Eleanor's intensely social personality is becoming more and more apparent every day. She ADORES being surrounded by kids and the outdoors; needs constant change of scenery; attacks everything with pure determination; insists on non-stop action. Do you think she's her father's daughter?!
A couple of firsts for Ellie this week...
We are members of the Dell's Children's Museum, and our nanny, Laura, took her this week. Ellie was in heaven. She was the life of the party, and apparently, everyone knew "Ellie the Explorer" by the time they left. We had to see this for ourselves this weekend, so Justin and I ventured out with her yesterday. As you can imagine a Saturday at a kid's museum, it was sheer madness, and Ellie wouldn't have it any other way. She managed to make friends with every kid in the infant section while also peering over the partition to talk to the big kids on the other side.
Ellie attended her first music class this week. We're testing out a 4 week "Seasonal Songs" class before fully committing to a 10-week class. There are about 12-15 kids enrolled in the class ranging from Ellie's age (her being the youngest) to about 4 years old. Basically, we all sit in a circle while the teacher leads us through holiday songs along with maracas, jingle bells, drums, chiffon scarves, etc. For the most part, all of the kids nicely sit in a circle with their mothers or nannies while the teacher sits in the middle. That is, all kids BUT Ellie. Ellie had to make the rounds to connect with every single child and then sit in the center of the circle all smiles, wildly flapping her arms. Let's just say, it was a real treat trying to get her to leave...
The weather here has been beautiful... 80s and sunny. So, we've hit the hike and bike trail, the park, and logged in some time on the new swing in our backyard. While I love the warm weather, I'm sort of ready to wear sweaters!
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| Loving the grass at the park |
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| Feeding the ducks on Town Lake |
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| New swing thank to Papaw's installation help. |
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| Pure joy at the Children's Museum |
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| Lunch al fresco - 83 degrees the last day in November |
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| Ellie in the Christmas spirit with Papaw while Justin and I decorated our mini tree (we didn't dare get a normal sized tree with Ellie on the move). |
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| 6 month portrait of Eleanor courtesy of my Great Aunt Sally. Not only is it amazing that a 75-year-old sketched this beautiful work of art, but even more incredible that she just started sketching THIS year. I forgot to capture a photo of Aunt Sally and Ellie in my shock and awe after receiving this;( |
Ellie makes the daily walk to the mailbox with me. Instead of immediately recycling the stack of weekly coupons, I thought I'd let Ellie have a whirl with them. This entertained her for an hour. Literally.
Our very particular daughter insists on fruits and veggies being mixed (not so keen on eating straight veggies). Well, I ran out of fruit, so I attempted to go straight sweet potatoes, and here was the reaction:
A living room full of toys, and here is what captivated Eleanor...
Music class... couldn't really get a good video because I was chasing Ellie around the room for the entire 45 minute class.
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