The Great Ellie-ini

My child thinks she is a magician. She also seems to think her potty is the magic hat. Allow me to explain...
We are working on potty-training her. She loves to play with toys while on the potty (this is a new NO-NO in our house for the reasons I am about to explain). She has taken to dropping things between her legs into her little potty - everything from a plastic spoon or cup from her tea set to her little piggy from the Melissa & Doug set. Now, we have had to take things away while she goes potty because once or twice she had actually pee'd already (thank God most the time the potty was empty, so that helps some).
Well, the other day she was sitting there, watching something and sucking her thumb, all cute and calm. I noticed she has her hand between her legs and told her to move it. She did as I said, and as she did, she whips out her taggie like a magic scarf! I about bust out laughing - and trust me, it took all I had in me not to, but I had to show her that she did wrong, so I told her not to put her taggie in there, and not to put anything in there, then took the taggie and put it in the wash.

I swear, if you could only have seen the look on her face! Like she was magic and was SOOOO funny - and the thing is - IT WAS!!

My silly little sugar pie is such a goof ball :)

Well, she is sitting with Daddy watching the Yankees and Cleveland in the 6th (still no score, supposedly this makes for a "good game"...I don't get it, but they look precious!).
We are getting ready to go to the Rapp's for a cookout and to be with good friends on this lovely 4th of July!!!

Before I go let me say -
God please bless our soldiers. Our brave men and women who risk their lives daily for our freedoms. Please gracious Lord keep them safe and bring them home. With your mercy and love we pray for them and ask for your provision and guidance, and all to your glory.
Amen.


Thank you, and God bless America!!!