Ellie wants to make sure that everyone knows that her shirt is a fashion statement, not a political one. Although she will not be voting in this year's presidential election, she is endorsing Senator Barack Obama.
Ellie is now the proud owner of a bike. We've been going on "bike rides" the past few days which means pushing her around a few blocks in the neighborhood. She seems to like it and has even started to get the hang of steering her trike. 
Ellie was lucky enough to have Adam, her favorite uncle come to Greenwich to watch her while we went to a wedding on Saturday. They had lots of fun together swimming in the hotel pool, eating pizza and watching ESPN. Adam took the photos above while babysitting.
Ellie is now 22 months old. We were in Greenwich, CT for a wedding this weekend and Ellie liked swimming in the hotel pool and walking around the town. She's becoming a very funny little girl and is extremely talkative. She makes us laugh with some of the things she says. For example, she calls cupcakes, "cakecups" and while we were in an elevator the other day, she kept referring to it as an "alligator." Ellie is very interested in doing things "byself" or by herself and although she sometimes exhibits almost-two-year-old behavior, we still think she's pretty sweet. See photo of her giving John an Eskimo kiss below.
It was fun having Erica and Todd visit this past weekend. We spent time in Newport on Saturday having lunch and walking the Cliff Walk. Erica and Todd brought Ellie a very fashionable tiara headband and tutu which she's spent a lot of time wearing since their visit. Thanks for coming, guys!
Ellie and I went to the zoo this afternoon after she had her second-ever haircut. She talked about seeing the seals, giraffes, elephants and penguins for the rest of the day. 
We went out to dinner last night with friends and Ellie and Cate were dressed exactly alike. They were wearing the same shirt, overalls and bow. This was not planned in advance, but they looked pretty cute together.