I am afraid that Ellie is still a little inept at playing with other
toddlers thus far. She does pretty well playing with kids who
are a little older than her, but the little ones at church usually
just end up getting bullied. She was just casually walking by one
little boy and just yanked him down to the floor by his sweater
and kept walking. Poor little kid. Then she made another boy
cry by forcing his pacifier out of his mouth, just to toss it away.
Those two moments were within about 2 minutes of each other.
Needless to say, I didn't get to stay in that Relief Society class.
Our little wild child needs to learn to be gentle. I try to teach her
all the time, but no matter what method I use to teach her, she
always laughs like it's a joke and just keeps being as rough as
she always is.... we are in for it (or at least the other toddlers
at church are)... yikes! But anyway.....
toddlers thus far. She does pretty well playing with kids who
are a little older than her, but the little ones at church usually
just end up getting bullied. She was just casually walking by one
little boy and just yanked him down to the floor by his sweater
and kept walking. Poor little kid. Then she made another boy
cry by forcing his pacifier out of his mouth, just to toss it away.
Those two moments were within about 2 minutes of each other.
Needless to say, I didn't get to stay in that Relief Society class.
Our little wild child needs to learn to be gentle. I try to teach her
all the time, but no matter what method I use to teach her, she
always laughs like it's a joke and just keeps being as rough as
she always is.... we are in for it (or at least the other toddlers
at church are)... yikes! But anyway.....
I just thought Ellie looked really cute in this little Bolivian hat.Holding her baby, who she also abuses frequently,
in between the hugs.
"Oh... what a convenient and comfy place to......
.... GO INSANE!!!!"
(She threw herself around like that nonstop for like 5 minutes.)
The usual morning kisses from her buddy, Tex.
I don't think I would survive if there were 3 Ellies.
Ellie and Tucker both love to cuddle with Adam when theyget the opportunity.
Yes, a tree fell on our house. There was a bad storm last weekend,a big crash in the night that shook the house, and this is what
we found... along with a chandelier hanging from the ceiling by
its electrical wires.
We discovered that Ellie LOVES pears. She scarfedthis one down pretty fast.
This is how I got ready for church yesterday. I satEllie on the recliner, with her absolute favorite movie
showing... Madagascar 2.... she was there for about 45
minutes, watching intently as I got things ready. It was nice.
She's also recently discovered the joy of little portabledvd players. She likes to touch it and point at things while
she watches (some Penguins of Madagascar episodes, of course).
Which leads to Ellie's favorite kind of reading... Madagascarmovie cases. She doesn't like to sit and listen to people
read books for more than a minute... but she will search
through numerous dvd's until she finds a Madagascar case and
then studies it for long, long periods of time... flips it over,
and even opens it to look inside.
She's such a little weirdo. We love her!
3 comments:
Look at those cute little chubby cheeks! I just want to pinch 'em! We miss you Ellie, you can come over and beat up Caleb anytime. LOL
Hayley, What a great mommy you are! Did Adam ever tell you that his Great-Grandma Barrett tossed hay bales, irrigated the fields with her shovel and wrestle the cattle? Or that his Great-Grandma Sampson killed her own rattlesnakes, butchered her chickens and pigs, and chased porcupines out of the yard? His Grandma Cook painted the barn all by herself; All that in a dress no less...I'm afraid you married in to traditionally fiercely independent women...Oh, wait...you are one! Ellie's just carrying on tradition. You'll teach her gentle ways just fine because you and your mom are such good ladies who are fiercely independent too. Hard to channel it though, huh?
HAHA! What a perfect place to.... go insane! BAHAHA! I was cracking up at that part! Oh, Ellie... you're a crazy one for sure! We can't wait to to see you guys in like a month!
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