4 Generations

Today we were lucky enough to get a picture of Eli with 4 generations. When my great grandmother was alive I was able to get 5 with Lydia!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEAUTIFUL LYDIA!

I can't believe that my little girl is 2 years old! Today we celebrated with the family that lives around us, and missed everyone in Fl, Mass, CA, and everywhere else. Right now Lydia is talking like a champ, often 3-4 word sentences. (Take into consideration that "Please" or "Thank-you" are always tacked on... she is very polite...most of the time) She is still working on mastering her running, but it won't be long. Lydia you are one of the loves of our lives and I couldn't imagine a world without you. We love you!

P.S. Don't let the picture fool you, she had a great time... but wasn't a big fan of the Happy Birthday song... is it my singing???

Just call me Martha

Thanks to my mom I have this wonderful book that teaches me to make all these cute cupcakes. For Lydia's birthday party I made some that looked very "spring". I'm thinking about opening my own bakery :)

Rubba dubb dubb

Today Eli learned how to splash and he is so proud of himself! :) Enjoy!

Brusha, brusha, brusha...

For all you parents out there, I know how difficult it can be to get a toddler to brush his/her teeth. Lydia fights us tooth and nail every time. However, Eli seems to have really taken to it. He has this little gum stimulator that he LOVES to chew on. Sometimes it really looks like he's brushing his teeth.

Crazy Weather

Recently we have been having some serious Highs and Low. Lydia is dying to wear her new dresses so we have had to make some wardrobe adjustments so that she can wear her dresses. Isn't she cute!

Is this how it's supposed to work?

Well, Eli is a very different baby than Lydia. Lydia did everything by the book, she mastered her skills right when she was supposed to (except talking... She's always been a little ahead of the game there). Well, Eli has just mastered a new skill... sitting unsupported! Ok, now you may say, well 6 months is the normal time to master sitting up and he's only 5 1/2, so that's pretty normal. EXCEPT he still isn't rolling over. Actually, he will occasionally roll from back to belly which is the harder way to roll. Either way, we are so proud of our little man!

Money see... Monkey do

Well, Lydia of course has seen Eli enjoying his jumper-roo and I knew it was just a matter of time before I started to hear "up" and "jumppy" from Lydia. Of course, we had to let her try so she would leave it alone. Since you got to enjoy Eli's video, here is Lydia's.

Happy 5 months Eli

I can't believe that Eli is already 5 months old. At this point he is working on mastering sitting up while still learning how to roll over. I know, it's a little backwards, but the Dr. says it just because he has so much mass to move, and sitting is easier for him. Eli is barely squeezing into his 9 month outfits, he is a MONSTER! He loves his little jumper-roo (as you may have see already).Eli, we love you so much and enjoy you as part of our family.

Jump Jump Jumperoo

Recently it has become quite a chore to hold Eli. All he wants to do is jump up and down on our laps. When we put him in his exersaucer he jumps all over the place. Well, you would think that the obvious solution would be to bring up the Jumperoo. Well, I was worried he was too young, but after quite the workout last night of holding him I decided to bring it up this morning. Of course, after being in our basement for a year it needed some cleaning. So, after his midday nap we tested it out. I think he liked it! Enjoy the video.

Hide and Seek

Let me set this picture up. Lydia has really taken to coloring. Well, we use the markers that only make draw on certain paper. (They are GREAT!) I of course was coloring along (my pictures were awesome but, what else could you expect) when I noticed we didn't have as many markers as we began with. So, I was looking all over for them when I saw what Lydia was doing. Look closely (that's not her tummy sticking out)