Little Firewoman

I took Eliana to the Children's Museum along with my friend Holly and her two kids. Ellie loved it. They had so many things to do and we didn't get to it all before lunch. This was a little water play area.

This was a fire truck the kids could play in along with firefighter coats, boots and hats.

My favorite part of this video is her and the dalmation.

Stroller

Eliana loves climbing in and out of her stroller and she thinks it's pretty fun to play with the buckles as well.

Shoes

Eliana thought it would be fun to use my shoes to get to her shoes.

This was the look Ben got when he asked Eliana for a kiss.

She loves spreading her blocks out.....everywhere.

Stacking

Eliana just loves stacking her blocks and whatever else she can find. Ben sometimes uses his finger to poke the blocks a certain way so she can build her tower taller. As she was building this tower she was just tapping it with her finger. It's so funny how she picks up on things.

Sock Hands

Eliana thought it was funny of me to put her socks on her hands. She walked around and played with them on her hands for at least a half an hour.

I'm Back

I spent the weekend in Minneapolis attending a photography seminar for "Bellies and Babies" I had a great time and learned some new things, however I missed Eliana terribly. This is the first time I've been away from both Ben and Eliana at the same time. I have never by myself left Eliana over night.

Eliana was happy to see me and a bit wound up. She thought it was a fun game for me to chase her up the steps. I actually got the end of all the laughing and giggling and chasing. (sorry that it's not the greatest camera work)

Little Butterfly

Ellie and I stopped at mom's house. Mom has a butterfly tent for Eliana to play in and it comes with wings. She had fun playing with her wings on.

Playing Games

She loves being chased and she thinks it's great once you get her clothes off to run away. She likes to run and hide as if you're not gonna find her and once you find her she laughs and laughs and laughs. She's getting so big.

Determined

She was so determined to get into her laundry basket....All By Herself (She didn't want my help)

Just to sit in it for 5 minutes and play with Noah from her little people ark set.

Jason and Julie Time

Jason and Julie hung out with Ellie and me after church on Sunday while Ben went to Confirmation parties. Ellie is getting so much more friendly with other people. We were all remembering when no one in the room could laugh because it would upset Ellie and she would cry. Now I am able to leave the room when someone else is with Ellie and Eliana even sits and plays with Jason and Julie.

We also went out to lunch. Ellie is so loved by Jason and Julie they just can't get over how much she changes each time they see her...even if it's only been a couple of days.