Elena's Favorite Things

Elena's #1 favorite thing is her dad. I love the way that she looks at him. She is in love! She literally cries for him sometimes when he leaves the room even if she and I are playing. They have so much fun together. I love this picture. I took it last week. They both look so happy.Elena's #2 favorite thing is her pig. She always sleeps clutching her "teddy pig", and each time she wakes up, I go in and see her holding and talking to it. Because she so attached, she is only allowed to play with her pig when she is getting ready for bed. Other than that it stays in the crib where it "sleeps" during the day. Well, Elena loves her pig so much that I had my mom buy an extra so that I could wash one while she used the other. Earlier tonight she discovered where I had the spare hidden and she was so excited. She made a happy noise and I looked up and saw her hugging them both with a big smile on her face. Adorable! I happened to have the camera in her room, so I was able to take a picture - although of course she stopped smiling right before.
#3 is books/reading. This girl loves to read. She has started to request certain books or stories by barking for her book about dogs or patting her head and saying, "bump" to request the book where the monkeys fall of the bed and bump their heads. She loves being read to, but she also really likes flipping through the pages by herself.
and #4 is her Cabbage Patch baby doll. She loves to give hugs to her baby and say, "Awww." In this picture she is sitting in the box for her new car seat and patting her baby's belly. That's about it for the list. Oh wait! I forgot to include me. Elena likes me too. I don't think that I should be in fifth place, but I'm also not tied with Dan, so let's just say that Mom is number one and a half. :)