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.

Feet Redux

We are back from our three weeks in Connecticut.

Ellie didn't like sand or grass on her feet, but she continues to think they might be a part of a balanced meal. Sometimes she even puts both feet up at dinner.

We didn't get any photos of the sand, but it looked alot like the grass experience, only with a beige background.

Proud Sister

Ellie helped Alex celebrate his 5th grade graduation. She dressed up in her baby finest and looked so beautiful next to her handsome graduate and her baseball brother!