Christmas 2015 Letdown

Overheard while Ellie was brushing her teeth before bedtime: "Santa didn't bring me everything I wanted for Christmas. I really wanted a duck costume!"

Quotes from Ellie

While talking about how big fairies are, holding her fingers an inch apart:

"Is Pinkertell this big?"

Pillow Pal

She continues to surprise me with her creativity!

Vocabulary According to Ellie

Jack Be Nibble = Jack Be Nimble

We can thank Dad for teaching this to Ellie -- Curtsy flush (Courtesy Flush)

Tell Me How You Really Feel

"Mom, I'm not talking to you until the end of the world."

Just the Essentials

With some spelling help from dad, Ellie wrote out the following grocery list (translated below) -- take note of that last item:

Coffee

Corn

Carrot

Pineapple

Jelly

Steak

Beer

Pirate for an Afternoon

Today marks Ellie's first day of patching therapy (covering her stronger eye to force the weaker eye to work harder and as a result get stronger). We call it her "pirate patch" in an attempt to make it more fun (we'll see how long that lasts), so she decided to dress the part! FYI -- the spatula is her sword.