mini mani

in an enterprising mood this afternoon, ellie hunted down some polish and attempted to do her nails...mercifully for all furniture within reach of her little paws, she was interrupted before determining how to twist the top off the bottle

last day with ane

ane is moving back to bilbao to be closer to her family - we miss her already!

tall ship / short tot

 

gold-medal spectator

ellie got into the olympic spirit today watching the coverage and sporting her official lanyard

chipmunk cheeks

on the lookout

hurry up olympic torch!

pleased as punch

ellie is very proud of herself for managing to successfully try on mommy's shoes

new girl

ellie's first day at gymboree

channelling pebbles flintstone

making friends

ellie had a super social day today, bonding with river lenihan this morning, and daphne rumpeltin this afternoon

i charge time and a half on weekends

last day of sing & sign

sad to say goodbye to sing & sign today...in a year of classes, ellie has learned some very useful signs (including 'milk', 'hot', and her personal favorite 'more') and some fairly useless but nonetheless cute ones ('turtle', 'elephant' and 'dinosaur' come to mind)

bubble, bubble...

learning to blow bubbles this afternoon

i scream, you scream...

catch me if you can

ellie addison or edith ann?

a striking resemblance...and that's the truth

a quiet moment

double trouble

leafy london

in the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf...

enchanted by the 'very hungry caterpillar' table in the children's section at waterstones bookstore

ruby slippers

special delivery

an exciting package arrived for ellie today all the way from california - mil gracias meme!

it's never too early to work on your forehand grip

change we can believe in

ellie applies a dash of baby powder as a finishing flourish while 'changing' dolly's nappy

life's better with blankies

sullen belle

ellie is having a mini-sulk because she was compelled to wear her pink shoes this morning instead of her black boots...a preview of things to come, no doubt! fortunately, her short attention span meant she was back to her usual smiles seconds after this shot was taken.

gol!

arts & crafts

a busy day featuring play-dough and ellie's first artwork, inspired by jackson pollock

cheeks made for squeezing

a good little monkey, but always curious

bonding with curious george

searching for inspiration

an afternoon at the design museum