Deep thoughts, by Ella Grace

One day in the car...

Me:  Mommy, look.  See that really really tall building?  See it, Mommy?

Mommy:  Yes, Ella, I see that building.  It is very tall.

Me:  It's probally really really slippery.

Mommy:  Yes, Ella, I think you're right.  That building would be slippery.

Me:  We would need gloves, Mommy.  Right, Mommy?  We would need gloves to climb that building.  Ok, Mommy?  We would need gloves.

Mommy:  Yes, Ella, we would probably need gloves to climb the building.

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Me:  Look!  A "B!"  Look, Mommy, I see a "B!"  Right there, see it?

Mommy:  I do see that "B."  You're right.

Me:  "B" is for Brennan.  Look, Bren, that's for you!  And "E" is for me. 

 

 Brennan likes to swing with me.  I make sure to pick out just the right swing for him, and I order Mommy and Daddy to place him there.

 I can go really high.  Brennan can only go a little little bit.  "Give me another underdog, Grandpa!"

 Grandma Mac convinced me that a princess would be an excellent choice for Halloween this year.  I was going to be a shark... but who can resist a tiara and a wand?

 "Poof!  You're a frog."  And now Brennan can be a shark instead.

It's tough work taking care of two kids - I'm referring to Brennan and myself, of course. 

 Look how big B is getting!

 We went back to Long's farm this year for some fun.

 Olivia is on the armrest of the giant rocking chair.  Then there's Brennan, Nadia, Lexi, me and Lyla.

 Brennan and I got some snuggles from Grandma C.

 Come here, goats.  Come see me please.

I am even more confident feeding the goats than I am feeding Brody.  They are funny.

 

Brennan just gets bigger and bigger.  He likes to grab anything he can reach, and pulls it all toward his mouth.  Speaking of mouths, it seems his is always full.  On top of all the times Mommy feeds him throughout the day, he's also decided he likes mashed food a lot.  So far he has had sweet potatoes, peas, kale, carrots, apples, bananas, pears, and rice cereal.  A+ on all of them.  It's like he's determined to outgrow me before he makes it to kindergarten.

 

I am sweetening Mommy and Daddy up while I can, just in case I need something big from them soon.  I squeeze them tightly around the neck and say, "I luff you veally veally much!"  They seem to really enjoy it, so I do it a lot.  Yesterday, I woke up and said, "There's a bug in my ear and it's tickling me."  That made Mommy pretty concerned, so I whined and milked it while I could.  Sure enough, I got to go see the doctor!  Then he said I get to have pink medicine!  Hooray!  My new thing is pretending that the "muddisin" (magician) is chasing us.  (My budding imagination is sometimes hard for boring grown-ups to understand.)  The muddisin flies fast.  Sometimes I am the muddisin and sometimes Mommy is.  We chase all over the house and then I laugh and laugh when I get caught.  Mommy is a tickly muddisin, but I love it.



I'm 2 1/2 now!!!

Greetings!  Not too many pictures to share, but I keep getting older and wiser.  Brennan and I have settled into our new daycare.  I've already pretty much taken over my group and become the official ringleader.  I tell my teacher who I like, what I like, and who I will or will not sit by.  I think I'm the boss and I sometimes need to be reminded that I'm not.  Mom and Dad have learned that it's generally a good idea to give me two choices - not none, not seven - just two.  I wear undies every day now.  I still have some accidents (just to make sure everybody knows that I am determined to march to the beat of my own drum), but I'm doing pretty well with the potty.  I am very polite and I speak in clear complete sentences.  I still whine sometimes for what I want, but unfortunately that does not work very well.  When I'm speaking, I expect an answer every time (even just an "I heard you").  Otherwise, I will repeat myself over and over again.  I have a pretty unbelievable memory.  Mommy says I get it from Daddy, not her.  I can hear something once and I will be able to pull it out later.  I'm still being a very good big sister.  Sometimes I get jealous and want my own sacred Mommy time, but for the most part I try to be helpful.  Brennan gets more excited to see me than anyone else, so I have to watch out for him. 

 Brennan's first try at eating rice cereal.

 His tongue was working against him a bit, but he did a pretty good job.  He especially likes the cereal mixed with bananas.

 Funny, the old pictures of me after bathtime looked a lot like this.

 Hooray for me!!!  Grandma C. sent me a new backpack and coins for my piggybank!

 Brennan is becoming a very big boy.  He's quite strong now.

 B Man and I like to get into bed with Mommy and Daddy on the weekends.  They try to sleep, but B and I love to watch shows.

 Labor Day at the lake with my cousins.

 Liv took a break from swimming to play with B.

 Loving the pontoon.

 I'm not sure that B loved his life jacket.  Is that supposed to save him or smother him?  Well, either way, he managed to fall asleep for the whole ride.

 Mommy tried to find the smallest bathing suit she could, but B's tush is just too little.

 B's first time in the lake.

 Yay, Brennan!

 Not a great picture, but Daddy was excited to see B Man's interest in my tennis racquet.  B also really enjoys watching golf and football on TV with Dad.

Go Blue.