Spring Break

We spent the first part of our Spring Break with Grandma and Papa in Nowata. Eli and Josie had a great time playing together for a few days. The weather was beautiful the whole time we were there, so we spent LOTS of time outside. I was fortunate to be able to see some of my friends and have play dates with their kiddos too! It's so nice to get to catch up!! Here are some pics from the week.

Josie's choice at the gas station on the way to Nowata was powdered sugar donuts...Eli asked nice enough that she shared!! Actually he cried and she felt sorry for him and fed him hers!! What a great cousin!

One of the parks we went to had an antique fire engine. Eli LOVED it and spent lots and lots of time climbing and playing on it.

He also liked the see saw. Josie may be 15 months older, but he already outweighs her!


A rare sight indeed...both kids sleeping at the SAME time!! And NO, that is NOT my son's PINK carseat...he likes sitting in Josie's seat and she likes sitting in his!


We met my college roomie and dear friend, Kim, at the zoo in Tulsa. These are her 2 kiddos with us. They walked like this through quite a lot of the zoo.

Zoo buddies!!

One of my oldest, well not quite as old as me!!, friends Lindy came over. These are her girls with Eli and Josie on Grandma's golf cart! When she told her daughter that we had been friends for over 20(!!!!!!!!!!!!!) years she said "then she knows EVERYTHING!!" We have been through lots and lots and it is ALWAYS good to hang out with her. And there is NO WAY we are THAT old!! =)

The wiggle warts and Papa before we left. Eli said "Bye bye cup" before he said "bye bye Papa." My dad keeps a huge cup of ice water by his chair and Eli LOVED that cup!!

We also got to hang out with my good, good friend Allison and her little girl. Those pics are on her camera though...I'll add them when I get them!

Comments!!

Eli is scared of statues. Don't know why, but he is! This weekend we went into Old Navy. If you have seen their ad campaign, it is all mannequins. So when we walk in the door and he is greeted by at least a dozen mannequins he takes a step back and says, "I SCARED!!" I wasn't sure we were going to get in far enough to shop=)

This morning we walked out the door to go to school. Because of daylight savings time it still looks like it is night. He said, "IT DARK." I am sure he was wondering why I was taking him to Mrs. Anita's in the middle of the night!

Last night after completing some sort of task we hear, "I DID IT!!" Followed by...a bow!!!

Counting

Eli is now consistently counting to W! It goes like this..."one, two, pree, por, pibe, six, W" and then he is finished! Sometimes 8 gets in before W. I guess the teacher in me will have to start working on what is a number and what is a letter=)

I knew there was something else I wanted to add to the things he is saying right now. He says "help you" all the time. He actually wants you to help HIM, but I am sure it is from hearing do you want me to help you?

We have been playing outside all morning in his sand and water table. I love that it is warm enough to wake up and go outside!!

Spaghetti, Spaghetti!!!

My Little Chatterbox

Eli's language is absolutely exploding right now. It seems like everyday he has more new words! I want to start documenting or I know I will forget. Here are some of my favorites at the moment:

Good Manners:
"Please" usually followed by "chocolate." "Please chocolate please!"
"Thank you" used EVERY TIME you give him something. Melted my heart the night he said "tank you" after I tucked him in!
"I'm Sorry" said after he hurts HIMSELF. I finally figured it out one night in the bathtub after he had stubbed his toe. I am sure it's because I tell him "I'm sorry" when he falls or bumps!
"Hewre" when is trying to hand you something. The first time is fairly polite, the second time is rather loud, and by the third time he is yelling and shoving something for you to take in your direction.
"Excuse me"...oh yeah, he doesn't say that as he thinks burps and toots are hilarious and is laughing too hard...BOYS!!!

The Songs:
He loves to sing, his current songlist includes:
"Twinkle, Twinkle" the first song he ever learned
"The Wheels on the Bus" the favorite at the moment, we sing, listen to, or read the book MANY times a day!
"If You're Happy and You Know It"
"ABC Song"

The Commands:
"No, no, no" to everyone for everything that is not OK. Hmmmm wonder why he is so familiar with those words!
"Sit Mommy" is what he tells me when he wants me to sit and read, sit and watch him take his bath, sit on the other swing at the park, and what he told me the other night after I had been taking pictures of him for 5 minutes already.
The next command is a story. We have a big, yellow lab (Ginger) who likes nothing more than to swim. Eli has called Ginger Good Girl since he could talk because that's what I told her every morning (with Eli on my hip) when she brought the paper in. Ginger is allowed to swim at the duck pond but NOT at the park we go to every day because the water looks like sewer water and smells about that good! The other day Ginger just couldn't contain herself and jumped in the water at the park. This scared Eli because he was too little to remember her swimming last summer and then infuriated him because she scared him. So Eli gets right in Ginger's face shaking his little finger and says "NO, NO, NO Good Girl. No yucky paboat (Eli's word for water, no idea why!). NO NO!!!" This conversation continued for the next half hour we were at the park. The next day he told her "No, no, no Good Girl. No yucky paboat" as soon as I took her leash off. The next day (and everyday since) he gives her the warning before we even leave the house. Poor Good Girl!!

The Random Things:
"I Did It!!"
"Right there!"
"JosieWaWa" He seems to think Josie and LaLa (my sister) have to come as a package!

I know I will think of more and I WILL post them. I don't want to forget!!

New Clothes!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Old Navy had a great sale going on AND free shipping!! SO, I have started on Eli's summer wardrobe...mostly swim trunks! He couldn't wait to "model" his new clothes last night.

Melmo House!!

Tonight while Eli was taking a bath and jabbering away (as is his custom in the bathtub!) he started asking about all his friends. He met a little girl Katy at the park tonight, so he said "Katy? Home?" I told him yes, Katy had to go home. "WaWa (my sister, Angela or LaLa)? Home?" "Yes, LaLa is at home." We went through Grandma, Papa, Zoey, and everyone else he knows! All of a sudden he lights up and says "Melmo! House!" Melmo is what he calls Elmo. I asked him what he was talking about and he said "Melmo! House!" again. I asked him where is Elmo's house and he jumps out of the tub and starts running down the hall. In our entry way we have a little cupboard where we keep some of his stuff and his shoes are in the bottom. One pair of shoes is a pair of Elmo houseshoes. He throws open the cabinet door and points to the houseshoes and says, "Melmo! House!" I was laughing so hard, apparently he thinks Elmo lives in our cupboard=) Too bad we don't have an Elmo Live that would have talked to him when he opened the door!!