I may have mentioned this before, but Jillian LOVES Elmo. And Grover. And Dora. And Winnie the Pooh. Which is kinda strange, considering the fact that the child watches absolutely no tv. Anyway, Elmo and Grover are at the top of her list, so when we found these sippy cups, we thought maybe they would help in our quest to get her to drink more water (no problem with drinking milk, but I guess water is boring or something - even with a little bit of prune juice in it - who wouldn't love that?!)



Anyway, whenever I put water in there, I call it "Elmo Juice," and just constantly ask her where her Elmo Juice is. She seems to carry it around more and drink from it more - maybe because it's Elmo, maybe because it's insulated, or maybe because it's not see-through and she can't tell that it's just boring water...





Holding on to her Elmo Juice as she finds out that we're about to go on a walk outside.





Mama, here's your sock - LET'S GO!!!





This is what happens when Mommy doesn't move fast enough



Notice that the Elmo Juice was with her throughout this entire mini-tantrum!