Eliza has become quite the story teller, after having so many books read to her. She already has a great sense of how to put a story together, although she loses her train of thought sometimes. It’s interesting what comes out in these “tales.” In this one, she admits she got frustrated (“very good frustrated”) when her cousin wanted to watch something besides Elmo during her recent visit to Nana’s.

Thanks to daddy for the awesome subtitles.

Oh, and the strange references to the North Wind come from a book she has about Rolie Polie Olie.

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Eliza and I had another Daddy weekend these past few days, as Betsy spent some time in Athens, OH at a Latin American lit conference. Judging by the grin on E’s face, I think I did ok.

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“Daddy, the wind…I’m tasting it!”

“What’s it taste like?”

“Strawberries.”

I hope she never grows up.

E and her snowman

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Eliza made her first snowman, almost as big as she is. She had a blast. She says she loves winter time, but I think we’re all really looking forward to spring. It has been the worst winter since we moved here six years ago, and quite frankly, we’re all a little sick of the snow.

She has also discovered a love for hot chocolate with little marshmallows. So, it’s not all bad.

Sooo very Eliza

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This picture really captures who Eliza is these days. She’s wearing a super hero tshirt that says something about girl power, but she also has a heart necklace and, if you look carefully, you can see that she fell asleep reading her most prized possession of the moment, a Cinderella book.

This is Eliza, just about 26 months old.