You might recall my last post about giving Calista away. Well last weekend Holly Hellburg Davison came over to our house. We ran into her at Walmart the day before and since she was going to be in Pilot Rock the next day, she stopped by. For some reason, Ellen really took to her. She sat on her lap, gave her hugs (really good hugs with her arms wrapped tight around the neck), played with Holly's sunglasses, and mainly just treated her like family. When it was time for Holly to leave, Ellen wanted to go. I tried asking Ellen if she wanted to stay with me, but she said no. Holly started to walk out the door, and I expected Ellen to at least look worried, but instead it was Calista who was yelling and crying that she didn't want Ellen to go. Aaron followed Holly outside to see what would happen. When Jacque learned what was happening, she stood in front of Holly's car door and wouldn't let Holly put Ellen in the backseat. We were curious to see when Ellen would start to miss us, so we let Holly put her in the car. Ellen was totally fine with everything. Then Holly drove around the block a couple of times, but throughout the whole time, Ellen was very content and smiling. Holly came back, Aaron opened the door and grabbed Ellen who smiled and waved good-bye to Holly. It makes me a little nervous that Ellen never acted concerned, but I'm glad to see how protective her sisters were.
Now Ellen doesn't always take to people that easily. At church her old nursery teacher said good-bye and asked for a hug. Ellen looked at her and said, "No." The teacher tried a few times, but still the same response. However, she gladly gave a hug to a man just down the hallway. Maybe its because he's the one who always gives her the bulletin when we walk into the chapel. She is definitely a social one, and I might need to keep a closer eye on her.
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