Makeover

For some reason I didn't take before pictures, which I'm really sad about. But these 2 pieces I got off Craigslist for great prices, (I think the dresser was $40, and the desk was actually part of a vanity set that came with a mirror and bench, for $30, but I still need to finish the bench.) The dresser has another 3 drawers behind the door. The desk/vanity is now my sewing/craft desk. I'm so excited to not have to try and sew on my bouncy folding table! That made my eyes crazy!

Fun in the Sun

I decided even though I needed to do laundry and clean, I would take the kids to the park this morning to let them play in the water. I knew they would love it and I couldn't wait to see Ava's reaction to the splash pad since it was her first time. At first she just climbed back into the stroller and sat there watching Eli and the other kids. Finally when Eli came over I got her to get down and he took her by the hand to walk her over to the water. So cute! And she loved it! Eli spent time between playing in the water, building sand castles with a friend he made, and chasing the birds. Oh, and eating fruit snacks...his favorite. I got a picture of him up close to show what is left of his scab from falling out in the garage last week. It was pretty bad, and I didn't get a picture right after it happened, but you can see on his forehead where there is a little left.

Climber

Ava is a climber. She can now climb on the piano bench, bar stools, into her high chair, and the back of the couch. I don't think Eli was this much of a climber. Her face in the picture of her on the piano bench is pretty great. I'm sure she won't think so when she's older, but kaelub and I got a good laugh at it. She still has just 4 teeth, and lately doesn't want to eat anything in her high chair. (I guess now that she can climb into it by herself she thinks it's a toy.) So I'm going to get out the booster seat and try that tonight. I can't believe she's moving past the high chair stage! We took her for her 15 month check-up, and she is in the 90% for height, and 30% for weight. No surprise there. The Dr. was very impressed by her vocabulary: hi, bye-bye, mommy, daddy, shoes, night-night, Eli (her own version), cracker, water, banana, bread, milk, puppy, bunny, piggy, (can you tell what stuffed animals we have?), and chair. She knows where her eyes, nose, mouth, belly button, toes, and hair are. She really loves to poke us all in the eyes and belly button when we ask her to find them! She and Eli are really getting to be good playmates. But Eli still has a lot of not-so-nice moments with her. Hopefully he grows out of those soon. The other picture is one I took of Eli's puppy & Elmo, after he put them down for naps in the kitchen. He even went up to his room to get blankets for them. So sweet!

More From Idaho

Eli loved building with Uncle Aaron. They made some pretty impressive creations out of those blocks. Aaron is a much better builder than I. :) The great thing about the other picture is that this was a mother's day card Eli gave to GG that my mom helped him make. And just 2 minutes later he was throwing up in the garbage can! You would never know by looking at this picture that he wasn't feeling good. And I was glad it only lasted that night and not on our plane ride home the next morning.

Happy 90th!

The kids and I flew up to Idaho Friday to celebrate my grandma's 90th birthday. After waiting almost 5 hours at the airport for our flight to finally leave, we made it to Idaho Falls. It was so fun to see cousins, aunts, uncles, my brother, mom, & grandma. Eli and Ava had a lot of fun playing with cousins. My grandma had so many family & friends come to her celebration. We had her favorite, carrot cake, and lots of pretty flowers. She's such an amazing example to us! Later that day Eli helped Uncle Aaron fix the sprinklers and till the garden. My mom had some little boots for him to wear & he loved walking in the dirt.