Everyone hit a lot of traffic on the way there and ran late so the Feinsteins extended cocktail hour. Eliana used the time to find the best chair in the house:
It's just her size! Apparently it was made for her little cousin Eva, now almost 7, when she was Eliana's age. Eva said that we could take it home since she didn't need it anymore, but we said we'd leave it there so that Eliana could sit in it next time she comes over.
After a lot of exploring the house and munching on the appetizers, it was time for the meal. Eliana was too distracted by sitting with so many people to really focus on her meal and eat more than a few bites. She did sit for a few minutes, though:
The good news was, once Eliana got tired of sitting at the table, she could visit the amazing playroom downstairs. She ran right down there and even remembered where it was from Rosh Hashanah.
Eliana found the dolls and was right at home:
Notice how she took out all of the baby dolls..why play with just one when you can play with ALL of them?
In the photos below, her cousin Matthew, who is 10, was trying to explain to her how to dribble a ball. He was very patient!
I had to tell Matthew that Eliana isn't quite ready to learn to dribble a ball, and that she has a few skills she needs to learn beforehand. Anyway it was sweet of him to share his toys and include her. Her three young cousins, Andrew, Matthew and Eva--they are actually third cousins since their great-grandmothers were sisters--were all very interested in playing with her and showing her the toys. At the end, Andrew gave her a "big hug," which was adorable.
Everyone talked about how cute she is, and told her to "just stay cute." We felt thankful to be together as a family, and to be with family on Thanksgiving.
Eliana has become more confident in her ability to count--she can count to ten easily. She can also identify the numbers 1,2,3, and some letters, such as L for Lucy, and E for Eliana.
Did I mention that she is very interested in spices? Yes, she LOVES the spice drawer and begs us to open it and let her smell and taste the spices. She'll have cinnamon bark, cardamon seeds, fennel, caraway...she even likes the garlic powder and then ends up with garlic breath! She wants to sample every spice. When we finally insist that we need to close the spice drawer (because our attention span has run out, perhaps 10 minutes have gone by), she protests! I am curious to know how long she could sample the spice drawer but don't know whether I could outlast her to find out.
Eliana also likes to color; we have a set of crayons now and a big pad of paper. The one rule is "crayons on the paper." Often, she will eventually violate this rule and color on the floor (or something else), but she does pretty well for a while.
Eliana also likes to ask, "Where did x go?" So we'll get home at the end of the day and she'll say, "Where did Abba go?" I'll explain that Abba is at work, and she'll say, "Abba's working."
The day after Thanksgiving, we went to Bear Mountain State Park..I'll share those pictures soon.
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