Ella

Ella is now 4 years old, but is so wise and thoughtful that at times it is hard to remember that she is four. Her current favorite things are:

1) School - every day she asks is today a school day?

2) Art projects - preferably using as many varied elements as she can possibly find. One day I reminded her that "nature stays in nature" (which means, DO NOT bring that bucket of mud into my house) and she very calmly told me that she was using different mediums in her art project and she needed it. She won, of course. Most of her art projects involve markers, paper, glue, scissors, play dough and ribbons.

3) The phrase "of course" - used often and completely (adorably) incorrectly. Example: Are you coming, of course? I love it!

4) Musicals - she will sit near the CD player or the computer (she can navigate her way through iTunes with ease) and her favorite musicals are currently Annie, The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins the musical and The Secret Garden.

5) Books -we have read 3 of the Betsy-Tacy book series and just started the All of a Kind Family books (5 sisters, one is Ella and one is Charlotte) and she really loves reading her chapter books. I look forward to that reading time with her immensely.

6) Riding her bike. She adores riding her bike and in one quick weekend mastered her two wheeler with the training wheels. She is unstoppable!

7) Swimming. She now jumps into the pool without even plugging her nose and is learning to swim, all from Daddy. She loves it.

Other Ella tidbits:
She tells us her name is Ella Bella Cinderella Disneyland Rose Walsh.
She really really really wants to visit Texas (no idea why).
She is the kindest person I have ever met.
She still loves her fifi (blankie), pacis and her Lucy (her baby doll) and has them with her for sleeping.