Apparently its better this way...

This is how I put Elijah down for his nap...



This is how I find him when he wakes up...

Hanging out at the pool...

I went outside to join Elijah this morning and it was so steamy!! I thought it would be the perfect morning to have our first swim...

First it was cold...

Then is was interesting...

Then it was fun...

Then it was really fun!

These next ones were taken zoomed in so they might seem blurry (its not your vision, don't worry).

My favorite!! My sweet boy...

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So now he likes hats??

So Elijah wanted to play outside with Max this morning so I got him dressed. He is wearing his swimming shirt because he doesn't have any t-shirts (well he has 2 but they don't go with black). The boy is growing so fast I can't keep up his wardrobe. Anyway, I put a cap on him and he didn't rip it off! When Mimi Janice and Grandpa Frankie got him a hat for Christmas he loved it, then the last few months he wouldn't wear a cap at all, but all the sudden today he wanted to wear it and if it came of while he was playing he came back for me to put it back on!

I seriously cannot get over how big he's getting!! He's not a baby anymore!!

Mmmmm....that's good!

Tuesday, we were having a birthday party for a woman at work. I wasn't working that day, but thought I would still make the cake. We were having a Mexican Fiesta and so I made Tres Leche Cake. Well, one problem, I was making the whipped cream from scratch and Elijah hates loud noioses. I was trying to use the mixer and he was screaming. I tried picking him up so he could see it wasn't hurting anything - no workie! Anway, that was a long 4 minutes. Once I was done I wanted to show him he doesn't have to be afraid of the mixers, he needs to embrace their ooey gooey goodness. I think its safe to say he embraced it...


First taste...

"Give me that thing!"

Now do you see he has both of them? He hasn't completely conquered sharing.

Elijah Lately...

Elijah is changing so fast!! I look at Grant and think "there's no way that was Elijah just 18 months ago!" He is learning so much you can see a difference every day. These are some of the things he's up to lately...

1. He's been getting in his back teeth so he walks around with his whole hand in his mouth. Poor baby, it has to hurt.
2. He is talking so much. A lot of the time you don't have a clue what he's saying, but you can tell its really important. Some times he even comes up to you and whispers a secret.
3. I don't think I could count how many real words he knows and uses. He is learning new ones every day. Beau is an amazing father - I'll come home from work, or just walk in from getting the mail and he's taught Elijah something new.
4. The latest mystery is...about 2 weeks ago Elijah started saying "pretty please". He's said please (peez) for a long time, but all the sudden now its "pre peez". We've asked all the ladies who keep him occasionally; they all noticed, but all thought the other one taught it. No one will own up to teaching it to him. I even asked the ladies at the little Child Watch at the YMCA. Anyway, its super cute, but we don't know where he got it.
5. He doesn't like to count. If I hold up one finger and say "how many is this?" he shakes his head and yells "NO!".
6. He loves to boss Max around - I guess its the only person in the house he feels he can control. We have to get on to him for being too bossy.
7. He is definately my summer-time boy. He loves to be outside. I just had to drag him inside because its raining, but he didn't care. He loves fruit, we take a trip to the Farmers Market about once a week for more fruit - or as he says "rute". He also loves the water, I see swim lessons and days at the pool in our near future.
8. He is an extreme organizer - but I guess that's not really new. If he gets something out of a cabinet or drawer and you ask him to put it back he does so, but has to make sure its exactly right before he'll shut the door.
9. He is trying to assert his independance daily in almost any way. He has decided he's not eating any vegetables (except tomatoes and avacado) and won't even eat a kiwi because its green. Little does he know his mom is smarter than he is (sometimes). The other day, I made him a pizza and what, you ask, was under the sauce? That's right, mashed up carrots! Silly boy.
When he wants me to go somewhere to get him something he will grab both my hands, pull me up and lead me where he wants me to go. He thinks he's so strong when he pulls me up from the ground!
10. He loves animals. When we drive by a pasture he points out the cows and yells "mooo" or the horses and yells "naaay". He loves to make all his animal noises.

Here are a few pics I just snapped so this wouldn't be all text...

Playing the drums in his room...



This is what happens if you ask Elijah where his tongue is...

Murder by Chocolate

Saturday night we took the Juniors and Seniors (and their parents) to dinner. We went to the Murder by Chocolate Dinner Theatre in Kemah. It was a lot of fun. Some of us were asked to play characters. I was asked to be Ms. Dee Lightful...
Beau was asked to be Phil T. Rich - the owner of the Chocolate Museum (setting for the murder). Aren't we cute? Beau was supposed to act like he was better than everyone so he walked around with his nose in the air.



Lindsay was asked to play a bit role in the second act as a model...

This was funny...There were these manicans in the bathrooms. Apparently durring the acts some of the employees would sneak into the bathrooms and "rearrange" the men. Lindsay opened the door to the bathroom and this man was standing infront of the toilet like he was using it. She gasped (thinking she had walked in on some one) and then realized it was fake. I caught her moving him aside.

After the show we walked down to the Boardwalk and Beau threw his money away on games and candy...
We had a good time and will definately go back to the theatre. It was better than years past because we would just be sitting around a table and barely able to talk to anyone. This was very enjoyable and everyone had a great time.

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Playing with Maddie

Saturday we went to Jahno and Melissa's for lunch to hang out and see their new house. Elijah was pretty good with Maddie, he tried giving her hugs and playing with her. She can pretty much defend herself against him now (when he tries to take things away from her) so they had a good time playing...

"Hey Maddie, why don't you let me show you how you're supposed to do that!"

I had to give Elijah his own toy to pull so he would leave her alone, but apparently he's so good at pulling his and she is "obviously" not cutting it, he decided to try again to show her how.

"Okay, I guess you can do it on your own, but I'm watching you!"