Mag Mile

Mommy and I like to hang out on the couch and read our magazines. You know how this ends.

10 Months Old!

I'm really starting to fill up this chair. It won't be long before I can hold the sign myself. And then it won't be long before I can make the sign myself. And then it won't be long before I can take the picture myself. And then I won't need my parents anymore!

I Can See (for) Miles and Miles

I've been hanging out a lot lately with my new boyfriend Miles. He lives 2 doors down from me so it's easy to have spontaneous playdates (ie, we don't have to go the extra mile).

Girls will be Girls

Tonight I met my new friend Luca Jane Bombacino. We had fun hanging out on her brown chair (see, I'm not the only who has one). It was really a gas!

Luca the Draw

Amazingly, Daddy got a pic with us both looking at the camera and smiling (sorta!)



Luca's dad Tony tried holding me for a little while to see what it's like having a big girl in your arms but I wasn't having it. I might be a little scared of heights. 6"7' is a long ways off the ground!

Grandpa's Future Bowling Buddy

Not sure if you've noticed, but I added a list of "Things I'm Looking Forward To" on the right hand rail of my blog. One of those is "Bowling with Zayde." Unfortunately, this shirt didn't come in Yiddish.

Oscar? I Don't Even Know Her!

Today my friend Oscar from playgroup had his first birthday party. Don't let the blur fool you -- it wasn't a kegger or anything. Daddy left his camera at home (that's a first!) so Mommy had to use her new blackberry to take pics.



I broke out another fab outfit from Josh and Katie for the occasion. These overalls have a little reindeer attached to the front pocket. I used it to lure the birthday boy into my trap. He was blitzen, er... smitten.



Once the hats came out, the party was officially on and on til the break of... 6pm.

Clap Your Hands Say "Yay"

I've started clapping on command. If you're happy and you know it...

Pack 'N Play

Bubbie and Spooky

Bubbie and Zayde came to visit today. As always, they fought over who got to hold me and play with me. As you can see, Zayde took full advantage of his precious few minutes. We had a real scream.

Shawn of the Dead

Finally got to meet my Dirty Uncle Reigs (of Look2U fame) today. We had fun playing and pointing. Recognize that quilt in front of us? Shawn got that for Mom and Dad as a wedding gift. It's one-of-a-kind from the Amish/Mennonite community in Ohio. I hope I get to visit Amish Paradise some day.

I Just Wanna Bang on the Drum All Day

Daddy's been teaching me to play the bongos. Not sure where I picked up the jazz percussion technique with the beat and slide across the skin -- that's a true Ellie original. I seem to be favoring my right hand so Daddy's call that I'm a lefty might not be right.

Hail to the Orange, Hail to the Blue

Hail (Daddy's and Grandpa's and Grandma's and Great-Uncle Gary's) Alma Mater. Ever So True. We Love No Other... (or do we?)

Anyone Got a Light?

Today, we went to Zoo Lights at Lincoln Park Zoo with my girlfriend, Kate, and her parents, Jeff and Caroline. Uncle D and almost-Aunt T came along too.



You might say, it was an enlightening experience.



Uncle D made sure I had a good view. Reminds me of a joke (pretty sure Great-Uncle Denny first told me this one)... a blind man walks into a store with his seeing eye dog and makes his way to the middle of the aisle. Suddenly, he grabs his dog by the tail and starts waving it around like a lasso. Immediately a clerk rushes over and says, "Excuse me sir, what are you doing? Is there a problem?" "Nope," says the blind man, "I'm just having a look around."



The Ape house was very educational. I learned about the Homo Erectus.



I also learned how babies were made.



Daddy and Jeff were kind of matchy matchy with their black coats and YouTube hats.



Kate and I were also matchy matchy with our 18 layers and red noses.

Wide Open Spaces

Lately, I've been getting into all sorts of new music and movies... literally. Today it's the Dixie Chicks Shut Up and Sing DVD.



Now that I'm crawling around, Mommy and Daddy might want to think about babyproofing these, ahem, Wide Open Spaces.



Busted!