Block Party!

We live on a street that takes its block party very seriously. This year was no exception - the ponies & the DJ were both back along with a visit from the fire department including a fire safety demonstration and the kids getting sprayed with the hose.

Eli decided that he was a big kid and that I needed to stand back. He rode the pony seven times all by himself.Here's Eli making sure that the fireman's mask is working properly - he then promptly shut the intake valve.He also got to sit up in the firetruck

and play in the hose.

The Haircut

I've been trimming Eli's hair whenever it gets in his eyes but he's never had a real haircut. A few weeks ago we made the trip to Bubbles where Eli and Daddy both got new haircuts. Eli was nervous at first and held on to Jonathan for dear life. Everything changed when Dawn, the hairdresser, offered Eli a lollipop. Contently eating a lollipop, Eli put on the cape and the haircut began.Here's an after shot of Eli with his new big kid haircut. Don't worry about the frown, sometimes he's just too serious to be bothered with having his picture taken.

DIY

I've been experimenting with making clothes for Eli and myself since I received a sewing machine for Christmas. It's actually really hard to find cool patterns for boys clothes but I've managed to find at least one inspirational blog. Here's my first attempt that came up a little short (notice the exposed belly).Daddy says my next attempt makes Eli look like a mime but I like it. Of course, white cuffs and little boys don't really go very well together.My most recent attempt turned out the best but has only been worn three times since it's now a million degrees here everyday. This one I made myself with no blog assistance.These were all made out of old t-shirts that we were going to donate to Goodwill. Yes, the last won is from one of the best (if not the best) concerts that we've ever attended.

Recent Visits

In the last few months we've had two very important visitors...Gramma 'Shel and Grampa Reed.As you can see, Eli really enjoys being read to. Gramma also took the opportunity to visit all of Eli's friends at day care where she was a big hit. Eli and Grampa spent a very long time playing in the cave Eli created by sitting under a quilt - Grampa is much more patient in the cave then Mommy and Daddy. Eli also got to learn about Grampa's ouchy when he accidentally hit Grampa in the chest with a dinosaur. "Wow" was Eli's response to seeing Grampa's double bypass surgery scar, "that's a big ouchy, can I touch it?"