Toddling Thru

Eloise had her 1st trip to Chuck E. Cheese last week and had a blast!  She loved running between all the different games and putting the tokens in the machines.  At the end of our visit, she was able to get a Chuck E. Cheese whistle and a sticker sheet with the tickets she won.  

 We definitely have a future gamer on our hands. 

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 We had a great Mother's Day last Sunday too.  We started our day by having brunch at Grandma Sandy's & Grandpa Mike's house.  Grandpa Mike made a wonderful brunch and didn't let the mommies lift a finger.

Grandma Sandy & Eloise

 Mommy & Mini Selfie

 We continued our Mother's Day celebration with a BBQ with Grandma Karen & Great Grandma Fitz

Grandma Karen (K-ma) & Eloise

My one request of Brad for the whole weekend was that he take a good picture of me & Eloise.  Requested granted :)

Mommy loves you Eloise.  You are my whole world and always will be. 

Toddling Thru: 20 Months

Eloise is 20 months old!

Who, me? Yes, you!

 

 

Eloise has been busy this past month.  Here is a run down of what she has been up to:

• Started swim lessons at Goldfish Swim School.  She loves it up until the point that she has to get her face wet.  From what Grandma Karen & Grandpa Kevin say, Mommy was the same way.  Apple doesn't far from the tree, eh?  She spends a lot of time waving to her spectators and blowing kisses when she should be blowing bubbles!

• Attended her 1st Princess Party as Cinderella.  Eloise loved to put on her pretty dress and tiara. When we first showed it to her, she said, "Wow!" She refused to wear her fancy shoes and opted for the gym shoes.  You can check out more pics from the Princess Party here. 
  
• We made our 1st visit of this season to Cosley Zoo and had a blast.  Eloise knows every animal there now along with their sounds.  She had the time of her life running to all the different animal areas.  We saw ducks, cows, sheep, horses, pigs, chickens, rabbits, and birds. Eloise got to feed the ducks too.

• Bubbles are really "it" right now with Eloise.  She loves to talk about bubbles and tries so hard to blow them herself.

Some of Eloise's best "tricks" right now are:

• Asking go outside by saying, "Side?"
• Calls frogs "Ri-Ri" which is short for ribbit, ribbit
• Refers to all birds as ducks and telling you that they fly
• Refers to Butterflies & other bugs as "Flies"
• Says Turtle so cute that you could almost die
• Requests "Ffffrrooooot" after dinner every night but is referring to squeezable fruit yogurt
• Refers to all drinks that Daddy & Mommy have as "Coff- Coff."  On the weekends, we always get Dunkin Donuts and Eloise will say, "Mommy...Daddy...Coff-Coff"
• Says Please when she asks for something almost every time.  Daddy is real sucker for this especially when she is asking for something she shouldn't have.

One of Mommy's favorite times of the day is listening to Daddy give Eloise a bath.  They laugh, play, and splash the whole time.  Daddy blows bubbles with Eloise and even lets her pour water on his head!

Easter Sunday Wrap Up

Easter Sunday was a ton of fun for Eloise.  Between all of the baskets and special gifts from everyone, it felt like Christmas!  Eloise is really on a Minnie Mouse (aka Nee), Doc McStuffins (aka Doc), and Princess kick right now.  Lucky for her, the Easter Bunny knew this too.  Her basket was filled with some coloring books, princess gear, bath toys, sunglasses and books.  

We celebrated Easter morning with Grandma Karen, Grandpa Kevin, Great Grandma Fitz, and cousin Jenni.  Thankfully it was nice enough to play outside and swing on the swings.

 The highlight of her Easter morning was playing with her bubbles with Daddy. 

We headed over to Grandma Sandy & Grandpa Mike's in the afternoon.  As soon as we got there, Eloise and her cousins Alex & Reese started their Easter egg hunt.  Each girl had their own color to look for which made sure that everyone got lots of prizes and goodies. 

We hope everyone had a great Easter!

Toddling Thru: Boots & Side

These rain boots are her everything right now.  

She asks for them...screams for them...cries for them.  

They go great with almost any outfit but especially her jammies. 

Many nights, Eloise will stand at the back door or windows and say, "Side?"  

She is referring to going outside and playing on the swing set or feeding the fish in the pond. 

This swing set has been a lot of fun so far this Spring!

When we are stuck inside, Eloise is very busy coloring and drawing.  

 Daddy is known for his pancakes and he had some extra help making his latest batch.

Big Punks is 19 months

(Yes - sometimes this is as good as it gets)

Eloise had quite the number of "Firsts" this month:

1st Swim Lessons 

1st Haircut

1st time climbing up the clubhouse ladder and sliding down the slide unassisted

1st time flying kites

Just a few more "tricks" that she has mastered this month:

• "Sssshhhh" with the one finger in front of her mouth and everything
• When we say it's time to go, she says, "Coat?....Hat?"
• Loves to point out her "Shoes & Shocks"
• After eating her dinner, she will ask for fruit by saying, "Ffffffffrroooot"
• Knows the hand motions for Twinkle, Twinkle, Wheels on the Bus, Itsy Bitsy Spider
• Requests to watch cartoons by saying "Toons" with a strong emphasis on the T
• Request to watch Cat in the Hat by saying, "Cat...Cat"
• When she wants Daddy to toss her up in the air, she says "Twoooo" as in "1....2....3."  

Lastly, this month has been all about barn animals - practicing their sounds, reading books with them in it, and pointing them out on TV or in a story.  Eloise has a book called The Noisy Noisy Farm that makes the animal sounds throughout the book.  She is obsessed and wants to read it every night.  Mommy might just lose it if she reads it one more time.  She has mastered the following barn animals:  Cows, Pigs, Cats, Sheep, Owls, and Rooster.  Rooster is the best in the overall performance category because she will actually throw her head back and make the noise.