Lately, I've come across Ellie more than once turning the pages of one of her books and quietly "reading" to herself ("da da da ah ah ah blah blah"). I haven't been able to catch it on film, first because I didn't want to disturb her (I had the vague idea that it would embarrass her if I interrupted her--obviously, this is not the case) and second, because whenever I get out our new Flip to try and shoot a video, she becomes so engrossed with the camera that all my films end with her crawling frantically over to me and putting her face in the camera to make a grab for it. However, at a playgroup on Sunday, Yan caught the following:
It may be a bit hard to tell but the (empty) red bucket is her "bowl" and the green maraca-like thing is her "spoon." We thought maybe it was a fluke until we watched her dip her "spoon" in the bucket and take a "bite" over and over again for about 10 minutes.
Much like her parents, it appears that reading and eating are her favorite past-times.
