19 Months Old

Ella Kate (or Ella Cake as her friends at MDO call her) is 19 months old today. She is acting more and more grown up every day. She talks constantly. Sometimes we have no clue what she is saying and sometimes, you can understand her. She is starting to string words together pretty well like "I found book," "open the door," and "I see moon." She is doing pretty well with saying "please" and "thank you" too. If only I could get her to say "yes ma'am!" She prefers to just answer with "yup." Oh well, manners will come in time...hopefully!
Ella Kate loves her books! She is obsessed with any book by Sandra Boynton and "reads"

several of them pretty well. Two other books that we read all day long are "Baby's Day Out," and "Noah's Ark." I guess it is true that children mimic what they see because EK was reading one of her books and the pages were sticking together. No worries, she just licked her finger and then turned the page. Pretty precious.
Since Christmas, EK has been a busy bee in her kitchen. She loves having tea and offers it to us as well as all her baby dolls on a regular basis. When it is time to pick up, she always puts all her dishes in the sink.
Ella Kate is quite fond of Thomas the Tank Engine. When she watches her "Choo Choo" movie, she likes to sit on the Thomas riding toy that I found at a consignment store. She LOVES it!
I'm not really sure why, but Ella Kate really likes putting toys and things down her shirt. In this picture, she had about 25 alphabet blocks down her shirt. She was so proud that she got so many blocks in her shirt.
Bubbles are a favorite pass time as well. She could stand on her little stool in the bathroom for hours and play in the sink. Whatever!!!

We love this little girl so much and she is such a blessing to be around. Her smile is contagious and she brightens up any room. She is a precious gift and we cannot wait to see what God has in store for her life and for our family.