Random Ellie

Rain again today. They are saying "flash floods" for our area, along with tornado watches. Not a real soothing bit of information, but I have my cell phone, etc. handy in case we get word to head to the laundry room (the innermost room in the house). Piper is as nervous as a cat -- not an easy trick for an overweight dog. Ellie, though, sleeps soundly in her tented bed -- wonderfully oblivious to the storms outside.

She has had a big day. We went to an indoor playtime at one of the local churches this morning. It is the neatest thing...a huge gym with built-in climbers, slides, even a plastic tree you can climb in and out of. To say she loved it is an understatement. She LOOOOOVED it!

The kid loves "going"....just simply going. She is so interested in the world and everyone in it. I love that about her. When she realized that they had Capri-Sun drinks for snack time, well, that just about did her in! She expertly ripped the straw off and wanted to "twye it". We probably caused a small scene with the scuffle that followed...me trying to help guide the straw into the actual hole and Ellie convinced it could just go anywhere. "My TURN!" she screeched at me. Little Miss Independent. It will serve her well in life even if it does gray every hair on my head in the process.

Let's see...getting on another track here for a minute. (Not that I really had a direction today. Rather, I just needed some words to put down so I could have an excuse to post more pictures.) Ellie insisted today that she put on "panties" (i.e., a little mermaid pull-up). I told her that was fine, but when you wear panties you have to go to the potty. She said "Quinn wear panties, mommy. And Cadnen panties too!" I had to laugh. Later this evening, she worked her little body down into the pillowcase of one of our king-sized pillows and then realized she was stuck. She wriggled around, looking like a little caterpillar, screaming "Ayuda me Mommy!" (Guess that one's here to stay). By the time I got the camera, she was out.

I'll end my rambling tonight with a picture from the park yesterday of Ellie with her friend, Alexandra (or "Adandra' in Ellie-speak). Ellie loves her and she is a sweet, quiet little one. I told her mother that I hoped Alexandra's quietness would rub off on Ellie, but I'm afraid it will go the other way. Good luck, then!