Yes, I was babysitting my friends' 18-month old daughter, Elise. I'm never around kids, so it was pretty cool just hanging out with her. Of course, Bethany stopped over to supervise me. :) We tried playing with toys and reading.
Then I thought I'd teach her a new trick to use on her parents (it's fun being the crazy aunt). I know one day this is all going to come back at me. My friends are going to have a lot of fun (at my expense) when I have kids. So, what trick did I want to teach her? I thought I'd teach her to carry a purse. So, I went into my closet and brought out a mini flowered tote bag for her to carry her toys in. When her parents called to check in, I mentioned that I was teaching her to carry purses. That's when I found out that her mother already taught her to do that and she already like to try on shoes. Oh, goody.
We opened the door to my closet and her eyes lit up. Then she said "Shoes!" As soon as I gave her a nicer purse and matching shoes (it's scary that she knew the difference between a cheap tote and Coach shoes/purses), she started strutting around. We let her pick different shoes from my shelves. Then we even let her wear a tiara (which she LOVED!!!) and a flashing, pink sash that read "Princess."
Girls are so much fun. Bethany and I had a great time playing dress up with her.
