It been so nice having my dad come and stay with us while learning to adjust to two kids. I don't know what I would of done without him. He has been so helpful with both girls. He loves to hold Molly and is so patient with Elley. As you can tell from the picture below, Elley loves her Grandpa. The first thing Elley says in the morning is Grandpa. She'll stand up in her crib and yell "bampa" until he comes to get her. They have this special routine after that. They take Annie (my dad's dog) outside to go to the bathroom, eat breakfast, and then watch cartoons until Mommy and Molly get their lazy bums out of bed.
The other day Elley, Grandpa and I were at the dinner table when my dad gave Elley a cracker. Elley, without any help or reminding said,"thank you bampa!" We made such a big deal about it because it was the first time she put a sentence together like that. Now every time she says thank you she adds the bampa. Today at the store, the clerk handed her the receipt. She took it and said, "thank you bampa."
Elley has this thing for shoes. She always wants to put her shoes on. It's the first thing she asks for after a bath and diaper. It's pretty funny seeing her with only a diaper and shoes.....especially when she wants to wear her boots.
She also likes to put other peoples shoes on. If you come to our house leaving your shoes by the door might not be such a good idea. If she doesn't put them on and wear them around the house, she will bring them to you.
Here she is trying to put on Grandpa's new shoes and Annie making sure she doesn't take them far.
