Daniel & Corinne Babysit

For the first time in our marriage Jon overslept. Apparently neither of his alarms woke him up and at 8:30 he sits up in bed and exclaims his dismay. I laid in bed while he showered then put together a lunch and breakfast for him so he could walk right out the door. The cold, rainy weather was just perfect for sleeping!
Ellie woke up at 8:45 and I packed us some pumpkin bread for breakfast and then we headed to Elverson. After spending the evening with Nana, Pop-pop, and Great Grandma Mountz the girls decided to spend time together this morning. Grandma had just woken up and she was very excited to see Ellie. I think she thought we were just popping by because she was hesitant to leave the room to get ready for the day until I assured her we were staying until lunch. Pop-pop was off at work but the four of us played, chatted, and ate lunch together. It was so nice to be able to get out since we would have felt really cramped inside! Ellie doesn't last long at home.

Grandma shared her breakfast with Ellie

At one point Donna and I were talking in the kitchen sitting at the table and Ellie tried to climb up one of the empty chairs. I caught her before she fell off (her feet were on the horizontal spindle) and put her on the seat. She sat alone in the chair eating some pumpkin bread for three or four minutes before losing interest.

Determined

She thinks she's a big kid

We came home at 1:00 and Ellie went right down for a nap. I started the laundry and cleaned up the house for our evening babysitters: the Iyas. I vacuumed, cleaned the upstairs bathroom (just remembered that I forgot the basement bathroom...oops), washed the kitchen floor, and emptied the dishwasher. I also did two loads of laundry. Ellie only took an hour nap so we spent some time playing and she was getting really cranky. She knows when I have somewhere to go because she gets clingy. When Jon arrived home from work I was glad to see him because it meant I could shower and get ready in peace.
Corinne and Daniel came at 6:10 and we gave them some directions (vague, confusing directions really) and pointed them towards their dinner (leftovers, really glamorous) and said adois. It was very nice to have people who love Ellie take care of her! They gave her a good report.
Allegedly Ellie wanted us gone because she was cranky when we were home and as soon as we left she stopped, looked at Corinne and Daniel and smiled doing her scrunchy nose/weird breathing thing. That baby. She ate a bit before Corinne changed her into her PJs and they played. While Corinne and Daniel ate their chili Ellie gestured towards her highchair so they put her in it and she refused any food except for the chili. Only negative: she spit out all the beans (and it was a vegetarian chili=tons of beans). She spent some time showing off her mad skills in the Johnny Jump-up while Daniel laid on the floor right by her. She would dance around and stop it, spinning and directing her body like a pro. I would have liked to see it! She went down at 7:45 so Corinne and Daniel hung out in the basement and got some work done while watching a movie. Thank you, Corinne and Daniel, for watching Ellie!
Meanwhile Jon and I had a fun time at his office dinner. Kenney Chang, the head guy from Taiwan, was in town and we all went to the Reading Country Club for the event. I sat next to Olivia and Nate while next to Jon was JP and his wife, who we had over the other week. It was nice to get out and meet more of Jon's coworkers.

Obviously we didn't coordinate

Ellieisms:
Ellie apparently loves babysitters and doesn't care when her parents are out of the house.
Maybe it's because she fell down a few steps while Jon was watching her. He said it was only four or five and she didn't even cry, really.