Elle says, part 2

Elle now calls me "fat pants" to get my attention when she needs to tell me something.  This is a term of endearment daddy uses for all of his girls. In fact,  I bought Elle a picture for her wall that says "you are beauty full" she says "no I not I fat pants".

The other day after our naps us girls went for a walk.  We returned to the house and had a little picnic. I let Elle grab her own juice from the fridge. Without my noticing she picked up an extra juice and handed it to me when  we got outside saying "here mommy,  this one is for you". (Heart melt)

Isla has been a little upset lately on our drives home from school. Today I asked Elle what was wrong with Isla. She said she didn't know,  I asked if she was hungry ... Elle said,  "yeah,  she wants boob".

Elle is a great singer and when I heard the song Roar by Katy Perry I told Elle that was her song, she is really good at roaring. Now you will often hear Elle singing the chorus on her own...
"I got the eye of a tiger,  fighter
Dancing in the fire
I am a champion and you're gonna hear me roar oar oar oar oar! Uh oar oar oar. "
It's the best ever.

More cute sister outfits and love

Time to debut another sister and outfit photo opp. This time Aunt Sandy is to take credit. The theme is peace,  love and butterflies. Seems logical to me. Elle is  up for any opportunity to hold baby Isla.

Frivolous but adorable

It seems as though Aunt LeAnn, Uncle David and Cousin Dulcinea have way too much fun shopping for the little ones. But we really do enjoy the fruits of their labor. This outfit is perfect for the lazy summer afternoon sipping on cocktails with friends by the seaside. Thank you for this adorable ensemble. Check out my beautiful baby.

Summertime and the living is easy.

Isla's Blue Steel...she's still perfecting it. It's hard when you don't yet recognize yourself in the mirror.

The optional light knit sweater is the perfect coverup to shield against those cool ocean breezes.

Elle's first ride

I can hardly believe it but my two year old was tall enough and brave enough to go on a fair ride all by herself. The ride was her and another girl spraying water on a building to"put out a fire". She says it was"washing the hotel". I am so proud and she is very proud of herself. What a fun time at Como Town at the Como Zoo.

Elle says

Happy New Year!

Where's hat and mittens? (referring to her chef's hat and oven mits).

Elle believes your jammies should be accessorized with skirts and shoes

Helping daddy shop at Macy's for spiffy work clothes

Elle's "hat"

Some of the things Elle says are quite funny especially since she is not even 2 years old and we have some good little conversations sometimes. She remembers words from weeks ago and even the intonation used when she learned the word. 

Examples include: 
Looking at her matching book one of the pages is all about racing vehicles, I pointed to one and she said "MONSTER TRUCK" in her best monster voice. I wasn't there when she learned this one but it stuck with her and she still says MONSTER TRUCK whenever we are matching pictures on that page. 

Yesterday I made myself a latte and we were headed out the door. Elle asked me what I had I said mommy's milk, she replied, "chai tea?" I asked her to repeat it and she said "chai tea", yes I said, it's chai tea although she hasn't heard that phrase since new year's when my mom was here. 

Chad and I were telling Elle that her birthday is next month and she will be two years old. What fun! How exciting! What kind of birthday do you want? we ask, "happy" was Elle's reply. That I think we can do.

Lately I've been coughing alot so Elle says "bless you" in her sweetest voice. (heart melt)

Many conversations usually revolve around, "where did (something) go?" Elle asks, I say "I don't know,"  Elle says, "find 'em?" Then you can hear "hmmpht" as she walks around with her shoulders shrugged and hands in the air. This goes on and on but its super cute and sweet. These somethings often include, daddy, the moon, the sun, the cat that walks through our yard everyday, the deer on the hill where we live, other family members and the list goes on.

Just this morning I asked Elle if she wants cereal. "Kix?" she asks, okay. So I go to the kitchen to get her a bowl, she follows me, "and milk?", yes, milk I say, and "spoon?" she asks. Yes I say and go sit down I'll bring it to you. She turns around, "and napkin?" Okay, napkin too. Geez, talk about quality control, she wasn't so sure I was gonna get it right. Too funny. 

Now, you'll often hear, "okie dokie." She may be spending too much time with me. What a sweet girl.

Keeping our toddler busy

I am learning to love the dollar store. Now that I am working in the schools with preschool and elementary aged children I need to find inexpensive activities to enhance fine/visual motor skills. This also provides an opportunity to find fun things for Elle to do.

I love the window clings and magnets too which happens to be some of Elle's favorites. We have a magnetic whiteboard where she can play with different magnets and also color with whiteboard crayons.

I love pom poms and so does Elle she is finding lots of places to hide them around the house. This was a color sorting activity which she was able to do very easily and soon we will be doing some projects with them using glue and popsicle sticks and tongs for additional fine motor practice. The opportunities are endless.

 

The foam letter and number puzzle is fun and time consuming to disassemble, one day putting it back together will also be entertaining. Anything for learning and to keep busy.  

Elle's Latest Artwork

Salt dough handprint ornaments

Handprint turkey

Elle has a lot to do during her day in school this includes creating works of art. It is always fun when we go to get her and there is a fun project waiting for us to bring home. It is a shame that we are the only ones who get to see them so I thought I'd share them with friends and family. Take a look, the salt dough handprints were made at home as gifts for grandparents with a little help from mommy.

Whenever we see Elle's art she always says, "I made that!" She is so proud of what she does. She also recognizes her name and can identify the letter E. Pretty cool. Enjoy. I hope to be able to put more fun things in our blog to keep people up to date with our family. Please feel free to comment.