with the boys.

Ellie and her Teddy

Ellie loves the teddy bear that the boys gave her.

Ellie at the beach

She wasn't at all sure about sand. She'd eat it just fine, but didn't want her feet in it. By the end, she'd tolerate it on her feet, and would play with it in her hands, but she never wanted to get off of the safety of the lap.