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Johnny and Eli as karate pirates.
Eli sleeping with an assortment of animals, but cuddled up with his favorite, Owen. The two little blankets on top of the animals have to be placed just right :)
Yes, I'm into it...
15 years ago
March 25, 2010
Misc pictures
Johnny and Eli as karate pirates.Eli sleeping with an assortment of animals, but cuddled up with his favorite, Owen. The two little blankets on top of the animals have to be placed just right :)March 22, 2010
Butter Fingers
I want to start by saying that I love both of my children more than anything in this world. Zoe has completed our family and brings us joy every single day. With that said, I sometimes forget how things were when it was just the three of us. Pretty much everything, one way or another, the last nine months has revolved around Zoe. I sometimes feel like Eli gets the short end of the stick for now. He is an amazing brother and loves Zoe so much.
Right before Zoe was born, we would play Hide-and-Go-Seek after it got dark, right before Eli went to bed. Eli has been talking about it and keeps saying, "Mommy, remember when we would play Hide-and-Go-Seek before we had Zoe?" I told him we couldn't do that now because it would wake Zoe up. So, the last three nights after putting Zoe down for the night, we have played Keep Away with a balloon in the living room. Johnny and I play on our knees so we are closer to Eli's height (not so much fun moving around on your knees). It is so incredible to watch Eli come up with strategies to keep the balloon away from the person in the middle. We all three laugh and have had so much fun playing. It's that contagious belly laughing that has us in tears. The first night, he kept letting the balloon slip out of his hands, so I told him he had butter fingers. After I explained what that means, he kept saying it, and using the term correctly. He's so smart. The time we have alone with him is so precious. At the same time, I can't wait for Zoe to be big enough to join in the fun too.
Right before Zoe was born, we would play Hide-and-Go-Seek after it got dark, right before Eli went to bed. Eli has been talking about it and keeps saying, "Mommy, remember when we would play Hide-and-Go-Seek before we had Zoe?" I told him we couldn't do that now because it would wake Zoe up. So, the last three nights after putting Zoe down for the night, we have played Keep Away with a balloon in the living room. Johnny and I play on our knees so we are closer to Eli's height (not so much fun moving around on your knees). It is so incredible to watch Eli come up with strategies to keep the balloon away from the person in the middle. We all three laugh and have had so much fun playing. It's that contagious belly laughing that has us in tears. The first night, he kept letting the balloon slip out of his hands, so I told him he had butter fingers. After I explained what that means, he kept saying it, and using the term correctly. He's so smart. The time we have alone with him is so precious. At the same time, I can't wait for Zoe to be big enough to join in the fun too.
March 10, 2010
Aliens
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." Genesis 1:1
This is the Bible verse that Eli learned about in his Bible Study class this morning. They colored a picture and made a Styrofoam Earth on a stick. We were driving home and this was part of our conversation:
Eli: Mommy, all the people live on Earth. Except aliens, they live on other planets.
Me: Well, I don't believe that aliens are real.
Eli: Why not?
Me: Well, some people think they are real, and some people don't. I don't think they are real.
Eli: I do, and they are because I know they are.
Me: Which planets do you think they live on?
Eli: Not Earth, maybe Saturn or Mars. But, I'm sure they're real because I know they are.
Pre-K
To my precious Eli,
The last four and a half years (including being pregnant) have been so incredible. You have blessed my life beyond words. You are an amazing little man. You are smart, sweet and so much fun to be around. I love to listen to you tell me things you have learned. You have such a good memory and usually retell things pretty accurately. It is so great that you have such a desire to learn. You amaze me every day with something witty that you say and with questions you ask.
I enrolled you in Pre-K today. I cannot believe it is almost time for you to start school. You are so excited. I love to listen to you tell me things that you are going to do in school; "Reading, Math, Science, lunch and everything." I know you are going to do great, it's me I'm not so sure about. As excited for you as I am, I'm sad that you are growing up so fast. I have tried to convince you to let me home-school you, but you insist that you need to go to "real school".
I am so excited to see what the future holds for you. I know you are going to do AMAZING things!! I love you so much, and can't wait to be able to blog about all your accomplishments.
XOXOXO
Mommy
The last four and a half years (including being pregnant) have been so incredible. You have blessed my life beyond words. You are an amazing little man. You are smart, sweet and so much fun to be around. I love to listen to you tell me things you have learned. You have such a good memory and usually retell things pretty accurately. It is so great that you have such a desire to learn. You amaze me every day with something witty that you say and with questions you ask.
I enrolled you in Pre-K today. I cannot believe it is almost time for you to start school. You are so excited. I love to listen to you tell me things that you are going to do in school; "Reading, Math, Science, lunch and everything." I know you are going to do great, it's me I'm not so sure about. As excited for you as I am, I'm sad that you are growing up so fast. I have tried to convince you to let me home-school you, but you insist that you need to go to "real school".
I am so excited to see what the future holds for you. I know you are going to do AMAZING things!! I love you so much, and can't wait to be able to blog about all your accomplishments.
XOXOXO
Mommy
March 08, 2010
Robot Shower
Johnny and Eli are taking a shower while I'm goofing around on the computer. A very small part of their conversation is as follows (all in robot voices):
Eli: Daddy have you ever talked like a robot in the shower before?
Johnny: No, this is the first time.
Eli: Me too daddy, I've never done it before, this is the first time.
Johnny: That's a lot of water Robot #3. Malfunction, malfunction, malfunction!
I can't understand a lot of what Eli is saying through the closed door and over the shower. At the end, the robot voices turned to pirate voices.
Eli has been waiting all day for Johnny to take a shower with him. He doesn't get to do that much anymore, now that he's getting bigger. He has been taking showers by himself, with me reaching in a little to help.
Eli: Daddy have you ever talked like a robot in the shower before?
Johnny: No, this is the first time.
Eli: Me too daddy, I've never done it before, this is the first time.
Johnny: That's a lot of water Robot #3. Malfunction, malfunction, malfunction!
I can't understand a lot of what Eli is saying through the closed door and over the shower. At the end, the robot voices turned to pirate voices.
Eli has been waiting all day for Johnny to take a shower with him. He doesn't get to do that much anymore, now that he's getting bigger. He has been taking showers by himself, with me reaching in a little to help.
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