Busy Baby

I have to laugh everytime I think of the phrase "busy baby."  A friend posted on Facebook about how people says kids are "busy" when it really just means the kid is plain naughty, but people kindly call it "being busy."  (Brenda, if you're reading this, this post is for you!)  I really don't think Ellie is naughty so maybe that's why I think the phrase is so funny.  There are kids (perhaps a little older who really know what they are doing and are being naughty) that are more than just busy.  At this age, let's just call it curious!  Maybe since she is so dang cute, I don't think she is capable of being naughty.  LOL!  Whatever you call it, this girl keeps me on my toes!

One day Trevor and his friend, Cassie, were "playing" pool.  I don't know that in the 6 years we've lived in this house that the pool table has actually been used in a real game of pool.  But the kids love to throw roll the balls around on the table and whack each other the balls with the cue sticks.  Ellie is not one that likes to be left out or left behind.  She follows right along as if she is a big kid.

One day I caught her climbing up onto the train table.  She stood by watching for a minute and then decided to go one more level up ONTO the pool table.  I didn't get a picture of her on top but she was pretty proud of herself, squealing and clapping like she was the queen of the table.

One of her favorite places is the pantry and most specifically getting the recycle can out and occasionally emptying it out.  I don't get much done when it comes to cleaning since Ellie is usually right behind me taking toys/books back off the shelf, getting into the bathroom cupboard where the kids' toothbrushes are kept, pulling Kleenex or wipes out of their boxes (okay, those ones are borderline naughty!), etc.  She is definitely a busy baby!  (but we'll keep her, naughty or not!)