All smiles

Yesterday, it was so warm that we were able to go outside and play without a huge coat, hat, or mittens. Eleanor was so excited to be able to play for more than ten minutes. Her favorite thing to do outside is pick up those prickly balls that fall from our Sweet Gum tree. (She calls them "bee-ba-balls" or just "pritwy" for prickly.) She also loves spotting airplanes. Every time she hears any sound that could possible be one, she points toward the sky and says, "AIR-PANE!" It's a huge bonus when the school bus comes by, too. She waves her little hand off at the bus driver, and giggles if he waves back.

Some pictures of my little grinnin' girl...

(The second one looks exactly like the pictures I've seen of her daddy at this age.)