Elise has a very specific sense of fashion: to take the first items from each drawer and put them on. I've been trying to guide her, just a little, into wearing things that look a little nicer together but also believe she should be able to choose her own clothes so I'll say things like "I'm not sure those patterns will work together" and if she doesn't want to change, I don't make her. Today's randomly selected outfit is a brown skirt with multi coloured pastel flowers on it,...
Guests arriving at Elise's 6th birthday party were greeted with a sign that said "Fee Fi Fo Farty. Welcome to Elise's Party" They were asked to eat a magic bean (pink and blue Jelly Belly's) and come on in where they were to climb the beanstalk to the top of our stairs. We had tied cutout eaves to a skipping rope that was attached to the top of our banister. I had made a paper beanstalk on the wall and used vines from my neighbour's wisteria plant on the banister. At the top...
This morning the girls offered to be my servants for the day, so I didn't have to "do anything". First up was breakfast. Nella took the order and Elise was the chef. I had toast and jam, then a bowl of cereal then an apple. Next up was planning the meal for the day and of course for that, you need a menu! 
Elise asked about Juice, so I helped her spell that one, but all the other she did herself. I believe for lunch we are having tomato soup and for dinner, scrambled eggs....
Oh it has been a wonderful week. As you all know, Elise has her "little" anxieties. One of these has historically been a wariness of the water. This time last year, I took her to Sunnyside Pool and it took 45 minutes to get her in the water. When I finally did, she clung to me like a barnacle until I took her foot and placed it on the bottom of the pool so she could see she could touch. To her, you see, the big size of the pool meant that it was also too deep for her. It is...