Eli's First Birthday

Happy Birthday Eli!
We had a nice party for Eli on Saturday,
his friends and family came to help us celebrate.
We played "Pin the tail on the Monkey" and ate good food.
Yesterday was Eli's real birthday.
We weighed and measured him:
26 lbs.
34in.
Big Baby!

Dork

I just couldn't resist posting this picture!

Puzzled

I'm not sure who thought this puzzle was a good idea. We call it the "teach your child how to break through any lock puzzle". It has a variety of real metal locks that kids usually can't open, and it gives them the opportunity to work on them until they get it right. It came in a bag of puzzles from Goodwill and of course it's Eli's favorite. He hasn't figured out how to open any of the locks yet, and I'm contemplating putting it away before he does. If he masters these six locks it will really limit our options for keeping him in a room, or out of cupboards.

Baby Mozart

Eli and Monkey and Hippo Oh My!

Fold your arms

Eli just learned how to fold his arms for prayer. If we start eating (even a snack) and forget to pray, he'll remind us by folding his arms and waiting. He also wants to stop about 10 times during the course of the meal to say more prayers. At first we complied and said another prayer, now we just say "Amen" and that does the trick!