Mr "Sweet Catch"

Halloween Hoopla 2009... Complete with HOOPLA Hissy Fits!

This was the second year in a row we joined Kristy and Brianna for Halloween Hoopla. We were having a great time until some teenager knocked Ella flat on her face. After that... it was ALL over. Ella was super duper crabby! I think by the end she pitched the BIGGEST fit ever! It took Kristy and I FOREVER to get her in her car seat! Two year olds sure can be STRONG! I am super glad we got some cute photos before the Hoopla meltdown!

Boo in the Zoo 2009

Ella at 32 Months

I feel so terrible that I missed the last two mini-birthday month updates. So many changes... Ella FINALLY completely became bottle-free over the past two months. I didn't know if that day would EVER come. Anyway... on to 32 MONTHS!

At 32 Months Ella:

• still loves her pappies (I think she has about 7 that she plays with all the time.)
• knows her shapes
• is doing well with counting and with one-to-one correspondence
• shows a few signs of being color blind (can't seem to get red or green EVER) - - - but at this point we are just speculating
• LOVES to color and draw
• has a new found love for headbands
• enjoyed her first trip to the fair this week
• LOVES school
• says Ms. Ashley is her best friend :)
• receives positive notes from school on a daily basis
• LOVES her babies and is very OCD about the way her baby is covered up in her baby bed
• asks to cuddle with her mommy every night
• enjoys watching "Dancing with the Stars" with her mommy
• plays by herself very well
• uses the potty but not consistently yet
• is having her first sleepover with Aunt Z tonight
• loves to sing
• often says, "Mommy, watch dis!"
• often receives battle wounds from school (bites, scratches, bumps, bruises)
• has a great appetite
  
• has several favorite foods including green peas (balls), baked beans, chicken, bananas, grapes
• has the best temperament
• must have her pappy as soon as she is picked up from school
• loves to have her toe nails painted
• loves to put on make-up (clear lip gloss)
• adores her big brother
• melts her mommy's heart every single day!!!!!!
  

"Fair"ly a GREAT Night!