mid-april pics

Hi all -- I thought you might enjoy some random pics of Eli. You can see him trying out his bike helmet by mouth and on his head. He really likes his new bike trailer. We'll have to get a pic of that too. There is also a picture of Eli from pajama day at school. And, the big news...Dave got tenure! So, I took Eli over to work to celebrate with cake. He was shy in the picture, but he ate a lot of it!

Words, words, and more words

A brief note to say that Eli has become much more communicative in the last few days, with occasionally hilarious results. Today we walked down the street and Eli was unusually excited. He ran down the street as fast as his short legs could carry him. As he got further and further away from our house, he started muttering something excitedly. Eventually we realized he was saying 'dog park...dog park...dog park.' Unfortunately, it was actually a golf course. But we saw how he would make that mistake!

And then tonight before getting ready for bed, Eli got to practice his talking a little more. We asked if he loved mom and dad and he answered with a perfectly enunciated 'yes' - the first time we've heard him say that word with that much precision and deliberation. Very cute.

An Eli Parade

While Shelby was out playing ultimate frisbee, Eli, our rolling cow, Triscuit, and I had a parade through the living room!

From the Easter Bunny to Passover in one day

Mike and Linda came for a visit this past weekend for all sorts of fun-filled adventures. On Saturday, we took Eli to the neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt. He got to meet the Easter Bunny, collect his special balloon, and collect eggs. He had a good time. He especially liked the bunny. We had to visit him 3 times!! Eli must have known that Mom used to dress up as the Easter bunny. Then, Mom put together a Passover seder. Sure, it was not on the first night of Passover, but we still had it. Once Eli sat down, he identified his cup of diluted grape juice and drank and drank and drank and drank..... He drank grape juice for our entire seder. With Dad's help, he found the afikomen after dinner too. Mom hid it in Eli's box of blocks. She figured he would find it there. A good day was had by all!