Ella has been given a lot of slack in the meal department. We've been feeding her what she wants to eat regardless of what is actually for dinner. She lives off fruit, dairy and carbs and refuses to eat meat or vegetables. This past week we have started the "you eat what we eat" program much to her frustration.
The past three nights, she's gone to bed without eating her dinner. Broccoli, potatoes and chicken the first night, leftovers the next and rice and dahl (Indian) last night, though hers was mostly just rice. She's proving to be quite stubborn so we've let her go to bed hungry. She's so trying to test us and win this battle of wills that she won't even ask for anything else, least we think she cares whether she eats our "yucky" dinner or not.
The other night, I baked cookies and they were cooling on the counter while Ron and I were watching tv. At 10, I went to check on a "sleeping" Ella. Instead, I found Tinkerbell, eating a cookie, pretend baking with the attachments to my Kitchenaide... our kitchen is 5 feet from the couch and open to the family room in a one story house - and we didn't catch her earlier???
Who knows how many cookies she'd managed to sneak by then... poor thing was probably starving. I was laughing so hard, I couldn't even scold her and when I asked what she was doing with my baking attachments she said "I making you cookies, Mommy." :) How do you discipline that???
She loves to play dress-up and most days she's in her Halloween costume, doing ballet. Until she falls asleep on the couch... :)
The Washington clan arrived before noon and more present mayhem ensued with Ella exclaiming in glee over her new princess piano, "Oh my gosh! I can't believe it!"
How many uncles does it take to put together the aforementioned princess piano??
The girls went shopping today and went a bit mad. Of course what Grandma can resist a trip to the Disney store and could ever say no to a new Cinderella dress?? Did I mention Ella is spoiled... rotten :)
With Uncle Joey licking the whip cream beaters:
With Grandma and her new coat and hat set:
With Papa and her new pink vest:
