The Artist Formerly Known As Ellie

First, a quick update on how everyone around here is feeling. Tim doesn't seem to be getting hit too hard and I'm definitely on the mend. Ellie is holding her own but still coughing a lot and is congested.

On to the fun stuff... Awhile back I bought Ellie these new crayons from Crayola. They are made for toddlers and are supposed to be easy for them to grip, without snapping the crayon in half.

Ellie thought that the little crayon sticking out of the top looked like a fancy pacifier and mainly spent her time sucking and chewing on it...

She did do some coloring though.

Almost-one-year-olds don't understand that the crayon part has to make contact with the paper in order to do any actual "coloring."

And then, in true artistic form, she ripped up her work and threw it on the ground:

The crayons, after much chewing (and the taking of one bite - note the green crayon isn't quite so pointy anymore).