Alo?

Kelsey loves to talk on her pretend cell phone! She picks it up and says "hello", or as she says it "alo." She usually says "alo" over and over very quickly so it is pretty funny. Then she will hand us the phone and we will pretend that someone is asking for Kelsey and she will take it back and start over with the alo bit. When she holds the phone, she holds it so it is backwards, but does put it to her ear. If we say it is Grandma or Grandpa on the phone, she does say hi mama and hi papa.
Yesterday I wrapped presents because the tree was looking bare underneath. Kelsey of course wanted to be right with me and help out. She liked to pick up the pen I was using and then take off with it. One of these times the cap is not going to be on and we are going to find quite the mess! Kelsey has taken interest in using a pen or colors to make marks on paper. She also has tried using a magna doodle and liked scribbling with that, too. While attempting to keep her entertained and still get the gifts wrapped, I wrapped up her cell phone and let her tear it open. She needs practice for in a few weeks, right? For Kelsey's gifts, I bought her Mickey and Minnie Mouse wrapping paper and she kept pointing to it and carrying it around saying mouse. Kelsey has not bothered the tree thus far which has really surprised me. But once I put the gifts underneath, it added a whole new dimension of fun and now she is more intrigued with it. Let's see if all the gifts actually stay wrapped before Christmas or if I will be doing some touch-ups :)
Although Kelsey likes Mickey Mouse, her interest is changing to Dora. She calls her Dorie. Her interest in TV usually only lasts a short while, but she will ask for a show.
Another thing she does is when we say 1, 2, Kelsey will say 3. The thr sound does not come out perfectly clear, but you can understand what she is saying.
As for Matt and I, we had Matt's football banquet last Tuesday and my 1st graders Christmas concert on Thursday. I was able to attend the banquet with Matt and listened as he talked about his undefeated season. Way to go, Mattey! I also convinced Matt to bring Kelsey and come to my concert with me. I thought she would sit and listen to the songs, but she was more interested in letting Daddy chase her around. We had a really nice weekend that was pretty low-key, which is what we needed.