Almost Two

My favorite picture in this group

Ellie is learning to sit "criss cross applesauce"

At Meeker Days Festival enjoying first snow cone

Here Daddy, you have to try this stuff!

Mommy and Ellie eating ice cream and a cookie for dinner :)

Ellie with swirl ice cream cone (safe to say we ate a lot of fair food today!)

Hello friends and family! Here are some new pictures of Ellie, us, etc. No real new stories just lots of snapshots. Ellie is now singing songs with me and that is really fun. I will try to get it on video if possible. Her favorite songs are the ABC's, The Apple Tree song, You Are My Sunshine, Itsy Bitsy and Fruit Salad (a Wiggles song). She is also only a few months away from her second birthday and really showing her "TWO" personality. She is playing "pretend" play much more now and with a lot more sophistication, and demonstrates narrative skill as she recounts memories of Mexico, Mema's house, Auntie Tara babysitting, or anything else special or memorable. She tell stories with some form of beginning, middle, and end and really likes us to react with exaggerated listening cues. It is just so fun to watch her grow.

We have a fourth of July kiddie party at our house this coming Monday and then the Ciabattari and Chavez families (Mema, Papa, Lisa/Manny and boys) are coming to stay for awhile. It should be a lot of fun, a lot of kids, and a lot of chaos. I'll be sure to take pictures when I can!

(Disclaimer: I do not feed Ellie Marie junk food on a regular basis. I do, however, think it is essential to childhood that one eats as much fair food as possible in any given summer. :) )

Later,

Angela