Ellie and Papa at Hidden Lake Gardens

...plus a bear tied to my belt by his bunny ears. (?)

Ellie & Mama at Hidden Lake Gardens

A gorgeous girl...

...in her yellow hat, carrying her bear, looking at flowers...

...and picking her nose.

Perfection.

Grandma and Ellie on the swings

More soaking wet monkey

Soaking wet monkey

Blasted! with a fine mist

Blurry kiddo on a "byoo hwing"

Ellie 'n' Mama watching fireworks

Who, me?

Just hangin' out, watching fireworks

Ellie and Papa looking at a squirrel

Smelling flowers

Hiding behind a tree at MSU

My, what big teeth you have...

Us, leaving on Easter

Yeah, I look like garbage because I got sick.

By the way, here's us leaving on Easter the year before. Global warming, my patootie.

Ellie praying at Eastertime

OK, she wasn't really praying. But she'd spent about four hours getting her picture taken on that rug and she really wanted to get off of it.

Sophie and Ellie

Here's Ellie one year on from last Easter

Here's Ellie last Easter.

Giff me vaht I vant...

...or zee cow gets it!

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Admit it...

You find this picture irresistible.

This fall...

All the hippest toddlers will be wearing ill-fitting purple pants and carrying alphabet balls...

More from the catwalk in Milan after these messages...

Just a cute kddo

Wow, a huge magnet made of cheese!