She wears a sari...

Ellie loves when I use one of my ornas (scarf) as a sari for her... she will run around all day wearing one. Maybe wearing a sari will be that easy and comfortable for me one day. I usually only wear a sari for fancy occasions...

Fashion Crimes

Ellie goes around wearing jeans that are just a little too big for her. The other day I decided to tight roll them... bringing back memories from 6th and 7th grade. But that fashion crime wasn't the only one committed in our house that day...
Because we have cement floors, we don't want Ellie to run around in her stocking feet, so we have her wear indoor sandals... the ones we got her for St. Nicholas Day. So, not only did Ellie have tight rolled pants, she also wore socks and sandals together! What kind of mother am I to torture my daughter this way?!
To make it even worse, I was inspired to put my hair in pig tails so my hair wouldn't get wet in the shower... So, it seems to me that three HORRIBLE fashion crimes were committed in our house.

Happy St. Nicholas Day!

Well, our living situation is a bit different this year because we are living with a local family, but I decided we should still celebrate St. Nicholas Day. We didn't have our wooden shoes like last year, but we put out our flip flops. Ellie actually got new sandals as part of her St. Nick present. She also got a doll... she LOVES dolls... she holds them against her shoulder calling them "babu" which means baby here. She also pats them and says "Night, night"... Franklin's big gift was a hat because it is cold here... My big gift was a watch. Other than that we got some local candy, mango juice, and Ellie got some mango bars. Very exciting! :)
So, I really don't want to make a habit of posting pictures of myself right after I wake up in the morning, but I thought this picture was worth it because it shows Ellie holding her doll. Her doll is now called "Baby Nicki" after St. Nicholas Day.

Happy St. Nicholas Day!