Cool tricks

One of Eli's new favorite things is to look through his bowl as I say, "I see you"...he laughs and laughs.

Look what I can do.

Eli is really on the move. Today I put him in the middle of the playroom and by the time I walked to the kitchen I turned around him to find him here, right behind me dancing on the wall.

Eli is 9 months old!

Eli is 9 months old today! Wow, has that flown by! He has cut three new teeth bringing the total up to 5 and a 6th one is on its way. He is mobile and in to everything, he isn't doing a traditional crawl yet, but he has an inch-worm/army crawl/roll technique that is pretty affective. I graduated him to the big tub, a bigger car seat and eating things like cheerios and small pieces of bread. He has quite a personality and is already trying to keep up with Rowan. We thought we were in trouble with Rowan...this one might do us in. :)

Eli in the big tub.

Is there anything better than a snuggly baby fresh out of the bath with fuzzy hair? I don't think so.

yard work with rain boots

What do you wear when it's 70 degrees, sunny, and you are going to do some yard work?...fireman rain boots of course!

Rainy day project

We had a nasty rainy day today and so I was glad I had picked up a project for Rowan to do. A friend of mine gave me this idea, and Rowan was thrilled at the prospect of painting his own bird house. Although he was a little disappointed when he realized there weren't birds already living in it. He kept asking where the "peep peeps" were. I also picked up two little trucks for him to paint.

Finished product

rambling

Rowan and I went for a little ramble yesterday. It was chilly, but we were determined to get some outside time. We poked around the yard, checking on the new plants that are growing and blooming and then played a little t-ball. As much as Josh and I tried to fight it and tell Rowan baseball was an imaginary sport, he seems to love it anyway. He is still working on hitting the ball and not the tee but can actually hit the ball if pitched to him. Pretty impressive for a 2 year old.

Daffodil border coming up the stairs to the front door.

So I bought a variety pack of bulbs last fall...or at least I thought I did. Of all the daffodils that came up, all were yellow but this one lone flower.
Our blooming pear tree. After doing all our planting late last fall, it has been fun to see things bloom and grow this spring.

And of course, how better to end a chilly morning, but with a little hot tea, animal crackers for dipping and some HGTV.

Fun with a bubble gun

Oh the fun you can have with a bubble gun! Rowan had received this as a gift last summer, but with the move and packing it got boxed up and not uncovered until it was too cold to play with it. So Eli and surprised him one afternoon by getting him up from his nap by blowing bubbles on him. He was thrilled! Eli was equally as happy to watch and try to catch them (and eat them).

Day at the park

Spent a beautiful morning at the park with boys. Eli got his first chance on a swing and Rowan has graduated to a big kid swing. He and his friend Maggie also had a blast on the tire swing, they kept requesting, "swing faster!".