Gardening

We planted a garden this year and it looks like we may get some produce including these little red cherry tomatoes. There are lemon cucumbers, green beans, sugar snap peas, cantaloupe, and several other kinds of tomatoes that should be producing soon.

Leave me alone, I'm concentrating on crawling

Gone Swimmin'

We tried out our new blow-up kiddie pool. Ellie had a really nice time splashing around in it and playing with her toys.

Silly and Sweet

Her Chariot...

Our newest toy for us and Ellie, The Chariot. It hooks to our bikes and we can now ride to the Saturday Farmer's Market or down to Lucky 13 to sit outside for some sun and sandwiches. It works really well although neither of us has tried to ride up the hill with it yet.

A Day In The Life of Ellie

She likes to lounge with Dad on the couch and chat with him "Dadadada, babababa, mamama"

She plays with her toys and is starting to seem to prefer more complex toys (although putting any toy in her mouth and chewing it is the best)

Feeding herself is attempted at all meals with varying degrees of mess and success

She really likes playing the piano and is quite entertained when Mommy does

Her favorite time of the day before bath, "Nudie Time".

Dining

Dining out: a gourmet meal of MumMum crackers, sweet potatoes, brown rice, then potatoes and carrots from Mom's soup, then some tastes of the bread....She did really well at the restaurant.

Dining in: a gourmet meal of prunes, bananas and oatmeal. And no worry about the mess.