Don't Test Me Girl!!!

Elliot is supposed to be napping. She's been in her room over an hour. She keeps coming out of her room, which she knows she's not allowed to do. She's overtired. She's hot (it's over 90 degrees today)! The central air and her fan are on, but its still hot. The last time she came out of her room, I said, "The next time you come out of your room, I will take all your animals out of your bed and put them in a garbage bag. Do you understand?" "Yes, Mommy." Five minutes later? "Mommy?" I sighed. I didn't want to do it. But what kind of parent would I be if I threatened and didn't follow through?

Chute!

Elliot has a toothbrushing chart. Not because she refuses to brush her teeth, but because Daddy and I get too busy at night getting her ready for bed to remember to make her brush her teeth. I made a sticker chart for her. After every 8 stickers (for four rows - 32 total) Elliot earns a prize. Tonight we went to Toys-R-Us to get her a new toy. We all chose Chutes and Ladders, a great classic game that we thought would be perfect for her. Let's just say that she was a bit too tired to make it through the entire game, but we did at least start a game. (What good is a reward if you don't get to enjoy it right away?)



I also forgot to add yesterday that we packed up Elliot's hook-on high-chair, the last visible sign that we had a toddler. I mean other than 42 million toys. :)

Tonight she also set the table for dinner. What a big girl and a great helper!

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.