Slow down! You move too fast...

Elliot grew up very much this weekend. She can now turn on and off lights by herself, got dressed by herself, and got on the potty by herself. When did she get so big?!

As the years go by...

"The"

Today my baby found the word "the" in her book! It was in one of her little tiny Winnie-the-Pooh books that we were reading before bed. For the last few days, we have sung the following song a few times. I wrote this song. That will be obvious when you read the lyrics.

(To the tune of "3 Blind Mice")

T-H-E. T-H-E.

That spells "The." That spells "The."

THE Cat in THE Hat and THE Red Balloon.

THE Mommy THE Daddy THE Elliot, too.

THE Man in THE Moon, THE Ohio State U.

T-H-E. That spells "The."

Sesame Place May 2010

We took another trip to Sesame Place this past weekend on Saturday. Now that we have season passes, we can do it as a day trip, and really have a great time, and do it all in one day. We drove down Saturday morning, despite warnings of thunderstorms. We agreed that we could have breakfast and do inside things until the storms were gone, then go on rides. Apparently, because of the threat of storms, no one else decided to go to Sesame Place so we had the whole place practically to ourselves! There were NO lines for rides, and we were able to ride many rides many many times. Elliot's favorite, the carousel, we rode 3 times! And she insisted on the roller coaster twice. If we weren't leaving she would have ridden that many more time, too, I'm sure. Happily, there was NO rain to be seen all day, and the weather was perfect. Also, Jack Hanna from the Columbus Zoo was there to do some animal shows. It was great!

Welcome back! (To me...)

Wow! It's been over two months since I've posted. Guess I've been busy!

Well, since the last post was about Vikki's baby shower, I'll update that baby Lily is here! She and Mama are doing well! I've had the lucky opportunity to hold Lily and I assure you that she is beautiful and a great baby.

Showering Babies

Aunt Vikki (Mommy's BFF Vikki) had her baby shower for baby Lily Victoria due May 9. Okay, those details are a little fuzzy, but I think they're right! Vik's BFF Melissa hosted the party at her home, her son Tanner joined us halfway through so Elle had a playmate. Tanner is our friend who is CANCER-FREE now!!! (And Melis and family will be bringing home baby brother Chase today! who was born 9 weeks early!) Anyway, Elle and I went of course, and got Vikki and Lily adorable clothes, three pair of shoes, and cloth diaper needs! Here are pics from her shower:

Melissa, Vikki, Steph (blogger) and Elle - who decided on her own to jump in the picture!:
Vikki - of "Vikki's baby shower" fame:

Elliot and Tanner playing with a truck:
Daddy Dennis ("Uncle Fuzz"):
See those cute boots, Lily? Awesome Aunt Stephie got those for you!
Elliot had an important call to take on her fake Blackberry:

The Bat Show

Yesterday, I picked up Elliot from Ronnie's house and brought her back to my school. We actually picked up a Wendy's lunch, and ate it at my school. After lunch, we went to an assembly my school was offering, showing Chinese culture, a Chinese acrobat show. Elliot was very excited to see the "bat" show like the bird show at Disney World. As the acrobats performed, she kept looking at the ceiling looking for the bats. Once she realized it was just going to be people, she got very excited by what she was watching. Between the two performances, she got to meet, talk to, and high-five the performers. I wasn't sure how much attention she was paying to the show, but she came home and told Daddy and later Nana by phone what she saw in quite a detailed account! I wish I had had a camera and could have gotten a picture of her with the acrobats, but alas, no. :)