Ellie's Birthday Party

Ellie had a fantastic birthday party! Good food and good friends always makes a great party. Three friends from school came over, so we had a total of 4, two-year-old girls running around the house. Some adult friends, without kids, also came over. Aunt Susie even made it over before she ran to the airport to head to Costa Rica for vacation!

Good food. We had a spread of pizza, veggies, fruit, sugar cookies, cupcakes, and chips and salsa (Ellie's favorite). I actually made and decorated the sugar cookes and cupcakes.

Good friends. We had some of our family and friends over, as well as some Ellie's friends from school.

One of her friends, whom she had been very close at school, had recently moved to the suburbs so she doesn't see her everyday anymore. It was great to see them. The girls got along really well (as expected) and had a great time hanging out and playing with all of Ellie's toys. Ellie shared her toys very well.

I actually don't think there is anything cuter than watching little girls sit on the floor and eat cupcakes together.

Ellie had been super excited about her party, and her party hat. One of her friends sang her Happy Birthday over and over. Ellie needed some help blowing out her candle by me, but loved all the attention she got while everyone sang and watched her with her cupcake.

We waited until everyone had left to open presents. She got a bean bag chair and a wagon from us. She LOVED the wagon so much that she had to open all her presents in it. She loved everything she received. We definitely have some thank you notes to write!

Ellie had a great birthday and has been talking about her party and that her friends came over and the cookies and her presents (which at first she thought were from Santa, but we explained they were from friends and family and that Santa is "night-night" till Christmas). She keeps singing Happy Birthday to herself. I have had to explain a couple times that she had her birthday and her party and we have to wait till next year. At least we know she had a great time!

Happy 2nd Birthday Ellen!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELLIE! WE LOVE YOU!

(Guess who got a wagon for her birthday...)

Ellie, how much do you love the snow now??

Oh...so now you love it!

"my jacket on"

Ellie is growing up so fast. She won't even let us help her put her jacket on anymore!












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Ellie, How much do you love the snow??

So...not very much. Its okay...I feel the same way. 

23 Months - Dinner with the Dolphin

 

Apparently she didn't want to eat dinner with her dolphin.

(Note: today at school all the girls got "ponies")

Urban Babies (Part 3)

So this is a winter edition of Ellie's adventures as an Urban Baby. What does one do on MLK day when daycare is closed, Ellie is tired of her house, its 17 degrees outside (the high today was 21), and the sidewalks are covered with ice and piles of snow? Well, if you are Ellie and LOVE the bus, you go on a bus ride.

Now that the sidewalks are slippery and the temperature has dropped below freezing, Ellie takes the bus to and from daycare most days. The bus stop is literally on the corner near our house and there is a bus stop just outside of daycare, it couldn't be easier (and now with the MBTA joining the 21st century, we can track buses and know, to the minute, when the bus will be at the bus stop).

Ellie enjoyed her field trip on the bus today, pointing out the "towers" (aka skyscrapers), cars and trucks, and other babies on the bus. She also watched the "birdies" and even asked to go shopping when she saw all the stores. She even commented on people's clothes (mittens, hats, and jackets). Ellie also will recite the alphabet when she sees written words on signs or in a book. She was nice to wave and say "bye-bye" when people got on or off the bus.

Ellie also likes to point out the snow. Thanks, honey. As if I forgot there are 5 foot tall piles of snow on the curb.

So, next time you find yourself trapped in your house with a toddler...riding the bus around town is a great activity. Especially if they love to yell, "YEAH BUS!"