All About Ellen, June & Frances: EVB: 3 Years + 3 Months Old!

Our funny girl is 3 years and 3 months old ... Crazy as ever, Ellen continues to keep us on our toes (and laughing out loud)! Here's what she's been up to lately:

Memorizing and signing songs: She can recite just about every tune from her favorite shoes ("Jake and the Neverland Pirates," "Doc McStuffins," "Little Einsteins" and "64 Zoo Lane"...) At our house we love classic (and new classic) Sesame Street songs and our current favorite is "Alligator King." Ellen can sing the entire song almost perfectly; now, we just need to capture it on video!
Eating/growing: Ellen's appetite is hardy and she is still requesting more frequent snacks and "just a little splash" of juice, milk, etc., throughout the day. (I weighed Ellen the other day and she has gained about two pounds in recent months!)
Taking her "buddies" on adventures in her books: Almost daily I find Ellen holding little figurines (Little People, Lalaloopsy dolls, etc.) and walking them across the pages of her books as she reads/talks about the pictures on the pages. At first I thought she was reading to these "buddies" or pretending that they were reading the book, but after some clarification from Ellen, I learned that the buddies go visit the scenes and characters in the books and become part of the stories. I LOVE her imagination!
Wearing "undies" during nap time (by request) instead of a Pull-up. Now we just need to eliminate the nighttime Pull-up!
Starting a new ECFE class: This will be Ellen's last class in ISD 197, which we are sad about as we have loved the program/teachers. :)
Getting ready to move: Ellen thinks it's quite special that she's the only one in the family who will have a window in her closet at our new house.

And a few recent Ellenisms:

"I love you, but I don't love monsters or "como" (kimodo) dragons."
"Well, I'm a little bit sad about moving to our new house because there isn't a bed or any toys there." (Poor thing thought the house would stay the only way she's ever seen it ... empty!)
On our way to Pottery Barn the other day: "So, what is this barn we're going to?" ... And after we tried to explain that it is not actually a barn, but a store: "But we can pretend it's a barn with cows, and sheep and chickens ... Can I go in the barn?"