"Stuck in the puke"

When we get stuck in traffic, I'm not sure what spurred this but Elsie started calling it, "Stuck in the puke". It seems like lately we have been stuck in traffic every week heading to music class, with the bad weather or snow or just dump WI drivers :( Still, she's adorbs.

October Photo Dump

Bilibo seats were a fun addition to music class this week.

Music class with other 18m-3 year olds.

Sliding in the new snow, Halloween 2019. 

She's taking her own pictures with my phone, loves loves loves her JJ and Emma babies, and she arranged and took the picture all by herself!

"Take a picture of my babies" 

"Elsie, take a selfie with me!"

That's Lena's phone that we somehow ended up with, so everytime she sees it she wants to call Lena to come over and hang out.

"I take a picture" She wanted me to hold the babies while she took a picture.

 Boo at the Zoo

Pumpkin carving, turns out she likes to hold the little knife but not really carve. And she refuses to touch the gunk.

Trick or Treat in Downtown Madison

Afraid of Bucky the Badger

FREE ice cream at Chocolate Shoppe! "Elsie, do you want blue or chocolate?" "Ummm, BLUE!"

 

"Elsie, take a selfie with me"

Favorite as of late is to run around naked in her "cape" as a superhero.

Grandpa birthday hug!

Grandma visit to play in leaves.

Grandma was a great addition to music class! 

Making my birthday cake :)

Singing Baby Shark, loves to sing and dance! In music class we're learning how to keep a steady beat, and go slow and fast.

Painting with shaving cream

October 2019 Photoshoot

Elsie (2y 2m) with JJ Koala Baby

Halloween was a blast this year, it was in the upper 50s both days we went trick or treating (Downtown Madison and Boo at the Zoo). Our Little Daniel Tiger was recognized by soooo many kids, I think she was a bit confused why they were pointing at her and calling her Daniel (Look, Mommy, it's Daniel!). I told her she should say, "Hi, Neighbor!" to everyone, but she was feeling shy for the most part. Besides dealing with long lines and lots of people, both events were great. Unfortunately, on my birthday and for the 31st it was SNOWING and lots of cold weather, so we did not trick or treat on the actual day. Next year we will check out the mall or something, just in case. Funny enough, she likes to pick out the "junk" candy, suckers, gum, hard candies. She never went for the chocolates or Snickers or anything. We'll have to chat ahead of time next year ;)

What else to report? Her speaking and vocabulary is off the charts, in comparison to the other 2 year olds we've met. Her growth is right in the middle ~50% for height and weight, and she is suuuper active, never sits still my Elsie. She also has a pretty good secret to tell people, but I'll let her do the telling ;)

She's still obsessed with her babies, loves to drive them around on her bike, put them in her 'pouch' like her Joey, push them in her many carts/strollers, sleep with them. And for the record, Libby Koala Baby has been renamed JJ (I assume because she also loves to watch JJ Baby from Cocomleon onYoutube). Emma Kitty Cat Baby is still Emma. And Serena Giraffe and Mable Cow don't matter at all, ha. She's also become super interested in taking pictures of them with my phone camera.

I have to get her a haircut, her hair is always in her face and she doesn't like to let me put it up. Maybe over Thanksgiving.

She's loving her Kindermusik class every week and her swimming lessons. Dad tries to get her to the Children's Museum once a week as there's tons to do and they can go when it's not crazy busy. Unfortunately, with the snow we are more cooped up inside as of late, probably for the foreseeable future, alas!

Wanted pictures with her babies.

Then wanted a picture of just the babies.

Making JJ wave at the camera.