Yesterday Ellie and I went with my sister Bethany to Babies R Us to get a stroller for Molly. I think somehow Ellie knew we were going that afternoon to do one of her favorite things! She LOVES to shop! (wonder where she got that from!?). She was so happy all day and very excited to go with me and "Aunt B". Now, Ellie is a pretty good rider, most of the time, but we didn't go until after 5 so I was worried she would act up since it was close to supper time for her. So, me being the prepared mommy I am, made sure to pack plenty of snacks to keep her occupied. First there were goldfish! This child LOVES to eat and LOVES her goldfish! So, most of the way up there she was snacking away on her goldfish. She was so sweet to even try to share with Aunt B. However, her idea of sharing is to put it in her mouth first THEN give it to you! I can't imagine why Aunt B declined everytime Ellie offered!?
Once we arrived at Babies R Us we all got out of the car. Apparently Ellie was afraid of running out of food because she had goldfish stashed into every nook and crany imaginable! They were in her cup holder, behind her seat, in her cup, I mean EVERYWHERE!! Silly girl! We go into the store and she is in heaven!! All the clothes, toys, and neccesities imaginable for a little one! Now, I have never let her do this before, but she wouldn't ride in the Cart the right way so I let her sit (or stand!?) in the big part of the cart. Uh oh! I may have started something with that move! She was loving it!! She figured out if she crouched down we could see her so she spent the rest of the time playing peek-a-boo!
After shopping we decided to go eat at Truietts, which is basically like Chick-fil-A, only more of a sit down restaurant style. Now, as I mentioned earlier, this child LOVES to eat! And she is just like her mommy when it comes to chickfila!! We both could eat there everyday and never get tired of it! I mean really, I eat it everyday I am at work, they know me there. They know my order and they now know to give me extra ketchup. But that's another story, is there rehab for chickfila??
Truietts has a train that goes around the room all the time. She was very entertained by the train. Her big eyes followed it around and around and around! And if it stopped, "uh oh", "uh oh", "uh uh oh!!!".
After dinner we headed home. It was getting to be Ellie's bedtime so I felt certain she would fall asleep onthe ride home. NO WAY! Her Aunt B got to experience "operation stay awake". She was babbling, laughing, singing, dancing, anything to keep her awake. "doo bi doo bi doo bi doo" that's what she says alot and this is what she repeated over and over again to stay awake. I wonder what "doo bi doo bi doo bi doo" means??
Daddy wasn't home when we got here so of course she stayed awake to see him! Let me tell you, this child is a daddys girl!! She lights up when he walks in a room. I could be a little jealous, and at times I am, but I don't mind. I was a daddys girl too and I know the special bond that is there that noone can replace. So I love watching them interact and play with each other. It brings tears to my eyes many times! so they talked, and played and she was REALLY tired but not giving in! So she snuggled with us for a little bit and then went on to bed, WAY past her bedtime!! But that's ok!! Because these days don't happen often!:-)
