"Why I am wild" according to Ella

Wednesday night Geoff came home a little later than usual and was just ready to chill. I needed to go to the store and thought this would be a fun girls trip. At least I did not have to take both kids with me. Geoff and Jake could find some game on TV and could just veg. I had made a list and it was rather small. An HOUR AND A HALF later, we are leaving the store.

I was putting Ella in her car seat and I told her how much I love her and how l LOVE to do things with her but she was a bit wild tonight at the store and I did not know if I would take her next time. My quick and fun trip out with Ella left me exhausted and frustrated to say the least. Ella apologized as she is yelling weird nosies to get the guy ACROSS the parking lots attention then hiding back in her car seat so he would not see her, making it look like I was the one bringing attention to my self

I start driving off and Ella says, "Mom, God made me a child. And God made me a little wild." In which I replied, " yes honey, He did, but he also gave you the choice to listen and obey mommy." So apparently, God is the root issue here. She can not help it, because God made her that way.


Ohhh but before all of this happened, I was telling Geoff about going to play group earlier that day. The van was in the driveway and as I was opening the garage door to let the kids get in, I saw Ella running towards the car. I though, surely she sees the garage door STILL going up. THUD. Nope. She did not. That child smacked her FACE directly into the rising garage door. Not once did she do this, but TWICE. Because when I was telling Geoff this story, we were getting ready to go to the store and she did it AGAIN!!! Lordy, this child, Bless this child.