We'd hoped to spend the morning on a nature walk with a picnic to follow, but silly Mommy forgot about the rainy forecast. So Plan B was quickly put into effect beginning at the crack of dawn. Elena and I woke this morning and began making that Jessica Seinfeld potato soup (with veggie purees). This occupied many of the wee hours, but when Daddy got up he remembered that we talked about blueberry muffins. He and Elena were relentless in their pursuit, so blueberry muffins quickly overtook the smells of potato soup (which by the way, is incredibly good). Daddy bathed Elena and I walked the hill (Yes, in the rain. I'm hard core).
When we were settled, it was all of 10:00 a.m. and we wondered what to do with a day homebound. Daddy thought of "Freeze Dance" where we all dance and freeze when the music pauses. Stroke of genius, I tell you. Elena loved it and was videotaped during much of it. We've since learned about Mommy's karakoe machine (aka Coke-e-okee), cleaned the baby's closet, eaten the aforementioned soup and have now nestled in to watch "Barbie and the Diamond Castle." All in all, it's been a lovely day that's not yet over. God bless this rainy day.
During a typical day with Elena, one should expect to hear the following things:
- What are we doing in the morning? (No matter what time it is, the kid wants to know what's going on the next morning. We're working on enjoying the moment.)
- I need some lipstick (aka chapstick, lip gloss)
- Can I have a snack, please?
- Pretend I'm a little baby. Pretend I'm a doggy. Pretend this is a rocket ship. Pretend. Pretend. Pretend. Elena loves to make believe and include us in all her fairy tales.
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You are hard core. :)
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