Ring Around the Rosies

Nothing makes me happier than watching my two little girls play like the best of friends. (Well, that and individual slices of carrot cake with lots of cream cheese frosting and nuts and raisins purchased at the Reams out in Magna). And since Ellie's new favorite thing to do is drag any willing participant into endless rounds of Ring Around the Rosies with her, there's been a lot of sisterly bonding time as of late. Last Saturday morning, our whole little family of four did nothing but play Ring Around the Rosies in the frontroom for 40 minutes after breakfast, long after Greg and I were dizzy and immensely sick of the song. But, it made her so happy to have the whole family playing, we just couldn't stop. As soon as one round ended, she'd quickly grab our fingers with her little hands to drag us back up into an upright position so we could start the game all over again. A week or so ago, I even got roped into playing this with her for 15 minutes in the doctor's office waiting room while I was waiting to get some blood work done. And not the pediatrician's office, my doctor's office. People would either smile over at me and nod, or kind of avoid looking at this grown woman falling on the floor every 30 seconds, being dragged around by a little 18 lb. runt who would not let the game end, while silently chuckling to themselves.

Anyway, back to my original point. The girls play Ring Around the Rosies a lot, and it's adorable. Ellie is always the instigator, and will forcefully drag you out into the middle of the room to play with her. I shot some video of them.