ahoy cutie!

tuckered out on the tube

there's a much funnier bit later on...

cinder-belle-a

convincing ellie that swiffering is a great game!

retail therapy

looking very violet

park life

sharing is fun!

feeding teddy at the table

farm inspection

an urban baby through and through, ellie approached her field trip to a local farm today with only tentative interest...and was much happier back in her usual city surroundings 

back on the chain gang

ellie's first pro haircut (before & after)

shall we dance?

captain elle belle

pool party

this afternoon at her friend kate's birthday party, ellie seized a chance for a cool-down on a hot day (london's warmest so far this summer, we're told)

playtime en plein air

back in business

ellie apologises for her absence from the blogosphere the past few days...british telecom is to blame for not setting up internet in her new flat (which looks very much like her old flat) until now.  here's what she's been up to in the past few days...

practising her own signature arm raise to rival that of usain bolt:

trying on her dad's footwear:

and of course, patronising her favourite local playground:

...all of which tires a girl out!!

petite artiste

little miss fix it

shower power

ellie will finally have her very own bathtub in our new flat, but she will miss hiding out in her very own shower stall fort

earning her keep

ellie had a tutorial in window washing today

good times at the playground

stick it

playing with team gb commemorative stickers

camera shy

trolley dolly

overseeing our piecemeal move from flat to flat from her perch atop our building's communal shopping cart

give it a twirl

toe hold

extra sweet

ellie's face on m&m's! an inspired hostess gift from melanie & lauren sheerr who are in town for the olympics

on your mark...get set...